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Science Friday: ocean migrations, deep divers, summer skies NPR: Cynthia Beall, Distinguished University Professor and the Sarah Idell Pyle Professor of Anthropology, explained how people living at high altitudes in Tibet have adapted physiologically and genetically.

Interested in promoting your business, office or Department to the Case Western Reserve University and University Circle communities? Advertise it with The Observer, CWRU’s award-winning, independent student news source. Although print issues will recess until the 2018-2019 academic calendar picks…

Opioids are not among the most effective—or longest lasting—options available for relief from acute dental pain, a new examination of the results from more than 460 published studies has found. Ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) alone or in combination with…

Want to learn more about the Student Information System upgrade coming in summer 2018? A short video covers some of the changes the Case Western Reserve University can expect with the upgrade. Enhancements include: Intuitive homepages; Easier class permissions; New name and pronoun…

The longest-running tradition at CWRU, Hudson Relays, is back for its 108th year Saturday, April 28. Hosted by the Class Officer Collective, 40-plus members from each class will run all over campus in this historic race. The event will kick-off at 9 a.m. with check-in and a breakfast for…

Editor's note: This event has been changed. Mano Singham, physicist and retired director of the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education at Case Western Reserve University, will present "How We Finally Figured out the Age of the Earth." Walking on your knuckles is as odd as…

Office Depot will join American Coffee and Aramark Refreshment to provide a coffee program today until 11 a.m. in the Hovorka Atrium. Faculty and staff are invited to this free coffee tasting with Keurig and Flavia representatives. This Office Depot program features lower prices, SmartCart…

Case Western Reserve researcher investigates the role of innate immunity Across the world, more than 200 million cases of malaria and nearly 500,000 deaths from the disease occur annually—more than 90 percent of which happen in Africa. Children in Africa can be diagnosed with malaria two or three…

Dr. Laura Gladstone of the CWRU Department of Physics will give a colloquium titled "Report from the International Conference on Women in Physics: Reaching Towards Equity and Inclusion." The talk is at 4 PM in Rockefeller 301 on Thursday April 26th. Dr. Gladstone was one of the US delegates to the…

Apply now for free Techie Camps at CWRU. The Techie Camps are available for rising 3rd to rising 8th grade students who attend the following school systems: Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Breakthrough Charter Schools, East Cleveland, Euclid, South Euclid-Lyndhurst, Cleveland…