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July 24, 2023
The Office of First-Year Experience and Family Programs, in collaboration with the Office of Multicultural Affairs, will sponsor a First-Generation Student Luncheon Monday, Aug. 21, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Thwing Center ballroom. The luncheon is an initiative developed to support our…
July 24, 2023
Interested in biking to work and need a reason to give it a try? Join Bike Cleveland for Bike to Work Day Wednesday, July 26. Whether you regularly commute by bike or are looking to change things up, all members of the community are invited to participate. West side commuters can stop by the…
July 24, 2023
HyperCase is a student-run organization looking to bring together law, business, engineering and medical students to develop innovative healthcare technology solutions in interdisciplinary project teams. The group recently completed its spring 2023 round and is beginning project team leader…
July 24, 2023
Case Western Reserve University will test its emergency notification systems—including its outdoor speakers—at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 27. The test is being conducted over summer break to reduce its impact on the campus community. In addition to broadcasting a test message on outdoor speakers…
July 24, 2023
Nature continues to hold a variety of treasures, even as summer winds down. Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the University Farm’s Farm Food Program for a three-session workshop on foraging. Participants will go on a walking adventure and learn how to…
July 21, 2023
Supreme Court takes aim at Mass v. EPA in immigration ruling E&E News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, weighed in on the outcome in the recent U.S. Supreme Court case in an immigration ruling. The case, he said, “cuts against the very notion of special solicitude.…
July 21, 2023
Do you need the shingles vaccine? How bad are the side effects? Top doctors weigh in First for Women: Elma Baron, professor of dermatology, offered advice on what treatments are available to treat shingles. “See your doctor right away if you think you have shingles. The sooner it’s treated with…
July 21, 2023
How to build the backyard frog pond you didn’t know you needed The Washington Post: Mike Benard, interim biology department chair, noted that frog habitats—particularly the wetlands frogs use for breeding—are disappearing throughout the U.S. He shared some tips for building a backyard frog pond.
July 21, 2023
The impact of community violence Newsy: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed new data that suggests gun violence among children and teenagers jumped 50% between 2019 and 2021, noting the additional trauma impact on a neighborhood…
July 21, 2023
$3 million federal grant awarded to Hemex Health to develop first point-of-care sickle cell testing device for U.S. market; technology developed by CWRU engineer A private company’s effort to bring its portable point-of-care test for sickle cell disease (SCD) and other inherited blood diseases to…