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February 15, 2019
For millennials, cancers fueled by obesity are on rise, study says CNN: Nathan Berger, professor of medicine and director of the Center for Science, Health and Society, commented on a recent study that suggests younger adults may have greater risks of obesity-related cancers.
February 15, 2019
As soon as Joy Bostic heard Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy award-winning album DAMN., she knew she had to develop a class around it. It became the basis for her well-received “Religion and Popular Culture” course. “He was speaking to so many feelings I was having, and I really understood he’s speaking to…
February 15, 2019
Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III described how the Case Western Reserve University community can support a renaissance in Cleveland driven by technology. In an op-ed titled “Cleveland: Imagining a modern renaissance” for Crain Cleveland’s Business, Vinson explained how each of…
February 15, 2019
Alanna Cooper, director of Jewish Lifelong Learning at the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, wrote about an international program that keeps track of Torahs from pre-World War II Czech congregations, nearly all of which perished during the war. The Torahs were distributed throughout the 20th…
February 15, 2019
Erik M. Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law, assessed 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s proposed national wealth tax in an op-ed for City Journal. The article, titled “Warren’s Folly,” illustrates the ways in which Warren’s proposed tax—on wealth, not income—may be…
February 15, 2019
Leonard H. Calabrese, professor of medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, wrote an article for Healio Rheumatology titled “Rheumatology and Burnout: Causes, Concerns and Hope.” In the piece, Calabrese explains how electronic medical records may contribute to burnout in…
February 15, 2019
The Academic Integrity Board will host its annual Integrity Week Feb. 18–22 to raise awareness of the importance of academic integrity on campus. This year’s theme is "Integrity Beyond CWRU." There will be four main events throughout the week, including a keynote speaker to discuss how students can…
February 15, 2019
Integrated Graduate Studies (IGS) will host an information session and open house about the MA in bioethics and medical humanities program Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in Wood Building, Room TA 200. At the welcome reception from 5 to 5:30 p.m., students can meet faculty and IGS and MA in…
February 15, 2019
The Class Officer Collective will host an event for the Class of 2020 at the Jolly Scholar today (Feb. 15) from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. There will be free food, $3.50 drinks and the opportunity to win prizes. The first 100 attendees who are 21 years old or older can receive a free drink after ID is…
February 15, 2019
The Spanish Conversation Hour will take place today (Feb. 15) from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Suite 140. The conversation hour is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to meet during lunch to practice conversational Spanish. The event is free and open to the…