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Closure announced for Ford Road Garage demolition
The alley near Lot 33—located between Ford Road Garage and the Mather Memorial building—will close at 3 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 18, as part of garage demolition work. The alley is expected to reopen at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19. 
New section of Advanced Spanish Conversation has opened for fall semester
A new section of Advanced Spanish Conversation-SPAN311 has opened up for Fall semester. The class is MWF from 2:15-3:05 p.m. The course will be taught by Alessandra Parry and will focus on helping students perfect their oral communication skills, expand their vocabulary, improve their fluency and…
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Weatherhead's Lakshmi Balasubramanyan comments on implications for consumers of lowered credit ratings
Moody’s gives ‘negative outlook’ to PNC, Citizens, Fifth Third, Huntington banks. But what does that mean?The Plain Dealer/cleveland.com (subscription required): Lakshmi Balasubramanyan, an associate professor of banking and finance at Weatherhead School of Management, commented for a story on the…
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Law's Michael Benza and Jonathan Entin talk about state investigation into FirstEnergy bribery
FirstEnergy subpoenaed by state for role in $61 million bribery schemeWEWS: Michael Benza, professor of practice, and Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, discussed the state investigation into FirstEnergy for its role in bribing lawmakers to benefit the failing company.…
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Law's Juscelino Colares discusses new bill that would require certain institutions to divest from China
Universities, nonprofits must divest from China or lose tax-exempt status: GOP billNTD News: Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Law, discussed a new proposed bill that would require universities, nonprofit organizations and other institutions to divest from Chinese companies…
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Nursing's Stephanie Griggs explains origin of the word "Circadian"
Can the circadian rhythm be changed?Sleepopolis: Stephanie Griggs, assistant professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, explained that the word "Circadian" comes from "the Latin phrase ‘circa diem,’ which translates to ‘about a day.’” In other words, circadian rhythm is your body’s…
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Summer Spotlight: Maya Malavasi
Year: Third-year Major: Computer Science Minors: Mechanical Manufacturing, Philosophy of Science, History Throughout the spring and summer, Malavasi was an intern at NASA Glenn Research Center! See what she shared about the experience. How did you find this opportunity? Through the computer…
Can The Circadian Rhythm Be Changed?
Human beings are equipped with an elegant internal clock that keeps our bodies working like well-oiled machines. But from time to time, those machines may be subject to a little wonkiness. And while circadian rhythm disruptions are pretty common among shift workers, emergency room doctors, and…
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Cleveland-based nonprofit uses hip-hop as mental health tool
Good Morning America: Ivan Conard, research associate in the Center on Trauma and Adversity at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the effort to use hip-hop to bridge the gap between mental health struggles in communities of color—with music as a healing…
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An international stage: Art history students contribute to world’s biggest architecture festival in Venice, Italy
Few people can say they've been part of one of the most highly regarded art displays in the world. But now, eight Case Western Reserve University art history students can add the accomplishment to their résumés. Through the class "Issues in 20th/21st Century Art: Plastocene Era: Art, Plastics and…