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January 29, 2016
No small change: FirstMerit’s proposed sale could have impact beyond banking
The Akron Beacon Journal: William Mahnic, associate professor of banking and finance, explained how deeply Akron will feel the closing of FirstMerit Bank, noting that many corporations seek out cities with bank…
January 29, 2016
“The Sound of Applause”
ideastream: Jared Bendis, creative new media officer, talked about his experiences at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Three innovations he explained were Glyph glasses, the Icarus Flying Simulator and the Focus Brain stimulator.
January 29, 2016
Case Western Reserve University gets national award for attracting foreign students
The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University received a Heiskell Award in the “Internationalizing the Campus” category from the Institute of International Education. CWRU students represent 90 countries, with…
January 29, 2016
Your next pair of headphones will change reality
The Telegraph: Mark Griswold, professor of radiology, discussed the impact Microsoft HoloLens could have on education. “The mixed reality of the HoloLens has the potential to revolutionize [medical] education by bringing 3D content into the real…
January 29, 2016
Bill Schiemann, Ruth Keri and I have conferred on the best next steps for the breast cancer research group and the broad effort in breast cancer and clinical investigation across the institutions within the Cancer Center. We are reflecting on the advice of our recent EAB meeting, whose members…
January 29, 2016
I recently wrote an opinion piece on "Cleveland's Place in the Cancer Moonshot" that was published in the Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com. While I hope you will read the piece in its entirety, I want to call your attention to one particular section: "The moonshot can also help us in the cancer…
January 29, 2016
At the Sept. 28, 2015, meeting, the Faculty Senate approved a new weekly teaching schedule to begin with the fall 2016 semester. Almost all fall and spring semester course time slots will be changed. Some new features of the new teaching grid will include: 15 minutes between each teaching period…
January 29, 2016
The university community is invited to nominate individuals, organizations, or programs that have had a positive impact on campus for leadership awards. The Dr. Dorothy Pijan Student Leadership Awards are an opportunity for the CWRU community to recognize and celebrate the achievements of our…
January 29, 2016
The next Social Justice Institute Spring Research Lunch Series event will feature a lecture by Sana Loue, vice dean for faculty development and diversity in the School of Medicine. Loue—also a professor of bioethics, epidemiology and biostatistics, psychiatry, and international health—will present…
January 29, 2016
The Teaching and Learning Technologies unit of Information Technology Services (ITS) continues to lead an evaluation of how Blackboard and other learning management systems at Case Western Reserve are used. The purpose of this effort is to determine whether they remain the best choices for the…