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Community-based service professionals think that helping clients navigate a financial crisis—such as foreclosure—is a good idea. We know that because researchers from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at �Ӱ���Ƶ asked them. In a…

CWRU study shows exposure to domestic violence carries long-term consequences for both children, society The federal government spends an estimated $55 billion annually on dealing with the effects of childhood exposure to domestic violence, according to new research by social scientists at Case…

Adding 20 volunteer editors—and a stable of new contributors—Cleveland’s own encyclopedia embarks on an era of expansion and engagement Nobody knows Cleveland’s history quite like Clevelanders. With this in mind, the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History will add up to 20 volunteer editors to direct…

Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress unveil new tool to assess city’s development The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development at �Ӱ���Ƶ helped develop a new tool to track housing shifts and economic mobility in the…

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Schubert Center for Child Studies at �Ӱ���Ƶ, the center is convening "Cleveland: A Community Committed to Our Children," from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 27 at the Tinkham Veale University Center. Members of the university and broader…

Around the country, hundreds of schools have invested in educational programs teaching students that, with effort, they can improve traits such as intelligence and, therefore, improve their grades and test scores. However, these programs, known as “growth mindset interventions,” do not work for…

Feelings about the frequency of rape or other forms of sexual assault in a neighborhood are significantly tied to women’s—but not men’s—perceptions of its safety, according to new research. However, both men and women report feeling less safe in their neighborhoods based on the presence of other…

With a focus on gender, new NIH-funded research continues two decades of study at �Ӱ���Ƶ into effects of prenatal cocaine exposure Teens whose mothers used cocaine during pregnancy are more likely to have aggression and attention problems—known predictors of later drug use…

Discrimination endured by black shoppers forces them to downplay their race or shy away from an activity among the most common and celebrated in American culture, according to new research. The study, “Shopping While Black,” published in the Journal of Consumer Culture, details how…

Study suggests ways marketing and clinical treatment can influence behavior The relationship between desire and attention was long thought to only work in one direction: When a person desires something, they focus their attention on it. Now, new research reveals this relationship works the other…