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Distinguished University Professor Sandra Russ writes about how children express creativity through pretend play
Help your children play out a story and watch them become more creative The Conversation: Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor and the Louis D. Beaumont University Professor, wrote about how children express creativity through pretend play.
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History's John Grabowski describes how Hough Riots of 1966 impacted Leo’s Casino
A multi-cultural crowd bonds over music at Leo's Casino ideastream: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, described how the Hough Riots of 1966 impacted Leo’s Casino, a popular music venue in the neighborhood.
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Psychological sciences' Brooke Macnamara writes about how practice impacts success
Does practice make an Olympian? Not by itself The Conversation: Brooke Macnamara, assistant professor of psychological sciences, wrote about how practice only accounts for a portion of what makes an elite athlete better than a lower-level one in the same sport.
Scientists Keep a Molecule from Moving Inside Nerve Cells to Prevent Cell Death
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a progressive disorder that devastates motor nerve cells. People diagnosed with ALS slowly lose the ability to control muscle movement, and are ultimately unable to speak, eat, move, or breathe. The cellular mechanisms behind ALS are…
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HoloLens app named finalist for international science media awards
Just a few months after launching the first third-party app for Microsoft HoloLens, Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic are pointing to another unprecedented achievement—one that puts the two institutions amid some impressive company. HoloAnatomy, a demonstration app designed to…
Get free pizza and learn about new organization committed to growing Cleveland students' interest in reading and writing
Young Writers of Cleveland, a new University Media Board organization on campus, will host a free pizza event Thursday, Aug. 4, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Thwing Center. Young Writers of Cleveland aims to enhance the lives of the children in the Cleveland area by motivating them to read and write outside…
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Get free pizza and learn about Young Writers of Cleveland Aug. 4
Young Writers of Cleveland, a new University Media Board organization on campus, will host a free pizza event Thursday, Aug. 4, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Thwing Center. Young Writers of Cleveland aims to enhance the lives of the children in the Cleveland area by motivating them to read and write…
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Donate to Staff Advisory Council’s Back-to-School Supply Drive through Aug. 15
The Staff Advisory Council’s community service committee will hold its sixth annual Back-to-School Supply Drive through Monday, Aug. 15. The committee will be collecting back-to-school supplies for three schools in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District: Daniel E. Morgan, Mary Bethune and…
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Take survey about social media preferences for Dining Services
Dining Services invites the university community to complete a survey about social media preference. The survey, which takes less than three minutes to complete, will help Dining Services determine how it can best communicate upcoming events and announcements to the campus community. The survey…
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Add textbook purchases to tuition bill using Bookstore Bucks through Sept. 10
The Bookstore Bucks program is available now through Sept. 10 for all undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve University when they purchase fall semester textbooks at the Barnes and Noble University Bookstore Uptown. The Bookstore Bucks program allows students to charge textbooks and…