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TIAA and Vanguard to offer phone consultations about retirement savings accounts
Faculty and staff can get advice and education about retirement savings during a phone consultation with TIAA or Vanguard in October. Those interested are encouraged to sign up for these opportunities. Appointments are still available. One-on-one virtual counseling sessions/phone consultations…
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Financial Wellness Series: "Making your Budget Work for You"
The Office of First-Year Experience and Family Programs invites graduate and undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve University to participate in a virtual financial wellness workshop, “Making your Budget Work for You.” The workshop will be held Friday, Oct. 1, from 12:45 to 2 p.m.…
Listen to a carillon concert Sunday
Friends of the McGaffin Carillon in University Circle present a concert by GRAMMY nominee, Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra, this weekend, Sunday, Oct. 3, afternoon at 4. The guest artist's program honors the struggles of many cultures and the healing skills in the McGaffin Carillon’s neighborhood though the…
David Abbott and Jan Roller Receive Law School's Humanitarian Award; Abbott Named CWRU Law School's First Dean's Distinguished Jurist in Residence
As he retires as president of the George Gund Foundation at the end of the year, David Abbott will step into a new role in 2022 as the inaugural Distinguished Jurist in Residence at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Law school Co-Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf announced the…
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Biomedical engineering's Anant Madabhushi develops artificial intelligence tool to aid medical decision making
Artificial intelligence to help medical staff determine which COVID patients are in dire need of ventilators MSN: Anant Madabhushi, the Donnell Institute Professor of Biomedical Engineering, discussed his new research, an artificial intelligence tool that could help medical staff quickly determine…
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Sociology's Tim Black explains the rise of politically charged hostility among school boards
Ohio schools boards try to navigate contentious, divided climate at meetings WEWS: Tim Black, associate professor of sociology at the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed the new trend of harassment—even threats—of school board members. “It’s what happens in times of crisis,” Black said, noting…
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Law's Katharine Van Tassel discusses the need for mask mandates in Ohio schools
Ohio legislature is harming children by blunting authority for a statewide school mask mandate, experts say cleveland.com: Katharine Van Tassel, visiting professor of law, said that without a statewide vaccine mandate, children who have diabetes, cancer, asthma and other conditions are vulnerable…
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Mandel School's Mark Joseph explains the key factors in developing a successful mixed housing project
'Racist, ageist and discriminatory': Does mixed housing work? Stuff: Mark Joseph, the Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Professor in Community Development at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, said successful mixed-use housing projects are marked by “aspiration,…
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Law's Jonathan Adler discusses OSHA's vaccine mandate and potential legal challenges
Biden’s employer vaccine rule is good policy, but it also shows we need to go even further with mandates Business Insider: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, said that OSHA’s legal authority to require vaccines is likely extensive but not unlimited; the administration…
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Law's Jonathan Adler weighs in on legality of vaccine mandates across state governments
Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandate faces Arizona legal challenge Wall Street Journal (subscription required): Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, offered a skeptical reception to pending lawsuits from other states, employers and workers about vaccine mandates—chiefly because…