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February 18, 2016
For women with the most common type of breast cancer, a new way to analyze magnetic resonance images (MRI) data appears to reliably distinguish between patients who would need only hormonal treatment and those who also need chemotherapy, researchers from Case Western Reserve University report. The…
February 18, 2016
A memorial service for J. Douglas Caston, professor emeritus of anatomy, will be held on Sunday, Feb. 21, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Trinity Cathedral (2230 Euclid Ave.). Caston joined the School of Medicine faculty in 1962 and retired as professor emeritus in 1999. In addition to his teaching and…
February 18, 2016
The Greek Life Office will host the next Faculty Friday session Feb. 19 from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. at the Happy Dog (11625 Euclid Ave.). Faculty Friday is a casual discussion between students and a faculty member. This week, Kurt Rhoads, assistant professor of environmental engineering, will present…
February 18, 2016
The third annual Graduate Student Council Professional Development Conference will be held Saturday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center, ballrooms B and C. The conference will feature workshops in career development, leadership and management, professionalism,…
February 18, 2016
International students: Are you spending hours on reading assignments? Do you feel that you need to understand more of what you read? Find basic strategies to improve reading skills at the next installment of the International Student Success Series Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in…
February 18, 2016
This summer, encourage the awesome in your child. At iD Tech camps, held at Case Western Reserve University, students ages 7 to 17 can learn to code, design video games, modify Minecraft, engineer robots, model 3-D characters, build websites, print 3-D models and more. Campers are taught in small…
February 18, 2016
The world-renowned Cleveland International Film Festival has had three executive directors throughout its 40-year history—and all three are Case Western Reserve University alumni. In anticipation of the Cleveland International Film Festival kickoff March 30, the Alumni Association will conduct a…
February 18, 2016
The 2015-16 Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series will continue with a talk by Kathryn Johnston, chair and professor of astronomy at Columbia University. Johnston will present “Galactic Cannibalism” Thursday, March 3, at 8 p.m. in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Murch Auditorium. Images…
February 18, 2016
Author Anthony Doerr was on a train to New York City to meet with his book publisher in 2004, when the man riding in front of him lost his mind over a dropped cellphone call as they passed through a tunnel approaching Manhattan. “I began asking myself, ‘How did we all get to the point where we…
February 17, 2016
Source lunch with ... Cassi Pittman
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Cassi Pittman, assistant professor of sociology, talked about her research on racial inequality in a Q&A. “Race is fascinating to me because it is taken for granted as something that is a fact, but it is the epitome of something…