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Applications to participate in Entrepreneurship Immersion Week due June 24
Case Western Reserve University undergraduate students (including incoming first-years) interested in entrepreneurship, innovation, public speaking and/or business case development should consider applying to represent CWRU at the fourth annual Entrepreneurship Immersion Week. Presented by the…
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Find out how to use Google Docs at next UCITE session June 9
The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education will host a session on using Google Docs Thursday, June 9, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Allen Memorial Medical Library’s Herrick Room (use Adelbert Road doors). During the session, tips and tricks for using Google Docs for in class and…
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Summer barbecue season begins today with bratwurst special
The summer barbecue season will begin today (June 8) from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at a new location between Kelvin Smith Library and the Tinkham Veale University Center south entrance. The menu will feature a beef hamburger/cheeseburger combo for $8 per person or a vegetarian black bean burger…
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Introducing [Re] Imagining IT, Case Western Reserve Information Technology’s strategic plan
Between August 2015 and May 2016, dozens of individuals from across Case Western Reserve University participated in a collaborative effort to understand current technology needs and to identify emerging priorities. Using this feedback and studying global trends, the university developed a plan that…
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Three university-based technologies secure translational state funding awards
Working in collaboration with the university’s Technology Transfer Office (TTO), four Case Western Reserve faculty recently secured state funding awards to help them move their research from the campus to the marketplace. The awards involve three projects that could bring significant benefits to…
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Mark Griswold, Susanne Wish-Baratz and Neil Mehta discuss how Microsoft HoloLens could impact education
CWRU harnesses the power of mixed reality Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription only): Radiology Professor Mark Griswold, Anatomy Assistant Professor Susanne Wish-Baratz and Lerner College of Medicine's Assistant Dean of Education Technology Neil Mehta discussed how Microsoft HoloLens could…
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CWRU researchers name new praying mantis species in honor of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
New praying mantis honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg, equality and frilly neckwear The Washington Post: Sydney Brannoch, a PhD candidate, and Gavin Svenson, adjunct assistant professor of biology, recently used the female genitalia of praying mantises to distinguish different species. In doing so, they…
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Practicing how to play during school can improve student imaginations and creative problem-solving, study shows
Elementary students who practiced playing at school significantly improved their organization of stories, imagination and frequency in showing emotion, according to a study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University. Students who struggled using their imaginations before the study also saw…
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Women Staff Leadership Development Institute Class of 2017 application deadline extended to June 12
The Women Staff Leadership Development Institute (WSLDI) Class of 2017 application deadline has been extended to Sunday, June 12, at 5 p.m. WSLDI is a year-long program offering women professional staff an opportunity to enhance and energize leadership and career development skills through…
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Get innovative this summer at think[box] Tuesdays
Explore all the creative possibilities in Case Western Reserve University’s Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[ box ] this summer at think[ box ] Tuesdays. The university’s innovation center will host free public events every Tuesday in June from 5 to 7:30 p.m., welcoming members of the…