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Why an Ohio Supreme Court case involving rape kits is drawing national attention The Plain Dealer: Research conducted by the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education found that in about 41 percent of prosecutable rape cases, the victim provided a full name, partial name or…

Troubles for trains as the demand for ‘stuff’ slows The Washington Post: Susan Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics, talked about the impact of the decrease in commodities such as lumber, steel and plastics, on the railroad industry. “The commodities were kind of the last thing…

Gone are the days of spending a day to submit an article to be published. A new journal is challenging established methods in biomedical research publications. Pathogens and Immunity streamlines the current research publication process – a well-recognized source of frustration for biomedical…

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Monday, Feb. 15, and Tuesday, Feb. 16, from noon to 5 p.m. in Thwing Center ballroom. Approximately 900 pints of blood are needed daily to meet the needs of Northeast Ohio hospitals and medical institutions and each pint of blood can save up to three…

A new online, open access journal created by Case Western Reserve University researchers is challenging established methods in biomedical research publications. According to its editors, Pathogens and Immunity is designed to streamline the current research publication process, which is a…

The University Program Board (UPB) will host the annual Gluttony Gauntlet Saturday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Thwing Center atrium. The Gluttony Gauntlet is a food-eating competition that tests four skills: endurance, speed, accuracy and relay abilities. Participants will compete in the famous…

The Writing Program is accepting nominations until March 7 for two campuswide teaching awards that recognize excellence in writing instruction. The Jessica Melton Perry Award for Distinguished Teaching in Disciplinary & Professional Writing This award recognizes teaching that has contributed to…

The next Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) seminar will focus on community health workers in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood. The seminar will be held Wednesday, Feb. 10, at noon in the BioEnterprise Building's ground floor conference room. Communities and institutions…

Are you part of an awesome campus band that wants to forge the path to never-ending fame? Your first step should be to win Battle of the Bands Friday, Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. at Jolly Scholar. The top three groups will open for the headliner at SpringFest. Registration is available online and must be…

Performances of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues will be held Friday, Feb. 19, and Saturday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Amasa Stone Chapel. Tickets are $10 for community members and $5 for students. Tickets are available at tickets.case.edu under the Feminist Collective subheading, as well as at…