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January 30, 2018
The Women in Science and Engineering Roundtable (WISER) is looking for volunteers for the Engineering Challenges Carnival Saturday, Feb. 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Thwing Center. WISER will run a booth to build wind-powered rolling cars. Volunteers can sign up for a one-hour shift, or choose to…
January 29, 2018
An experienced interdisciplinary team of psoriasis and computational researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (CWRU SOM) and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UHCMC) has received a $6.5M, 5-year grant from the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal…
January 29, 2018
It is a parent’s nightmare: a child is born apparently healthy, then stops meeting developmental milestones at one year old. Her verbal and motor skills vanish, and irregular breathing, seizures, and a host of other problems appear. The cause is Rett syndrome—a devastating genetic, neurologic…
January 29, 2018
Editor’s Note: At Case Western Reserve University, we love anything that makes us think (beyond the possible). So in honor of National Puzzle Day, we spoke to our resident expert, Bernard Jim, to find out the importance and intricacies of such brainteasers. As a kid, Bernard Jim often would sneak…
January 29, 2018
Henry Adams, the Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History and recipient of the 2018 Baker-Nord Center Award for Distinguished Scholarship in the Humanities, will present a lecture on Jackson Pollock’s early work and the teacher that inspired it. The lecture, titled “Thomas Hart Benton, Jackson…
January 29, 2018
University Health and Counseling Services will sponsor a QPR training for all students, faculty and staff on Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 356. QPR training is designed to increase one's ability to recognize suicidal behaviors and to refer the person who is at risk to a…
January 29, 2018
The Office of Undergraduate Studies’ next pre-law community hour will feature Professor David Forte of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University. Forte will speak on issues of national security in his talk, titled “Adversaries Near and Far: What is America's future?” The…
January 29, 2018
Interested in learning about national fellowships and scholarships? Attend an information session Tuesday, Jan. 30, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 356. The session will cover eligibility requirements and application processes for the Boren, Fulbright, Goldwater, Marshall, Rhodes and Truman…
January 29, 2018
President Barbara R. Snyder invites the campus community to nominate a non-faculty staff member for the President’s Award for Distinguished Service. This annual award honors staff members whose outstanding contributions to campus culture have a transformational effect on university colleagues,…
January 29, 2018
The University Technology Software Center has updated Symantec Endpoint Protection to version 14.0.1 MP1. This upgrade provides needed maintenance to previous versions of the software. Symantec Endpoint Protection is available to all students, faculty and staff at no additional charge. The…