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March 02, 2017
Midterms stressing you out? Learn about the impact of emotions and stress with Ellen Van Oosten, assistant professor of organizational behavior. The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will host this 2016-2017 Salon Series event, titled “It's Primal: Understanding the impact of emotions and…
March 02, 2017
The Center for Policy Studies will host Nadav Shelef, the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Israel Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, for a discussion on global current events. The talk, titled “Israeli Politics from Soup to Nuts,” will be held Monday, March 6, from 4:45 to 6:15 p.m.…
March 02, 2017
Michael Posner, former assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor under President Barack Obama, will deliver the Klatsky Endowed Lecture in Human Rights Thursday, March 9, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the School of Law’s Moot Courtroom. His lecture is titled “Making Practical…
March 02, 2017
Health care generates vast amounts of "big data," and organizations are seeking solutions to unlock the potential of this information to develop tools that will change the health-care landscape. Innovators are invited to compete for $100,000 in cash prizes at the Medical Capital Innovation…
March 02, 2017
Support of Undergraduate Research & Creative Endeavors is offering summer funding programs for students to conduct research or pursue creative opportunities. Applications for the SOURCE Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and SOURCE SURES (Summer Undergraduate Research in Energy and…
March 01, 2017
Nearly 300 years after Johann Sebastian Bach wrote St. John Passion, the piece is still being performed, held up by some as a masterpiece—and acting as a flashpoint for discussions of anti-Semitism. Before the Cleveland Orchestra performs the passion this month, David J. Rothenberg, chair of Case…
March 01, 2017
An enzyme that helps break down cholesterol may also be a therapeutic target to stave off neurologic diseases, including Alzheimer’s and a rare genetic disorder, according to a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of…
March 01, 2017
BSN Students in the Community By Susan Griffith
Photos by Daniel Milner Undergraduate nursing students at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing have performed health screenings on approximately 40,000 Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) elementary schoolchildren since 2003. This unique…
March 01, 2017
Fonya Atabong Reflects on Her Journey By Michelle Simakis Her plans to return to Cameroon as a Fulbright Scholar brought back a lot of memories for Fonya Atabong, DNP, RN (NUR ’12). Atabong, an assistant professor of medical surgical/pediatric nursing at Northern Virginia Community College, grew…
March 01, 2017
The Science Behind Making Healthy Decisions By Kristin Ohlson “Lack of knowledge is not the problem,” says Shirley Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean of research and the Edward J. and Louise Mellen Professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. “It’s not that people don’t know what…