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The pandemic has exposed the abhorrent and deadly conditions inside our prisons. Join the Department of Sociology to hear from a panel of scholars and activists discussing the history of prison movements and their prospects for addressing the crisis today. The event, titled “Prison Resistance:…

Join the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship for a Case Western Reserve University Entrepreneurship Speaker Series roundtable discussion with Mike Lubin (CIT '68), vice president of corporate development at ViaSat, on Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. via Zoom. He will discuss the opportunities and implications…

Logiq Soundz will perform as part of the LIVE! streamed @ Silver Hall concert series today (Nov. 4) at 8 p.m. The series continues after a successful launch earlier this year. The free streaming series, which includes performances through Dec. 20, aims to highlight local and regional talent on…

Employees planning to add dependents to their benefits for the 2021 calendar year who are not covered under the employee’s 2020 benefits plan, must provide appropriate dependent verification to Benefits Administration prior to making their elections during open enrollment this November. Providing…

The IRS has announced its dollar limitations affecting qualified retirement, medical Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSAs) for 2021. The contribution limit for retirement plans remains the same at $19,500.The catch-up contribution limit on the retirement plans…

This past month I had the opportunity to Zoom dialogue with each of the departments of the School of Medicine. I tried to set the stage with a few concepts but mostly wanted to listen to each of you. Here are some of the things that I learned.   COVID-19 occupies our day every day and influences…

Citizens across the United States will head to the polls to cast their votes today in the 2020 presidential election and other races at the national, state and local levels. Many resources are available to help Case Western Reserve University faculty, staff and students engage in the political…

Program: MD-PhD (PhD in Genetics) Year in program: Second-year The death of a loved one can be a life-altering experience. When second-year MD/PhD student Bijou Basu’s grandfather passed away earlier this year, it left her pondering approaches to end-of-life care and, ultimately, led her to launch…

The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) will host the November installment of its Seminar Series Wednesday, Nov. 11, at noon via Zoom. Shari Bolen, associate professor of medicine in the Department of Population and Qualitative Health Sciences, director of Population Health…

The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will be hosting the eighth webinar in its fall webinar series, Racial Disparity, Social Justice and the Opioid Crisis, Thursday, Nov. 5, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. (EST). The topic of this webinar will be “Beyond…