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Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet three Hispanic members of the CWRU community
From working in nursing at Cleveland Clinic to studying the impact of violence among youth, individuals of Hispanic heritage are engaged with countless facets of Case Western Reserve University. In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place annually from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15,…
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Law's Andrew Geronimo says there’s no legal basis for keeping ICE contract secret
Geauga County commissioners ‘reaffirm’ secret ICE jail contract cleveland.com: Andrew Geronimo, director of the First Amendement Clinic at the School of Law, said Geauga County’s refusal to release its ICE jail contract is baseless. He stressed that federal rules apply to detainee records, not…
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Volunteers Needed! Research Study for Teens
Please note: Items that appear in the Community Postings section are submitted by visitors. Posts are reviewed to ensure they are appropriate for our audience, but typically are not edited by University Marketing and Communications. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are conducting a…
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Autism Perspectives Needed
Please note: Items that appear in the Community Postings section are submitted by visitors. Posts are reviewed to ensure they are appropriate for our audience, but typically are not edited by University Marketing and Communications. We are interested in your perspective! The Clinical…
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Medicine's Jane Timmons-Mitchell says political divisions since 2016 have made family visits rarer
Political climate causing rifts in families Spectrum News: Jane Timmons-Mitchell, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, said political divisions since Trump’s 2016 election strained once-close family ties, limiting visits to only once or twice a year. She…
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Inamori Center's Émile Torres explains tech elites’ vision of 'network states' and their approach to progress
Tech billionaires already captured the White House. They still want to be kings Wired: Émile Torres, a visiting postdoctoral scholar at the Inamori Center for Ethics and Excellence, said tech elites’ push for “network states” reflects a belief that progress is inevitable and governments should…
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Law's Michael Benza explains how protective custody decisions in prison are made
Protective custody in prison: How it works and why some inmates need it A&E: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, explained that protective custody decisions hinge on individualized risk assessments, not automatic categories. “It is an individual determination that this…
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Medicine's Eileen Anderson explains why civic engagement protects against the dangers of isolation
Isolation is as dangerous as smoking. A study cites this Lorain group for bringing people together ideastream: Eileen Anderson, the Anne Templeton Zimmerman MD Professor in Bioethics at the School of Medicine, addressed the importance of civic engagement and interaction rather than isolation.…
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CWRU's Deepak Sarma explains how declining reading skills affect the future workforce
What declines in reading and math mean for the U.S. work force The New York Times: Deepak Sarma, the inaugural Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities at the College of Arts and Sciences, highlighted declining reading skills, noting that many students struggle to tackle long academic…
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Mitchel Drumm explains how CRISPR is changing cystic fibrosis research
Nobel Prize winner for chemistry creates technology to edit genes Spectrum News: Mitchel Drumm, the Connie and Jim Brown Professor in Cystic Fibrosis Research, explained how he uses this technology in his research. “You can go in and change the chromosome at that gene and create the disease but…