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Sophomores, juniors and seniors: Participate in the Summer Experience Survey
During the week of Sept. 7, sophomores, juniors and seniors received an invitation to participate in the Summer Experience Survey. The survey asks about participation in experiential education activities, including internships, research, shadowing and more during summer 2020. This year,…
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CWRU achieves global first in mixed-reality education during COVID-19 pandemic
Student survey responses overwhelmingly support first remote-only HoloAnatomy course The developers of Case Western Reserve University’s signature HoloAnatomy mixed-reality software for the Microsoft HoloLens knew they were likely achieving a global first this spring as they quickly pivoted to…
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CWRU Law Dean offers summer Pandemic Law course to incoming law students
Many entering first-year law students were planning to travel or work during the summer before beginning law school. For most, such plans had to be shelved when the coronavirus struck.  The pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we live, with travel restrictions, business closures, social…
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Professor Mehlman coauthors journal article on compulsory immunization and the law
For more than a decade, vaccinations have come under increased scrutiny, with social media influencers and public figures claiming unproven and often scientifically refuted evidence that vaccines carry serious medical risk.  As voluntary public participation in vaccinations has dipped below…
CWRU health law professors featured in media coverage on the coronavirus pandemic
Ranked 30th in the nation in scholarly impact and ninth in health law, the Case Western Reserve University School of Law faculty are regularly cited by media outlets seeking legal analysis of the day’s most pressing health law topics. Now, as the coronavirus impacts nearly every aspect of our…
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Law's Ayesha Bell Hardaway explains the sociological causes of COVID-19's impact on the Black community
Black seniors are harder hit by COVID-19—here's why Care Magazine: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, an assistant professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, spoke about how the racial divide is putting aging Black Americans at increased risk of infection by the coronavirus.
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Medicine's Mark Cameron explains high transmission rate of COVID-19 among kids, young adults
Kids now in COVID-19 fray, so let’s be careful The Columbus Dispatch: Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, advised caution as we enter a new phase of managing COVID-19: Our children are now wrapped into it—and sports are a big part of it.
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Dental medicine's Leena Palomo emphasizes the importance of oral health
13 warning signs your teeth are trying to send you Best Life: Leena Palomo, professor of periodontics and director of the DMD Periodontics Program, pointed out that beyond dental health, your teeth also can tell you a lot about your overall health.
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Engineering's Fumiaki Takahashi speaks on West Coast wildfires
Fire expert says West Coast wildfires won’t be ending anytime soon WKYC: Fumiaki Takahashi, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the head of the Fire Combustion Laboratory, mentioned climate and growing housing communities in the place where homes and wildlands meet or…
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Law's Lewis Katz comments on disputed Community Police Commission report
Cleveland criticizes report over its relationship with Community Police Commission cleveland.com: Lewis Katz, the John C. Hutchins Professor Emeritus of Law, opined on a Cleveland Police Commission retreat, which a court filing called “a positive step going forward toward improving communications…