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January 21, 2016
The Undergraduate Diversity Collaborative (UDC) will host the first of many Critical Conversations this semester Monday, Jan. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Thwing Center meeting room A. Critical Conversations serve as a continuation of the “We Belong Here” discussion that took place this past school…
January 21, 2016
School of Medicine Emeritus Professor Jerome Kowal passes away; memorial services to be held Feb. 27
Jerome Kowal, the Amasa B. Ford Professor Emeritus of Geriatric Medicine, passed away Dec. 23. He was 84. After completing his residency at Mount Sinai Hospital, Kowal, a native of New York City, came to Cleveland in 1970 as an associate professor of medicine and pharmacology. From there, he went…
January 21, 2016
Squire Valleevue and Valley Ridge Farms will offer a course on the basics of oyster mushroom production on two upcoming Saturdays. Farm Food Program staff member Matt Burtonshaw, who manages the daily operations of the farm’s oyster mushroom production, will cover the economics, growing…
January 21, 2016
The Cell Biology Program and the Department of Physics will host the annual Case Nobel Symposium Thursday, Jan. 28, at 4:15 p.m. in Rockefeller Building, Room 301. The symposium will feature short presentations describing the accomplishments of each of last year's science laureates, followed by a…
January 21, 2016
The third annual Women in STEMM Panel and Meet & Greet will be held Jan. 29 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 356. The panel will feature six panelists who will address ways women and minorities can succeed in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) careers…
January 21, 2016
A scientist at Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will lead a pair of studies to develop more effective treatment for symptoms of cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-threatening genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and progressively limits the ability…
January 20, 2016
The business of obesity
WKSU: J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance, talked about the costs associated with obesity in the United States. “The direct medical cost is a huge one, but the ones people don’t understand are productivity loss, people…
January 20, 2016
Lack of serotonin can alter brain function and development
Tech Times: Roberto Fernández Galán, assistant professor of neurosciences, talked about the study he led that resulted in the first-ever complete model of the role serotonin plays in the brain. "Our goal in the project was to close the gap…
January 20, 2016
Attorneys: Cleveland dodging payment on $19M in judgments
The Associated Press: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor of Law and professor of political science, discussed the city of Cleveland’s efforts to not pay judgments to a man who spent nearly 12 years in prison because of “egregious…
January 20, 2016
Clearance sales start today at Chapel Hill, Elyria Macy's
WKSU: Macy’s recently announced the closure of 36 stores across the country, including two in Northeast Ohio. “Malls are still coming up, but they may be more unique-experience-oriented malls,” said Rakesh Niraj, associate professor of…