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July 21, 2017
What’s fact and what’s fiction in Dunkirk Salon: John Broich, associate professor of history, examined Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk, which is based on true events during World War II, to determine what’s true to reality and what aspects of the film were dramatized.
July 21, 2017
How Apple vs. Samsung became a smartphone beauty contest Fox: Youngjin Yoo, who holds the Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Professorship in Entrepreneurship, discussed the approach Samsung takes to the design of its products.
July 21, 2017
The Case Western Reserve University Technology and Validation Start-Up Fund Program (CTP) recently announced the recipients of its second funding round of 2017. CTP is awarded by the Ohio Third Frontier and managed through the CWRU Technology Transfer Office. The program aims to accelerate and…
July 21, 2017
Julie Renner, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, was awarded an ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship. The fellowship program is a partnership between the Electrochemical Society (ECS) and Toyota Research Institute of North America. Renner is one of…
July 21, 2017
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and fellows who are considering a career in teaching can sign up for the University 400C Future Faculty Preparation Seminar as a first step in their process. UNIV 400 C is a non-credit seminar. Taught by two experienced teachers and a seasoned graduate…
July 21, 2017
“Is there a cure?” was one of the first questions a young Tolulope Rosanwo asked after learning her siblings had sickle cell anemia. The answer—not for everyone—has never satisfied her, and was the impetus for the University of Chicago graduate to attend medical school. Now a third-year Case…
July 20, 2017
Andrew Wyeth and the artist’s fragile reputation The Conversation: In honor of what would have been the late artist Andrew Wyeth’s 100th birthday, Henry Adams, the Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, wrote about Wyeth’s works and how art critics’ opinions of them have changed over time.
July 20, 2017
Case Western Reserve professor receives two National Institutes of Health grants Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription only): Nicole F. Steinmetz, the George J. Picha Professor in Biomaterials and associate professor of biomedical engineering, recently received two federal grants to use…
July 20, 2017
As a dentist also trained as a computer technician, Renarto Roperto created enhanced 360-degree video versions of his lectures so students can experience them in virtual reality (VR) headsets any time they want. The unconventional approach—an adaptation of the “flipped classroom” concept—allows…
July 20, 2017
The Department of Human Resources' Professional Development Center will host a workshop titled “Improving Your Time Management” Tuesday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon in Tinkham Veale University Center’s first floor conference room. Participants will explore tools and techniques that can help them…