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CWRU researcher to transform clot makers into clot busters
Sen Gupta adapting platelet technology to treat stroke and heart attack Anirban Sen Gupta A Case Western Reserve University researcher has been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to transform clot-forming synthetic platelet technology into devices…
Deadline extended: Enter design contest for chance to create CWRU Snapchat geofilter, win prizes
Love Snapchat? Love Case Western Reserve University? Show us.  All students are invited to participate in a contest to create the next CWRU-themed geofilter. (For those of you unfamiliar, a geofilter is a location-based filter that overlays an image on the photo messaging app; when you’re on…
Learn more about foreign language majors, minors and study abroad opportunities
Undergraduate students who study or plan to study foreign languages are invited to attend an International Tea Thursday, Oct. 29, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Guilford House, Room 223. Students will have the opportunity to discuss majors, minors and study abroad opportunities with the faculty of the…
Undergraduate students: Get information about Weatherhead School of Management at Oct. 30 open house
Interested in studying business? Stop by the Weatherhead School of Management Undergraduate Fall Open House to learn more about academic programs Friday, Oct. 30, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Peter B. Lewis Building, Room 208. Undergraduate students are invited to meet with faculty and advisers to…
Free STI testing to be offered Oct. 30
The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women and University Health Service will offer free sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing for female students Friday, Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Suite 248. According to the American Sexual Health Association,…
Limits on retirement contributions remain the same for 2016; get the details
Faculty and staff can contribute toward their retirement savings on a pre-tax or Roth basis through payroll deduction. The Internal Revenue Service has announced calendar year limits on retirement contributions, with no increases for 2016. Participants can contribute up to $18,000. Participants…
Social Justice Institute's Rhonda Williams talks about Think Tank 2015
Activist Angela Davis to speak at Case Western Reserve University The Plain Dealer: Rhonda Williams, founder and director of the Social Justice Institute, talked about the Think Tank 2015 event, featuring keynote speaker activist Angela Y. Davis. "Angela Y. Davis' visit is right on time, for she is…
Professor Glenn Starkman discussed how dark matter might be made up of quarks
Bowling for dark matter PBS: Glenn Starkman, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics, discussed how researchers believe dark matter might be made up of subatomic particles named quarks. “We don’t know whether this stuff…
Professor Emeritus Dorr Dearborn explains the lead poisoning problem in Cleveland
Toxic Neglect: Curing Cleveland's legacy of lead poisoning The Plain Dealer: Dorr Dearborn, professor emeritus of medicine, explained why lead poisoning increasingly has become a problem in Cleveland. "Building and housing used to have 100 inspectors," he said. "We've been asking for years for them…
Get in the giving spirit: Participate in Charity Choice campaign through Dec. 18
The Charity Choice campaign returns to Case Western Reserve University this fall, giving the faculty, staff and students the opportunity to help those less fortunate. Campaign organizers encourage everyone to give—no matter how small the donation. Campaign leaders hope to attract at least 750…