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Sign up for two-part inter-generational mentoring circle for women of color
The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, in collaboration with the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, will host a two-part inter-generational mentoring circle for individuals who identify as women of color. The mentoring circle, part of the new Women of Color Series, will be…
Find out the “herstory” of Gabon at next Baker-Nord Center event Feb. 4
Gabon, a small country along the Atlantic coast of Africa, has a history of prominent women writers whose work has created the national literature. Despite its many milestones in this area, however, this tiny nation has not received the critical attention that other African neighbors have…
Powerful protein promotes post-injury regeneration, growth of injured peripheral nerves
Case Western Reserve scientists demonstrate CCL2 activates healing inflammatory immune responses and gene expression The peripheral nervous system is a vast network of nerves that exists primarily outside of brain and spinal cord and connects to the far reaches of the body. The very expanse of…
CWRU partners with Women in Manufacturing to create leadership lab
Leadership lab gives women in manufacturing a boost Industry Week: CWRU partnered with Women in Manufacturing  to create a Leadership Lab for Women in Manufacturing. Diana Bilimoria, the KeyBank Professor and chair of the Department of Organizational Behavior; Ellen Van Oosten, assistant professor…
Law's Jonathan Adler comments on rejection of a stay on President Barack Obama’s carbon emission plan
U.S. appeals court declines to block Obama carbon emissions plan Reuters: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, commented on the rejection of a stay on President Barack Obama’s carbon emission plan. Now that the movement against it was rejected, he said, it is more likely…
Two CWRU community members named to "Scene" most interesting people list
Most interesting people 2016 Cleveland Magazine: Holly Witchey, adjunct professor of art history and art, and Katherine Krynak, postdoctoral scholar in biology, were named to the magazine’s annual list of most interesting people in Cleveland. Witchey was selected for her work documenting the…
Newly Identified Pathway Links Fetal Brain Development to Adult Social and Repetitive Behavior
Cleveland, OH – JANUARY 26, 2016 – Fetal development has been known to play an important role in social interaction, a fundamental behavior found in nearly all organisms, and later adult social behaviors. Autism, a highly heritable neurodevelopment disorder that causes difficulties with social…
Three Case Western Reserve Faculty Members Receive Funding For Emerging Technologies Aimed At Blood, Lung Disorders
Three Case Western Reserve University faculty members have received funding to further develop emerging technologies aimed at malaria, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia. The funding is provided by the National Center for Accelerated Innovation, established by Case Western Reserve University,…
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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Joins Nation’s Cancer Centers in Endorsement of HPV Vaccination for Cancer Prevention
Joint statement urges parents, young adults and physicians to act to increase vaccination rates In response to low national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV), Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has joined 69 of the nation’s top cancer centers in issuing a statement urging for…
After D.C., economics’ Susan Helper brings national experiences to CWRU
Served key roles with White House Council of Economic Advisers and Department of Commerce As they interact with Susan Helper in the classroom and on research, students at Case Western Reserve University are getting a chance to learn first-hand what goes into national economic policy-making at the…