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October 13, 2015
The Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) once again will hold the Weatherheadless Ball for all graduate students 21 years old and over Oct. 24 from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Peter B. Lewis Building. The event will feature live music by The Jack Cameras and a costume contest. The ball also…
October 13, 2015
Michelson and Morley will offer new student discounts. Each Wednesday, student specials will be available, with different offers each week. The current specials are as follows: First Wednesday of the month: Buy any flatbread, get the second for half off Second Wednesday of the month: A gourmet,…
October 13, 2015
The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a panel discussion on school readiness Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Siegal Facility in Beachwood. The event will help parents figure out if their children are ready for kindergarten. Recently, Ohio implemented a new holistic…
October 12, 2015
How gun control came to Britain
History News Network: Luke Reader, a SAGES lecturer, wrote about how Britain enacted tougher gun laws following a 1996 shooting at a primary school. He explained that though he believes the United States is different, there are some similar approaches the government…
October 12, 2015
Breastfed infants may get enough vitamin D in mothers’ milk
Reuters: Lydia Furman, professor of pediatrics, explained why some nursing mothers might opt to take vitamin D supplements themselves, instead of giving babies vitamin drops. “Certainly the vitamin drops are not very delicious and…
October 12, 2015
Each year, in the fall and spring, temperatures fluctuate substantially between daytime highs and nighttime lows. While Facilities Services’ goal is to provide a comfortable and productive environment for faculty, staff and students, the type of cooling systems in many campus buildings presents…
October 12, 2015
Martha C. Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago and a founding president of the Human Development and Capability Association, will be awarded the 2015 Inamori Ethics Prize by Case Western Reserve University’s Inamori International…
October 12, 2015
Learn more about your health by completing three wellness activities this fall: a biometric screening, Health Rick Appraisal and Tobacco Attestation Form. All benefits-eligible faculty and staff can complete the screening and Health Risk Appraisal, however only employees who use one of the…
October 12, 2015
Do you know the origins of using dissection to train medical physicians? An upcoming Dittrick Medical History Center and Museum “Stimulating Discussions across Time and Space” Conversation series, will address the early history of dissection and the problems it presented. In 1543, Andreas Vesalius…
October 12, 2015
The Social Justice Institute will host its 2015 Intergenerational Think Tank “Educating for Struggle: Social Justice, Empathy and Social Transformation” Nov. 13-14. Angela Y. Davis, Distinguished Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at University of California, Santa…