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Delegates meeting in Denver in October for the Triennial Council of Phi Beta Kappa, America's oldest academic honor society, elected Christine Cano, associate professor of French, to a six-year term on the Phi Beta Kappa Senate, the society's governing body. Also at the Triennial Council, the Case…

Brian K. Gran, associate professor of sociology and law, was invited to serve on the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists (NCLS), a 14-member joint committee of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Bar Association. The NCLS is a joint effort on the part…

What better time to get a jumpstart on your future career than over winter break? The Career Center offers a variety of free services to all Case Western Reserve University students to launch a job search. A full list of services and links is available at students.case.edu/My/Career/.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have created the first complete model to describe the role that serotonin plays in brain development and structure. Serotonin, also called 5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT], is an important neuromodulator of brain development and the…

Area rabbis condemn Trump’s Muslim stance Cleveland Jewish News: Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science, and Jay Geller, the Samuel Rosenthal Professor of Judaic Studies, discussed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to keep those of the Muslim faith from…

Police shooting cases hang over Cincinnati and Cleveland Associated Press: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, talked about how video availability has changed police shooting cases—but how, even with video, officers’ actions still can be subject to interpretation. "Usually it's in this…

Research findings could lead to diagnostics and treatment for the eye disease In one of the latest examples of precision medicine, teams of geneticists from nine countries, involving more than 100 scientists, analyzed the genes of more than 33,000 individuals in the hope of finding genetic…

The Weatherhead School of Management and the Center for International Affairs will host an excursion to Ohio City for students who need winter clothes and want to experience American thrift stores. The trip—featuring stops at Sweet Lorain, Unique Thrift Store and Elegancia—will be held Saturday,…

Winter break is a perfect time to write an essay for the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest before the Monday, Jan. 4, 5 p.m. deadline. 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…

Expand your professional skillset using the free Lynda.com service, which is available to the entire university community. The service offers free online and mobile video-based training courses on various topics, including web development, computer programming, professional skills and more. Each…