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Help your residence hall win the Campus Energy Contest by reducing your energy consumption
The Office for Sustainability and its student ambassadors invite students to participate in the annual Campus Energy Contest, which begins today and runs through Nov. 18. All on-campus residence halls (including some Greek houses) will automatically be entered and the hall or house with the…
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CWRU Footlighters’ production of If/Then
The CWRU Footlighters' fall 2018 production of If/Then will run Nov. 1-3 in Carlton Commons. Shows will be held at 8 p.m. Nov. 1, 2 and 3, with an additional show at 11:59 p.m. Nov. 3. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the door and on…
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Everyday Ethics Speaker Series: Children’s Defense Fund Ohio’s Tracy Najera
Tracy Najera, executive director of Children’s Defense Fund Ohio, will come to campus for a talk Friday, Nov. 2, from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Suite 280. Najera will discuss the growing wealth inequality in the United States, and its effect on the ethics of child…
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Club Urban
Join Urban Elementz and University Program Board for Club Urban, an afternoon of performances and workshops by on-campus student groups. Club Urban will be held Saturday, Nov. 3, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Thwing Center ballroom. No dance experience is necessary to attend. There will be free food,…
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“On Hindu Bioethics: Respecting Diverse Beliefs in the Context of Western Medicine’s Standards of Care”
Deepak Sarma, professor in the Department of Religious Studies, will give a lecture on the fundamentals of Hindu bioethics. He also will discuss a related case, for which he was an expert consultant. The case considers the bioethical concerns related to a case in which an infant—the child of Hindu…
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Origins Science Scholars Series: “Putting Spooky Quantum Reality to Work with Quantum Computers”
The Origins Science Scholars Series continues with a talk by Jesse Berezovsky, associate professor of physics, Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Berezovsky will present “Putting Spooky Quantum Reality to Work with Quantum Computers.” The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program…
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Fill out a survey on dining services for a chance to win a Target gift card
Bon Appetit Management Co. invites members of the Case Western Reserve University community to fill out a survey. Those who respond will help Bon Appetit improve the dining experience on campus. Individuals who complete the survey will be entered into a contest to win Target gift cards, which…
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U. S.–China International Summit
The U. S.–China International Summit, hosted by the Chinese Student Association, will return this November with two panel discussions and a keynote address on the recent saga between the world’s economic superpowers. The summit will take place Sunday, Nov. 4, from 6:15 to 9 p.m. in the Tinkham…
Single Protein Controls Thousands of Genes Essential for Sperm Development
Tissue from a mouse that has a functional Dazl gene, with fluorescent-labeled germ cells (left), and tissue from a mouse lacking the Dazl gene (right). A single protein regulates a battery of key genes inside developing sperm, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve…
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Understanding the neurological code behind how flies fly
Case Western Reserve scientists study acrobatic maneuvers of common flesh flies, offer first proofs of 70-year-old theory on nervous system controlling body rotations A common flesh fly takes off and maneuvers effortlessly, her head and body steadied by a hidden, minuscule gyroscope-like structure…