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CWRU researchers receive Stuart Scott Memorial Research grant WKYC: Sanford Markowitz, the Ingalls Professor of Cancer Genetics and cancer genetics program leader of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, received a three-year, $600,000 grant from the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research fund. The…

Quality preschool imperative for kindergarten readiness: Multitasking Moms and Dads The Plain Dealer: Robert Needlman, professor of pediatrics, explained why having fun in the classroom is important for kindergarten-age children. "When they're learning, they're happy," he said. "When you're happy,…

Dave Marsh, rock critic and historian, anticensorship activist and talk show host, will present “You Really Got a Hold on Me,” the keynote lecture for the 20th Annual Music Masters (AMM) series presented by Case Western Reserve and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Marsh’s lecture is…

The Department of Music will present its fall concert Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Harkness Chapel. The “mystery”-themed concert will feature the University Singers, directed by Marshall Haning, and the Case Concert Choir, directed by Matthew Garrett. This concert will include medieval chant…

Michelle Leslie and Shannon Smith both had applied for the Department of Defense’s Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarships before. Leslie, a PhD candidate studying macromolecular science and engineering, applied twice as an undergraduate. Smith, a senior studying…

A new five-year, $1.17 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will prepare 20 nurses from underrepresented ethnic groups to pursue doctorate degrees at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. The NIH-funded “Bridges to the Doctorate” training…

IMPROVment will open for the Upright Citizens Brigade Tour Company Friday, Nov. 6, at 12:30 p.m. at Amasa Stone Chapel. Upright Citizens Brigade Tour Company is an improv comedy group based in New York and L.A. The UCB Theatre—founded by Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh—has…

Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE) will offer two upcoming sessions on finding summer research. The “All About Summer Research” sessions will be held: Thursday, Nov. 5, at 4:15 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 400 Friday, Nov. 20, at 4 p.m. in Sears Library, Room 480 For…

Don't miss the chance to take part in Diversity 360 and join more than 2,000 others who have stepped up this fall to learn more about personal identity and inclusion on campus. The Diversity 360 program provides training to teach participants different aspects of diversity-related issues. A…

ACT III, a drop-in discussion group for women nearing or in retirement age, will hold a session titled “The Emotions of Investing.” This session will be held Thursday, Nov. 5, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women in Tinkham Veale University Center, Suite 248. Molly…