The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awards $8 million to Case Western Reserve

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has awarded Case Western Reserve University $8 million to support programs in social work, nonprofit leadership and community engagement. The commitment includes a $4.95 million lead gift to support an $8.9 million capital campaign project for the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.

The project will provide a major renovation and improvements for the existing building and rename the building the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. An additional $3.05 million will be used to endow a chair for the dean, to be named the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Dean of Applied Social Sciences, as well as funding for related educational initiatives. Read more.

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New Book Explores Complexity of American-Chinese Business Relations

Business ethics are an enduring area of interest for Steven Feldman, PhD, professor of marketing and policy studies.

Feldman spent time teaching in Shanghai while researching Chinese-American business relationships for his new book. Interviews with dozens of Chinese and American executives yielded surprising insights into the ethical issues that complicate business relations between these two economic powerhouses. Read more. 

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The Department of Biomedical Engineering is excited to announce a new master’s program in Translational Health Technology that combines aspects of bioengineering, marketing, entrepreneurship, bioregulatory affairs, ethics and experimental design. This one-year program will prepare you to become a leader for a biotech company, translational research organization, federal regulatory institution or hospital system. Take full advantage of Northeast Ohio’s top ranking in biotechnology and the strong collaboration between academia and the world-class hospital systems in Cleveland with this unique degree. Learn more.

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Historian Awarded Fellowships to Research Panama Canal Zone Towns

Associate Professor Marixa Lasso of the Department of History has received prestigious fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and the National Humanities Center. The fellowships will support her research for a book about the forgotten history of the Panamanian towns that dotted the Canal Zone until U.S. President William Taft ordered their depopulation in 1912.

Lasso will spend the next year on a research leave at the National Humanities Center in North Carolina’s Research Triangle area, writing Building La Zona. Read more. 

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With Help from Friends, Alum Raises Thousands for Kenyan Orphans

Mary McNamara (SAS ’03), Director of Wellness and Wisdom for the City of Cleveland, Department of Aging, made her sixth trip to Kenya this winter where she visited orphanages supported by the Amani Children's Foundation. After her second trip in 2007, she decided to return home and raise money to help the orphanages care for dozens of children.

Once a week, McNamara entertains eight to 15 artistic friends at her home who fashion jewelry with colorful clay beads made by Kenyan women. They sell the jewelry, bringing in an average of $15,000 to $20,000 a year to support dozens of orphans. She credits success to the volunteer jewelry-makers, whom she recruits in the spirit of a Kenyan proverb: "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." (Photo: cleveland.com)

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As Baby Boomers Age, Need for Geriatric Dentistry Training Grows

One of only 200 experts in the country, Marco Rouman has seen the horrific side of what happens when the elderly go without dental care.

From simple dental problems to advanced oral cancer, geriatric dentists treat a wide spectrum of conditions. The issue of geriatric dental care is a growing concern for an aging population. And, as Rouman sees it, shifting demographics also provides an opportunity for dental schools. Learn more.

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Jonathan Adler Among the Most Downloaded Law Authors on SSRN

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