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The winter solstice is upon us, and after that, the days will lengthen and light will return to the land.  Our winter season is marked by many holiday celebrations full of goodwill and light. It’s been a very successful year. Our talented students have produced another delightful Doc Opera. Our…

Four carillonneurs are braving the Cleveland weather in the 140-foot McGaffin Tower to give University Circle listeners music for the winter season this week and next week. University Circle Carillonneur George Leggiero is joined by guest artists Patrick Macoska, Van Parker, and David Osburn to…

University Health & Counseling Services will offer QPR suicide prevention training for students, faculty and staff Wednesday, Jan. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. in Wickenden Building, Room 321. QPR—question, persuade, refer—is designed to increase one's ability to recognize suicidal thoughts and…

The university community can hear from award-winning journalist and 2017 MacArthur Fellow Nikole Hannah-Jones at the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation. Hannah-Jones, who writes about civil rights and social injustice for The New York Times Magazine, will be the featured speaker at the event.…

On Saturday night, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine students sang, danced and performed skits and medical parodies—all for a good cause. The students’ annual Doc Opera production raised funds for the Student-Run Health Clinic and Circle Health Services. The Student-Run Health…

Ease finals and holiday stress this week at 121 Fitness Center. Case Western Reserve University ID holders will receive free access to 121 Fitness today (Dec. 18) and Dec. 20. A valid CWRU ID is required for access to the facility. Free chair massages also will be offered on both days.…

Students in a SAGES first seminar course designed and built prototypes of off-grid phototherapy devices to treat jaundice for babies in rural Nigeria By Ellen Walter In their first semester at Case Western Reserve University, 18 students created devices that could help solve a health care problem…

Faculty and staff who resolve to improve their health in 2018 may want to consider attending the plant-based nutrition series program offered by the Esselstyn family and Bon Appetit Management Co. through the Case Western Reserve University Wellness Program. In this eight-week series, which kicks…

Immune cells are normally associated with fighting infection, but in a new study scientists have discovered how they also help the nervous system clear debris, potentially clearing the way for nerve regeneration after injury. In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers from…

Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital is recruiting postmenopausal women between the ages of 40 and 80 who are bothered by their loss of sexual desire and are interested in participating in a clinical trial evaluating an option for this condition. Participation requires…