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This semester’s implicit bias series to launch with weight bias topic Jan. 27
The Professional Development Center of the Office of Human Resources will host a series of sessions based on the Implicit Association Test on select Wednesdays throughout the semester. Participants can take assessments related to the subject matter prior to the sessions most weeks. The first…
Kelvin Smith Library hosts lecture on mid-20th century destruction of books
Kelvin Smith Library will host a lecture on mid-20th century American biblioclasm, which is the destruction or mutilation of books, Wednesday, Jan. 20, at noon in the library’s Freedman Center. Lisa Fagin Davis, executive director of the Medieval Academy of America, will present "Picking up the…
Weatherhead School's William Mahnic talks about drop in Bitcoin usage
"Bitcoin Boulevard" no longer booming Marketplace: William Mahnic, associate professor of banking and finance, talked about why instability has led to a drop in Bitcoin usage after its initial popularity among some Cleveland Heights businesses, nicknamed “Bitcoin Boulevard.” “My bitcoin is worth X…
Law's Michael Benza explains why some suspicious actions of sheriff's department in "Making a Murderer" were legal
5 things a lawyer reveals were actually legal in Making a Murderer Tech Insider: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, explained why some suspicious actions of the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department’s handling of the cases (as seen in the Netflix series Making a Murderer) actually were legal.
School of Law to launch law clinic for victims of sexual assault, human trafficking
Case Western Reserve to launch human trafficking law clinic The Plain Dealer: The School of Law received a grant from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to launch a law clinic in which students will represent victims of sexual assault and human trafficking. Judith Lipton, professor of law and…
New semester is opportunity to look back—and move forward
To the Case Western Reserve Community: We begin this semester in the midst of our academic year. Yes, December saw the usual deluge of “best of” lists to say goodbye to 2015. And yes, many watched the ball drop to signal the start of 2016. Crowds in our fitness facilities show the force of…
Moms: Find out how to keep you and your family healthy this winter during lunchtime discussion Jan. 15
Join fellow moms, grandmothers or moms-to-be for a lunchtime discussion on coughs, colds and keeping healthy this winter with Claudia Hoyen, assistant professor of pediatrics and director of pediatric infection control at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. Moms Offering…
Siegal Lifelong Learning Program to host 2016 Northeast Ohio Public Policy Series; first installment to be held Jan. 19
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University will host the 2016 Northeast Ohio Public Policy Series, which brings together a panel of local leaders and experts to exchange ideas and share views on critical issues affecting Northeast Ohio. Each of the series’ 10 events,…
How are neighborhood characteristics and individual health outcomes related? Find out at next PRCHN seminar
Adam Perzynski, assistant professor of medicine and researcher in the Center for Health Care Research and Policy, will present "Neighborhoods and Health from Redlining to the Digital Divide: Perspectives for Public Health and Primary Care” at the next Prevention Research Center for Healthy…
Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest deadline extended to Jan. 22
The deadline for the Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest has been extended to Jan. 22 at 5 p.m. This year, the MLK Week theme is “The Urgency of Then and Now,” and the contest’s theme reflects on King’s influence on the city of Cleveland and how his message of equality for all people can be…