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Message from the Director: First Impressions Matter
When Brian presented his vision for the Taussig Cancer Institute to the chair search committee, I was glad I had not applied for the job. It was superlative. He talked about the culture of Cleveland Clinic, how to be a servant leader, how to listen and to do well by motivating toward a better…
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CWRU's Yemen Accountability Project Issues Second White Paper
The Yemen Accountability Project (YAP) at Case Western Reserve University School of Law has published its second white paper, “Starvation: Building the Case for Prosecuting Starvation Crimes in Yemen.” The 51-page document examines evidence from 2015 to 2018 that illustrates patterns of widespread…
Celebrate Scholarly Books by CWRU Authors
Campus faculty and staff are invited to join in celebration of scholarly books published by CWRU authors in 2019 and 2020 in a virtual event Thursday, April 22, from 4 to 5 p.m. In this one-hour live virtual event presented by Kelvin Smith Library, members of the Case Western Reserve University…
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Law's Michael Benza discusses legal defense in case of man charged with murder of his son
Parma man accused of murdering 5-year-old son pleads not guilty at arraignment (graphic) WOIO: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, discussed the legal defense presented by a man charged in the murder of his son.
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Law's Ayesha Bell Hardaway weighs in on legal strategies used by Derek Chauvin's attorneys
Law's Ayesha Bell Hardaway discusses the trial of Derek Chauvin on CNN's New Day CNN: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, assistant professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, weighed in on the legal strategies of the attorneys in the trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, as…
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Biomedical engineering's Anirban Sen Gupta cited for research on relationship between COVID-19 vaccines, menstrual cycle timing
One side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine could be a heavier period The Verge: Anirban Sen Gupta, biomedical engineering professor, was cited for new research into a potential relationship between COVID-19 vaccines and the timing of a person’s menstrual cycle.
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Begun Center's Bobbi Beale discusses new assessment to monitor services and care coordination for children
New program will 'help the helpers'  The Courier: Bobbi Beale, a senior research associate, trainer and consultant at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the state’s new standardized…
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Sociology's Cassi Pitt­man Claytor discusses how retailers are on the frontlines of racial justice in their stores
Retailers urged to re-think police calls for low-level crimes after George Floyd's death Minneapolis Star Tribune: Cassi Pitt­man Claytor, the Climo Junior Professor in the Department of Sociology at the College of Arts and Sciences and a scholar of racial profiling in retail settings, said that…
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Student roundtable discussion with Dacher Keltner
Prior to his Think Forum lecture on April 29, students will have the opportunity to engage in an intimate Zoom dialogue with Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Keltner’s research focuses on the biological and evolutionary origins of compassion and…