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New Form I-9 to be required for new hires
On July 17, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services released a new Form I-9. The Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form, is required for all new hires. The university needs to begin using this new Form I-9 by Sept. 18. The new Form I-9 features updates to the instructions,…
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New brain cancer drug targets revealed
Powerful screening technique suggests targeting cancer stress response Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have developed a new method to screen brain tumor cells and identify potential drug targets missed by…
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Wellness Pop-Up Event
Faculty and staff will have the chance to informally gather to relax and participate in stress-busting activities at tomorrow’s Wellness Pop-Up Event. Attendees can create chalk art, toss a Frisbee, hula hoop and wind down at the event. Case Western Reserve University’s wellness team will host the…
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Siegal Lifelong Learning Program to offer “Painting in the Outdoors” at University Farm
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will offer a course titled “Painting in the Outdoors” Fridays Sept. 8–Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at University Farm. In the course, attendees will explore painting in the outdoors using watercolor. Students of all skill levels—including beginners—are…
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Injectable plant-based nanoparticles delay tumor progression
New research suggests co-administration with chemotherapy drugs most effective strategy Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in collaboration with researchers from Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and RWTH Aachen University (Germany) have adapted virus particles…
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Engineering's Anant Madabshushi highlighted for work in image assessment in radiology field
Healthcare organizations begin to embrace digital disruption Health Data Management (subscription required): New technical capabilities are advancing the image assessment in the radiology field. Highlighted work included that of biomedical engineering professor Anant Madabshushi, which found that…
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Law's Michael Benza explains what you can and should do during a traffic stop
What are your rights when you're pulled over? WKYC: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, explained what you can—and should—do during a traffic stop.
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Nursing's Ronald Hickman profiled for winning mentoring awards
Nurse educator receives two prestigious awards for his commitment to mentoring nursing students Minority Nurse: Ronald Hickman, associate professor of nursing, is profiled for winning the university’s two mentoring awards, the John S. Diekhoff Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring and the J.…
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2017: Mid-Year Update
2017 is flying by!  For a real-time update please join us for our Annual Scientific Retreat this Thursday, July 20 in the Tinkham Veale University Center. Ramon Parsons, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will deliver a keynote…
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Case Western Reserve University’s SDLE Center receives $1.47 million SunShot grant
Researchers will determine lifetime and long-term power loss in new solar cell technology The Solar Durability and Lifetime Extension (SDLE) Research Center at Case Western Reserve University, an organization that conducts degradation research on solar energy devices and materials, has been…