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Face mask and physical distancing reminder
For everyone's safety at the Health Education Campus, please remember to maintain a 6 foot physical distance from others when possible. Face masks are to be worn at all times when in the building, except when you are alone in a room or eating in a designated eating area (the courtyard).
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University Update with the Interim President and Provost
Staff at the Health Education Campus are invited to join fellow UGEN staff members in hearing from Interim President Scott Cowen and Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III Monday, Nov. 9, from 10 to 11 a.m. for a university update. The event will be livestreamed at…
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Kids Against Hunger is holding a FreeRice tournament
Kids Against Hunger is holding a FreeRice tournament open to all CWRU undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff through Oct. 24. Kids Against Hunger is a student organization at Case Western Reserve University that aims to reduce the number of hungry children in the United States and…
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Recognize nurse practitioners during National Nurse Practitioner Week Nov. 8–14
National Nurse Practitioner Week is Nov. 8–14. Nurse practitioners are at the forefront of combating the COVID-19 crisis, leading efforts to test, diagnose and treat patients and prevent disease spread in communities nationwide. Providing care to those who need it most—in their homes; in primary,…
Contact Lens - Genetic Research Study
Now enrolling! Who: Healthy contact lens wearers (using contacts for at least 5 years)In the age group 15-70 yearsEuropean ancestryNo history of a corneal ulcer from contact lenses What: brief eye exam, answer one questionnaire, provide blood sample, collection of your contact lenses and storage…
New research reveals why low oxygen damages the brain
Researchers uncover surprising dark side to the body’s normally protective low oxygen response system   Brain cell dysfunction in low oxygen is, surprisingly, caused by the very same responder system that is intended to be protective, according to a new published study by a team of researchers at…
Remote Entrepreneurship Project Program helps students turn “lost summer” into an opportunity to gain experience
In early spring, Case Western Reserve University students had to quickly adapt to virtual learning in new environments in response to COVID-19. By late spring, they had to face another harsh reality: Their plans for a resume-building summer of jobs and internships would need to change drastically.…
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Webinar Explores Massachusetts v. EPA with Professor Richard Lazarus, author of The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court 
Professor Richard J. Lazarus of Harvard University discussed his new book, The Rule of Five: Making Climate Change History at the Supreme Court, in a webinar on Oct. 22, 2020. sponsored by the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law. The webinar is available for on-demand viewing and for…
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New research reveals why low oxygen damages the brain
Researchers uncover surprising dark side to the body’s normally protective low oxygen response system Brain cell dysfunction in low oxygen is, surprisingly, caused by the very same responder system that is intended to be protective, according to a new published study by a team of researchers at…
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Social Justice Institute celebrates 10th anniversary with two-day event
Ten years ago, the Case Western Reserve University Social Justice Institute was established to advance a critical mission: Examine the root causes of social injustice and develop innovative solutions—striving to create a just world. The Social Justice Institute (SJI) supports and facilitates…