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Hear from biomimicry tech startup CEOs at upcoming panel
Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Association (IDEA) will host a Biomimicry Lunch 'n’ Learn panel on Thursday, Nov. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. in Peter B. Lewis, Room 201. The event will feature two speakers, each with their own biomimetic tech startups: Emily Kennedy is CEO of Hedgemon LLC,…
Learn more about Cleveland’s vineyard at East 66th and Hough at next Baker-Nord Center event
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host a talk with Mansfield Frazier Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 4:30 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206. Frazier, community activist and entrepreneur, leads The Vineyards and BioCellar of Château Hough, an urban vineyard located in Cleveland at the intersection of…
Ethics Table series to continue with session on call for global constitutional convention
The Ethics Table Brown Bag Lunch series will continue Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11:30 a.m. in Thwing Center’s Cleveland Room. This meeting will cover Stephen Gardiner’s call for a global constitutional convention to protect the rights of future generations. Gardiner is professor of philosophy and the…
New traffic light at Adelbert Road, Circle Drive installed to improve safety
Persistence proved to be the key to installing a traffic light at the three-way intersection of Adelbert Road and Circle Drive. For many years, the Staff Advisory Council (SAC) lobbied to have a light replace the stop signs at the intersection. The intersection had become a safety concern for many…
Jackson T. Wright Jr. honored for reducing cardiovascular disease among African-Americans
Earns American Heart Association’s prestigious 2015 Clinical Research Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cardiovascular Science Jackson T. Wright Jr. When Jackson T. Wright Jr. began practicing medicine in the 1980’s, physicians knew that the risks of high blood pressure were greater in…
Medicine's Michael Wolfe weighs in on a study that connected a heartburn medication to increased risk of chronic kidney disease
Chronic heartburn drugs tied to higher risk of kidney disease Health Day: After studies connected a common type of heartburn medication to increased risk of chronic kidney disease, Michael Wolfe, professor of medicine, weighed in on other contributing factors, including obesity and the use of…
Engineering's Stuart Rowan talks about Sherwin-Williams Co.’s $1 donation to the Institute for Advanced Materials
Sherwin-Williams donating $1 million to Case Western Reserve's Institute for Advanced Materials The Plain Dealer: Stuart Rowan, the Kent Hale Smith Professor of Engineering and director of the Institute for Advanced Materials, discussed Sherwin-Williams Co.’s $1 donation to the institute. "We are…
Accounting for Racial Inequity in Clinical Trials: Dr. Jackson T. Wright Jr. Honored for Reducing Cardiovascular Disease among African Americans
When Jackson T. Wright Jr. MD, PhD, began practicing medicine in the 1980’s, physicians knew that the risks of high blood pressure were greater in African Americans compared to Caucasians. But what was not known was the dramatic difference in effective prevention and treatment strategies between…
CWRU mourns loss of former President Agnar Pytte
The Case Western Reserve community is mourning the death of Agnar “Ag” Pytte, who led the university from 1987 to 1999 and contributed enormously to the physical growth of the campus, the quality of the undergraduate experience, and the strength of its finances. Pytte died Friday, Nov. 6. He was…
CWRU to honor military veterans with National Roll Call
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the Case Western Reserve University community will join colleges and universities across the United States to honor military veterans by participating in the Veterans Day Commemoration and National Roll Call event, scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. outside of Adelbert…