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The Mandel School International Education Program will host a lunch and learn session for the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Social Sciences’ study abroad program in Guatemala. This lunch and learn session will be offered today (Sept. 19) and Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.…

Mark your calendar for the annual Benefits Fair, which will held Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. Each November, during Open Enrollment, the university sponsors the Benefits Fair, which gives…

The Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority will hold Tricycles for Tri Sigma, its first philanthropy event of the year, Saturday, Sept. 23, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Kelvin Smith Library Oval. The event will feature a tricycle relay race across Kelvin Smith Library Oval. There also will be other games,…

A Q&A with Ian Charnas, manager of CWRU’s think[box] Euclid Observer: Ian Charnas, manager of the Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box], discussed the makerspace’s origins, how it’s evolved, the types of projects created there and other details of the facility.

Case Western Reserve University President Barbara Snyder receives leadership award from Carnegie Corporation The Plain Dealer: President Barbara R. Snyder was named a recipient of the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s 2017 Academic Leadership Award. President Snyder is one of seven individuals…

Case Western Reserve University to lead studies on mixed-income developments The Plain Dealer: A team led by Mark Joseph, the Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Associate Professor in Community Development and founding director of the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, received $1.8…

Do religious fundamentalists have more empathy than you? OZY: Anthony Jack, associate professor of philosophy, was the principal investigator on a study that found that fundamentalists had more empathy than those who think more analytically. “It was surprising to us that people who were…

What victims of Hurricane Harvey can learn from Katrina as rebuilding begins The Conversation: Justin Gallagher, assistant professor of economics, wrote about the financial impact of Hurricane Katrina and what it means for those hit by Hurricane Harvey. In a study he co-authored with economist…

Achievement unlocked: Tesla boosts batteries for Irma refugees The Register: After Tesla pushed out an update to increase battery capacity for some vehicles to help those evacuating from Florida before Hurricane Irma, Law Professor Aaron Perzanowski weighed in on how consumers are affected when it…

Bright girls, smarter women The Doctor Will See You Now: Brooke Macnamara, assistant professor of psychological sciences, co-authored a study on whether the “bright girl effect” holds true into adulthood for women.