Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences
June 22, 2020
20-year study involving more than 10,000 children tracks consequences of lead exposure from birth through early adulthood A new study from APP shows that numerous negative issues associated with lead poisoning follow children well into adulthood—building on evidence…
June 17, 2020
Despite COVID-19 and the many challenges we are all facing, students in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences have expressed a desire to continue working in their field education placements to help their organizations, continue their work with clients, or finish…
June 15, 2020
On Tuesday, June 16, APP will go All In Together for our eighth annual Day of Giving—with this year’s efforts focused on the university’s COVID-19 research and to support our students as they face additional transitions because of the coronavirus. The Jack, Joseph and…
June 03, 2020
Elizabeth Bolman’s original end-of-semester plans called for the art historian to be in the midst of research trips: After Cyprus and Ethiopia, she was set to deliver a lecture in Egypt about her work there on landmark projects—the conservation and documentation of four holy Coptic (Egyptian…
May 22, 2020
Case Western Reserve study finds ‘universal pre-kindergarten’ prepares students for academic success
In partnership with Cuyahoga County, researchers learn that students perform better on proficiency tests, kindergarten readiness assessments Children who participate in high-quality “universal pre-kindergarten” (UPK) programs are better off—both academically and socially—than their peers who…
May 19, 2020
And so, we entered commencement weekend. The opening event was the awards ceremony, then the special CCLCM ceremony, then the convocation, and finally our diploma ceremony. IT seemed quite immediate on the computer screen. Our speaker, Bruce Walker, told his own story of things being unexpected in…
April 29, 2020
When Ohio’s stay-at-home order began on March 24, the artistic community had no choice but to close their studios and performance spaces to the public. Shanna Beth McGee, professor of theater at APP and co-founder of the immersive theater company Shadow of the Run,…
April 23, 2020
Farkas and Romaniuk pen article on social work, ethics and vulnerable groups in the time of COVID-19
Kathleen J. Farkas, PhD, associate professor, and Richard Romaniuk, PhD, lecturer, have written an article for the journal, Society Register. In it, they describe the challenges social workers are facing and responses to the impact of COVID-19 in their communities, along with insights and…
April 16, 2020
Chosen among select class of 175 artists, writers, scholars and scientists Elina Gertsman’s fascination with medieval art began in her childhood spent in Tallinn, Estonia, a city that’s marked with its medieval past: ramparts, towers, churches, guild halls and town square that also reflect its…
April 03, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelms health care systems and disrupts industries worldwide, daily life may feel like uncharted territory. But the truth is, we’ve been here before: More than a century ago, the Spanish flu of 1918 worked its way across the globe, prompting many of the same public…