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Former faculty member, Nobel Laureate George Olah passes away
George Olah, USC scientist who won Nobel Prize in chemistry, dies at 89 Los Angeles Times: George Olah, a professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry during the 1960s and ‘70s and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, died last week.
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Schubert Center's Lisa Damour writes about why teenagers are reckless
Teenagers do dumb things, but there are ways to limit recklessness The New York Times: Lisa Damour, senior adviser to the Schubert Center for Child Studies, wrote about research findings that better explain why teenagers engage in reckless behavior.
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Weatherhead School's Casey Newmeyer weighs in on American Electric Power new logo
New AEP logo returns to “American,” adds “Boundless Energy” tag line The Columbus Dispatch: Casey Newmeyer, assistant professor of marketing, weighed in on the message American Electric Power might be trying to send with its rebranding efforts.
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Law's Maureen Guirguis explains Ohio's human trafficking problem
Human trafficking; school transformation progress report ideastream: Maureen Guirguis, professor of law and co-director of The Human Trafficking Law Clinic, explained Ohio’s problem with human trafficking.
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Weatherhead School's Kalle Lyytinen writes about what he believes is the best-designed product of all time
From the mundane to the divine, some of the best-designed products of all time The Conversation: Kalle Lyytinen, the Iris S. Wolstein Professor of Management Design, wrote about why he believes Henry Dreyfuss’ AT&T Model 500 is the best-designed product of all time. Republished in The…
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Nation’s first graduate degree in military ethics is launched at Case Western Reserve University
While military ethics have been studied for more than 2,000 years, the field has lacked a common entry point for professional training—until now. Case Western Reserve University has established the nation’s first graduate program in the field. Shannon French, leader of the new degree program and…
Students Find Their “Match”
At exactly 12:00 p.m. today, medical students from around the nation – including those at Case Western Reserve University – received envelopes in which they learned where they will spend the next years of their training. Top residency choices this year for Case Western Reserve medical students…
Match Day 2017
It happened! Today, St. Patrick’s Day, our lucky medical students opened the envelopes (or received from the ether on their cell phones) their all-important MATCH. After much anticipation, these 196 young people now know where they will be spending at least the next year, and in most cases, the…
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Film screening of Death by Design
Join the CWRU Office for Sustainability and the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District for a screening of Death by Design, a documentary about the electronic recycling industry. The screening will be held Tuesday, March 21, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom A. The…
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Doctoral Fitting Day
The Commencement Office will host its second Doctoral Fitting Day today (March 17) from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center, Smith Commons (main floor). Doctoral fittings are events open to all professional and doctoral students (PhD, JD, SJD, MD, DNP, DMD, DM and DMA…