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Millennials admit to being narcissists—but don’t you dare call them that
So-called millennials consider their generation the most narcissistic ever. Older generations agree—but think the narcissism goes even beyond what millennials admit. Joshua Grubbs For millennials (adults born between 1980 and 1994, and also known as “Generation Y”), this assessment by their…
Religious studies' Jonathan Tan talks about Pope Francis’ new treatise on family life
Pope Francis provides leeway on divorcees, gays without changing church doctrine The Plain Dealer: Jonathan Tan, the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor in Catholic Studies, discussed Pope Francis’ new treatise on family life. "He's not the kind of pope that likes to argue legal principles, and…
Engineering's Dustin Tyler talks about difficulties associated with phantom pain in amputees
Freezing technique may ease 'phantom limb' pain for amputees U.S. News and World Report: Dustin Tyler, associate professor of biomedical engineering, talked about the difficulties associated with phantom pain in amputees and the potential of a new method of treating it. "Guided cryoablation is an…
Law's Michael Benza weighs in rarely used law
Experts: Charges rarely result from private complaint law Associated Press: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, weighed in on a rarely used law that allows private citizens' complaints to be reviewed by a judge, who can pass them along to a prosecutor.
Important changes to CWRU password reset process
Recently, the Division of Information Technology Services (ITS) discovered suspicious attempts to compromise Case Western Reserve University user accounts via the password reset tool. The password reset tool allows members of the university community to reset their password in the event that they…
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Efforts to destroy ISIS have permanently changed international law, legal researcher concludes
International law authority examines right to use force in self-defense against threats within a nation that can’t or won’t stop terror attacks An urgent need to respond with force to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has permanently changed the use of self-defense in international law to…
See students pitch their design projects in the Saint-Gobain Design Competition finals April 13
Watch Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Institute of Art students pitch their design projects in the Saint-Gobain Design Competition finals. For the competition, students designed and built a prototype device that takes an existing material and created a new and innovative use for it…
Participate in Relay for Life April 16 to raise money for American Cancer Society
Relay for Life will be held Saturday, April 16, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the North Residential Village track. The event will feature food, student performances and tournaments throughout the day. Those who haven't joined a team or registered to participate, can do so at relayforlife.org/cwru.…
Attend Baker-Nord Center event April 20 to learn about literature seminars in the workplace
Drawing from their Books@Work seminars in community and company settings, three local professors will share how participants use their own life experience to reflect on narrative texts—with compelling results. Students have a wide array of personal experiences that shape the way they engage with…
Find out best practices for multi-national classrooms at April 14 UCITE session
When faculty members teach students with different educational and cultural backgrounds, expectations of an individual’s "home" educational system tend to arise, and with that can come biases, even frustrations. How do we best teach if our students have been brought up in an entirely different…