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Lisa Nielson is much more than an award-winning teacher at Case Western Reserve University, where she is frequently known as “Dr. N” among her students. She has also honed skills as a mentor, to the Nth degree. The Anisfield-Wolf SAGES Fellow is one of the winners of the 2016 J. Bruce Jackson, MD,…

To celebrate the strength and power of support on the weight loss journey, Weight Watchers is offering its “Better Together Sweepstakes” for Case Western Reserve University employees through Oct. 31. CWRU members are invited to refer coworkers to join them on their Weight Watchers journey for…

Many of the Bon Appétit Management Co. café locations will operate under special hours or close for the summer. The following locations will be closed: Fribley Marché The Spot Rough Rider Room Grab It! Leutner L3 Grill Tomlinson Marketplace (for renovations) WRB Café Bag It! In…

It’s time for you to name IT. As Case Western Reserve University moves forward with the centralization of Information Technology (IT), there is an opportunity to rename the IT organization. Together, IT is evolving into a new university division, and it needs a name to reflect this monumental,…

In early April, there was a knock at the side door of the classroom where Amy Absher was teaching one of her SAGES courses. To the laughter of her students, Absher joked: “We’re not interested. We don’t want any.” The door then swung open, and in walked President Barbara R. Snyder to congratulate…

In three adjoining inner-city Cleveland neighborhoods, residents have an average life expectancy that is 15 years shorter than that of nearby suburbs. Sandra Byrd Chappelle, founder and principal of Strategic Solutions Partners LLC, addresses similar community health disparities through strategic…

Jim Sheeler’s classes—and much of his journalistic career—center on telling untold stories; celebrating those who didn’t make headlines, but whose lives could fill volumes. On day one of his “Introduction to Journalism” class, students are given their first assignment: Observe, then write about,…

It’s no myth: Makers are critical to the future, says Adam Savage 3DPrint.com: Case Western Reserve University recently hosted Adam Savage, formerly of Mythbusters, on his tour of Cleveland maker spaces. His day started off with a tour of Sears think[ box ], where he met with university community…

State pushing, and paying, to keep juveniles out of prison The Columbus Dispatch: Gabriella Celeste, policy director at the Schubert Center for Child Studies, commented on the benefit of providing alternative opportunities for juvenile offenders, rather than sending them to state prisons. She…

Female executives must overcome “benevolent sexism” to thrive in male-dominated fields such as manufacturing Professional Woman’s Magazine: Kathleen Buse, adjunct professor at the Weaterhead School of Management, wrote about how women often come up against “benevolent sexism,” meaning that many…