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December 21, 2015
Chinese adoptees at home in America
New York Times: Victor Groza, the Grace F. Brody Professor of Parent-Child Studies, discussed the questions many children adopted from China face as they grow older and wonder about their identities. “As adoptees enter adolescence and deal with issues all…
December 21, 2015
Win federal grant to examine high-frequency electrical stimulation to spinal cord A researcher at Case Western Reserve University has been awarded a four-year, $2.4 million federal grant to uncover how high-frequency electrical stimulation to the spinal cord reduces or eliminates chronic…
December 21, 2015
Before spring semester starts, interested students can take proficiency exams in various subjects. Proficiency exams allow students to earn credit for a particular course after demonstrating knowledge and skills at a level no lower than that of an average student who successfully completes the…
December 21, 2015
Get the New Year off to a good start with 121 Fitness’ “Get Fit for Life,” an eight-week program from Jan. 11 to March 6. The program features eight 30-minute sessions with a personal trainer or registered dietician who will train you to make healthy choices. “Get Fit For Life” offers two tiers to…
December 21, 2015
Kelvin Smith Library now offers Kanopy, a video-streaming service featuring educational and documentary films for faculty to use in classes, students to use in activities and researchers to use in support of their work. The films, which cover a variety of topics, can be embedded into Blackboard…
December 18, 2015
Child support
Cleveland Magazine: Gabriella Celeste, director of child policy at the Schubert Center for Child Studies, expanded upon some of the ideas the center suggested to U.S. attorney Steve Dettelbach prior to Cleveland’s consent decree.
December 18, 2015
In the shadow of the big two, how do smaller health systems operate?
WKSU: J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance, explained how Summa Health Care can remain competitive in the Akron market after Cleveland Clinic’s recent takeover of Akron General.
December 18, 2015
Leading a nation takes years off life, study suggests
New York Times: Matthew V. Abola, a medical student, contributed to a study in which researchers found that leading a country can cut a person’s life short. In 17 countries, examined from 1722 to 2015, those elected to head a government lived…
December 18, 2015
President Barbara R. Snyder today announced a new campuswide initiative involving two annual holidays in November and December. Starting next week, university administrative offices will be able to close at 3 p.m. on Dec. 23 in those years when Dec. 24 is a designated university holiday. The other…
December 18, 2015
Sanjaya Gajurel, computational scientist in Information Technology Services, wrote an opinion article for The Plain Dealer titled "Address terrorism through more socially beneficial enterprises." In his piece, Gajurel wrote about why he believes terrorism is a byproduct of the inequalities in…