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Nursing's Shanina Knighton speaks on protection against coronavirus
Local stores quickly selling out of face masks as coronavirus concerns grow here in the US Fox 8 - WJW: Shanina Knighton, nurse scientist and instructor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, talks about the relative value of face masks against the coronavirus and emphasizes good hygiene,…
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Weatherhead's Casey Newmeyer writes about strategy in point-of-sale solicitations
Why soliciting donations at the cash register can backfire Harvard Business Review: Casey Newmeyer, assistant professor of marketing in the Weatherhead School of Management, co-wrote an article about original research suggesting how more strategic approaches to point-of-sale solicitations can lead…
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Understanding the Basics of U.S. Income Tax
Alyssa Payton, professional consultant and IRS certified tax e-file provider, will host a lecture on “Understanding the Basics of U.S. Income Tax” on Monday, March 16, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Wolstein Auditorium. During her lecture, Payton will discuss the fundamental rules and principles of…
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Pathology's Tsan Sam Xiao speaks on screening chemical libraries
Could an NLRP3 inhibitor be the one drug to conquer common diseases? Chemical and Engineering News: Tsan Sam Xiao, associate professor in the Department of Pathology in the School of Medicine, speaks about the divide between commercial and academic arenas in the screening of proprietary chemicals.
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Engineering's Pallavi Tiwari and Niha Beig help improve treatment options for brain cancer patients
Research may lead to improved treatment for brain cancer patients WEWS: Researchers Pallavi Tiwari and Niha Beig of the Case School of Engineering and School of Medicine, along with partners at Cleveland Clinic, are using Artificial Intelligence paired with MRI scans and genomics to develop a new,…
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Economics' Susan Helper discusses manufacturing challenges caused by COVID-19
“Just-in-time” manufacturing model challenged by COVID-19 Marketplace: Susan Helper, a professor of economics at the Weatherhead School of Management, spoke about how, in the midst of the global spread of COVID-19, manufacturers' supply-chain safeguards can create unique cost- and time-related…
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Art History and Art's Elizabeth Bolman interviewed on preserving historic Egyptian church
Elizabeth Bolman interview: The Red Monastery Church Cultural Property News: Elizabeth Bolman, Elsie B. Smith Professor in the Liberal Arts, and professor and chair of the Department of Art History and Art, discussed her direction of the conservation of the Red Monastery Coptic church, described…
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A Community Conversation on Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News
Members of the campus community are invited to join in a discussion of Kevin Young's award-winning Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News. The discussion will take place on Thursday, March 19, from 4 to 5:15 p.m. in the Dampeer Room at the Kelvin Smith…
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Population and Quantitative Health Sciences' Mark Cameron relates SARS research to COVID-19 outbreak
Local researcher applying lessons learned from 2003 SARS outbreak to coronavirus WEWS: Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, discussed how the SARS outbreak could provide some insight into how to contain and treat patients with the…
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Shuttles to the Polls
Members of the CWRU community can ride with the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning (CCEL) for free to vote at their local polling locations on Tuesday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be two shuttles driving to two different polling locations: the Mary Bethune School and…