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Case Western Reserve University researchers making a difference for LGBTQ youth in foster care
Between 3 and 8 percent of children in the United States identify as LGBTQ, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA. But for children in foster care, the number is as high as 19 percent. Children with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities are at greater risk for issues such as…
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Scopus Training
Five one-hour training sessions on Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, will be held Wednesday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kelvin Smith Library, Room 215. Scopus, which was recently made available by Kelvin Smith Library, delivers a comprehensive…
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Weight Watchers meetings offered for faculty and staff
Faculty and staff may attend Weight Watchers at Work meetings in April to hear inspiring weight loss stories from fellow faculty and staff members. All benefits-eligible faculty and staff are welcome to attend. Groups meet year-round on Wednesdays at noon in the Frances Payne Bolton School of…
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“Unraveling the Affordable Care Act”
Prominent faculty members from the School of Law and Weatherhead School of Management will present “Unraveling the Affordable Care Act” Tuesday, April 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom A. About the lecture With 2,700 original pages—and over 20,000 more pages of…
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Apply for travel stipends to join student organization in Italy for Slow Food International’s conference
Case Western Reserve University undergraduate students can apply for a travel stipend to attend Slow Food International’s biannual event Terra Madre Sept. 20–24 in Turin, Italy. Students (classes of 2019-2021) with strongly demonstrated interests in food movements, nutrition, food culture and slow…
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WRUW Live From Lakewood Festival
WRUW, Case Western Reserve University’s FM radio station, will host the fourth annual Live From Lakewood Festival Thursday, April 5, beginning at 8 p.m. at Mahall’s Twenty Lanes (13200 Madison Ave.). The acts playing will be: Joe Jack Talcum of The Dead Milkmen Coolzey Me Time and The…
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Take Back the Night
Sexual Assault and Violence Educator’s annual speak-out event, Take Back the Night, will be held Thursday, April 5, from 7 to 9 p.m. in The Spot at Leutner Commons. The event will begin with a short march around campus followed by an open mic discussion of individual experiences with sexual…
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Film Screening—They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief
The Armenian Cultural Organization and the Near East Foundation will show They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief as a part of the 2018 Cleveland Humanities Festival: Health. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Kenneth Ledford, associate professor of history, and Shant…
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Case For Sight Distinguished Lecture: Glaucoma
Case For Sight will hold its annual distinguished lecture, featuring Donald L. Budenz from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will discuss glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible eye blindness, Wednesday, April 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Wolstein Research Building’s Wolstein…
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Understanding the smallest brain circuits
Case Western Reserve researchers reveal how anatomically distinct microcircuit brain networks suppress each other, compete and collaborate Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found a previously unseen pattern among the rapid-firing neurons inside the brain, one that reveals how…