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May 4, 1970—and 34 miles from Kent State: Hear about how CWRU students joined the protests
On the afternoon of May 4, 1970, a large number of Case Western Reserve University students were in the campus quad protesting the Vietnam War’s expansion into Cambodia, when word spread of Ohio National Guard soldiers shooting—and killing four—unarmed students at Kent State University, just 34…
Join Badminton Club for a tournament April 8
The Badminton Club will host its final tournament of the semester Friday, April 8, at 7:15 p.m. at the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center. Noncompetitive and competitive brackets, as well as both singles and doubles, will be offered. Entry is $5 per person at the door (cash only)…
Sign up now to receive fresh produce through University Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture program
Sign up today to participate in Squire Valleevue and Valley Ridge Farms’ Community Supported Agriculture program. Five, four-week sessions are available, with the first session beginning June 2. Each session costs $100. Participants will receive a weekly bag packed full of fresh-from-the-farm…
Parents: Register your high school students for free summer coding camp
Case Western Reserve University is one of several higher education institutions that will host free coding camps for high school students this summer. TECH CORPS and Regional Information Technology Engagement (RITE) will offer the campus to Northeast Ohio high schoolers. The weeklong camps are…
Tobacco cessation class to begin April 21; register now
Ready to quit smoking? Participate in a free eight-week tobacco cessation class held weekly, beginning Thursday, April 21, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Crawford Hall, Room 209. During this program you can: Assess your readiness to end tobacco use; Identify reasons for wanting to quit and the…
Find out how to overcome impostor syndrome at workshops April 12-13
Valerie Young, author of Secret Thoughts of Successful Women, will host three workshops on campus to help women overcome “impostor syndrome.” Young will offer a plan to overcome the self-doubt that keeps many women from feeling as intelligent and competent as they are. The following sessions will…
Italian Film Festival USA to be held April 12-22
Cleveland will be one of 27 host cities for 12th annual Italian Film Festival USA, with Case Western Reserve University’s Strosacker Auditorium as one of the venues. Held April 12-22, Case Western Reserve University’s Italian Program and Film Society and Cuyahoga Community College-Metro will…
Learn about food justice at Baker-Nord Center lecture April 14
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host political economist and agriculturist Eric Holt-Gimenez Thursday, April 14, at 4:30 p.m. in the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building auditorium. In his lecture, Holt-Giménez, executive director of Food First/Institute for Food and…
CWRU researchers make biosensor 1 million times more sensitive
Advance aims at detecting cancers earlier, improving treatment and outcomes Physicists and engineers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an optical sensor, based on nanostructured metamaterials, that’s 1 million times more sensitive than the current best available—one capable of…
"Nature Medicine" editor Roxanne Khamsi to open Research ShowCASE 2016
Roxanne Khamsi, chief news editor of Nature Medicine, will present the keynote address for Case Western Reserve University’s annual Research ShowCASE, where hundreds of scientists, scholars, faculty members and students come together to exhibit, demonstrate and explain their research projects…