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The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the Slow Food Movement courses in French and Italian will host two cooking demonstrations by chef Julie Berchoux from Paris. Cooking demonstrations will be held Monday, Nov. 12, and Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the kitchen of…

Walking on your knuckles is as odd as walking bipedally—a very peculiar way to get around. Only chimpanzees and gorillas do it, but it doesn’t make sense. This mystery has bothered anthropologists for years. No one has come up with the reason why—until now. Researchers at Case Western Reserve…

Join the Center for International Affairs in celebrating the start of International Education Week with free coffee and snacks on the Binary Walkway Monday, Nov. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. Center staff also will hand out giveaways to help spread the #YouAreWelcomeHereCWRU message across campus. Learn…

A rainbow wave is on the move in the buckeye state as election day gets closer WEWS: Maya Simek, lecturer in law, explained how the fight for equal rights has resulted in more LGBTQ+ individuals running for office, and how the challenges they have encountered may impact others’ decisions to run.

Uganda, Case Western Reserve research partnership continues to have impact, 30 years later ideastream: Robert Salata, professor of medicine, discussed how the Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration was formed and the progress made in addressing HIV, tuberculosis and emerging non-communicable diseases.

‘Yes means yes’: How Ohio universities teach students about consent cleveland.com: Misty Luminais, senior research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, talked about how the idea of affirmative consent has spread and how some of the discussion has been…

Northeast Ohio calls for unity, end to hate after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting Fox 8 Cleveland: Hundreds of members of the Case Western Reserve community attended last night’s on-campus vigil in memory of the victims of the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. A website also has been created on…

Travel site shows fliers how to beat the system on airlines to get great fares WKYC 3: A website that finds cheaper flights than airlines by looking at connections in addition to final destinations and the website’s users have run into legal trouble with major airlines. Andrew Pollis, professor of…

A flawed, inconsistent police response to sexual assault in Maryland Carroll County Times: After reports revealed Baltimore’s mismanagement of rape kits and investigations, Rachel Lovell, senior research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, spoke about her…

Obamacare fight puts Texas judge in hot seat as election looms Bloomberg News: A Texas judge is set to rule in a case that could decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act, including the requirement that insurers cover pre-existing conditions. Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor…