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Check out the CWRU Connect: Alumni Career Network
The Alumni Association's online alumni directory has been improved. CWRU Connect: Alumni Career Network, a shared resource with the Office of Post Graduate Planning and Experiential Education, offers tools for faculty, staff, students and alumni. Relaunched in March, the new platform includes a…
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School of Medicine's Rajesh Tampu offers guidance for healthcare professionals to ease stress and burdens
COVID-19: Quick Self-Check for Health Professionals Psychiatric Times:  In a video, Rajesh Tampi, professor of medicine, provides guidance for frontline health professionals and caregivers to mitigate stress and burden.
The Cycle Begins Anew
I sold my house of 33 years last week. As the movers carried my furniture out, it felt as if my life was being disassembled item by item. A few of the boxes had pieces of my mother’s in them and some, of my grandmother’s. Out they went in a long continuous line. A builder constructed the house for…
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Vicki Daniel, of the Department of History, comments on mass burials and mortality during the pandemic
Mass graves for coronavirus victims shouldn’t come as a shock – it’s how the poor have been buried for centuries The Conversation: Vicki Daniel, an instructor and teaching fellow in the Department of History, wrote about recent news and footage of mass burials on Hart Island in New York City…
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SAGES class uses Minecraft to create medieval robots
“Medieval robots” may sound like menacing characters in a graphic novel or sci-fi blockbuster, but there actually were robots (also called automatons) in medieval literature. Case Western Reserve University students had the opportunity to learn more about them in an interdisciplinary SAGES seminar,…
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CWRU Entrepreneurship Alumni Speaker Series: Jack Daly, partner at TPG Capital
Join the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship for a CWRU Entrepreneurship Alumni Series roundtable discussion with Jack Daly (‘91), partner at TPG Capital, Tuesday, May 19, at 1 p.m. from 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom. Daly will discuss his career journey, entrepreneurship and how the COVID-19 crisis…
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Sociology 101 students practice acts of kindness and compassion
Heather Hurwitz, a full-time lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University, challenged students in her Sociology 101 classes to perform acts of kindness and compassion and then post about their experiences on a class discussion thread. The result was an outpouring of…
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EMS Spartan Reservation System to be unavailable Wednesday night
Due to scheduled maintenance, the EMS Spartan Reservation System will be unavailable Wednesday, May 6, at 8 p.m. until Thursday, May 7, at 2 a.m. Campus users will be unable to view or book a room or workspace during this time. For assistance with any technology product or service at Case Western…
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Graduate Program Options at Weatherhead, a virtual info session
Whether a senior graduating in May and worried about finding a job or a first-year student wanting to make the most of their time at Case Western Reserve University, a graduate degree will help you stand out. During this unprecedented time of COVID-19, we know that many individuals are wondering,…
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Sarah Redmond, Curtis J. Donskey and Lucas Jones, of the School of Medicine, study the effectiveness of steam treatments to decontaminate face masks
Study: Rice Cookers May Actually Be A Good Way To Clean Face Masks Ideastream—WCPN: New research co-authored by Sarah Redmond, Curtis J. Donskey and Lucas Jones of the School of Medicine, is highlighted for examining whether brief treatments of steam—using a kitchen rice cooker—can decontaminate…