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Weatherhead School's Michael Goldberg gives advice to faculty members new to online teaching
Take my advice Inside Higher Ed: In a piece offering advice to faculty members who are new to teaching online courses, Michael Goldberg, assistant professor of design and innovation, explained how forming partnerships and encouraging students to organize local meet-ups can enhance learning.
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Engineering's Bill Yu talks about his 360-degree car simulator, impact of distracted driving
As teen driving deaths increase, can technology be part of the answer? Fox 8 Cleveland: Bill Yu, professor of civil engineering, discussed his 360-degree car simulator, how distractions impact driving and his plans to make a biometric seatbelt that alerts drivers when they begin to get drowsy.
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Professor Avidan Cover, law students file federal civil rights complaint for an Ohio inmate
Convicted killer: Civil rights violated when dreadlocks cut The Washington Post: Avidan Cover, professor of law and director of the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy, and students at the School of Law filled a federal civil rights complaint for an Ohio inmate whose dreadlocks, worn in…
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Commentator Terry Pluto discusses how coach Greg Debeljak has led CWRU football to success
The view from Pluto WOSU: Prior to the Case Western Reserve University football team’s Division III second-round playoff game against the University of Mount Union, commentator Terry Pluto talked about how coach Greg Debeljak has helped lead the team to success and the connections between the CWRU…
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Professor Ralph Harvey discusses how NASA research could renew interest in Venus
Armed with tough computer chips, scientists are ready to return to the hell of Venus Science: Ralph Harvey, professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, discussed how research being conducted at NASA Glenn Research Center could renew interest in understanding Venus.
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Marking its 30th year, the 2017 Weatherhead 100 recognizes Northeast Ohio’s fastest-growing companies
With sales growing more than 2,000 percent over the last five years, Strongsville-based ArtWall—a manufacturer of on-demand canvas art products—claims the top spot in the 2017 Weatherhead 100. Michael Goldberg The overall list, celebrating the swiftest-growing companies headquartered in…
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Civil engineering chair selected as first provost’s faculty fellow in international affairs
David (Xiangwu) Zeng, chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and the Frank H. Neff Professor, has been appointed the inaugural provost's faculty fellow in international affairs. The appointment is awarded to a member of the faculty who has demonstrated a commitment to the internationalization…
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Nursing’s Mary Quinn Griffin named assistant provost for outcome assessment
Mary Quinn Griffin, a professor in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and an institutional researcher, has been recently appointed assistant provost for outcome assessment and accreditation. In this role, she will be responsible for leading the university’s coordination of educational…
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Political Science Chair Karen Beckwith appointed to journal’s editorial board
Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, has been appointed to the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Political Science, the journal of the Canadian Political Science Association. Read more about the appointment.
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CWRU football team’s postseason history
To cap off the Case Western Reserve University Spartans football team’s undefeated regular season, the team received at at-large bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. The team tallied its fourth time appearing in the playoffs (its second time in the second round) and now has played in six games in…