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Audition for Mental Health Awareness Talent Show Oct. 14-15
The National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) will hold auditions for its talent show Oct. 14-15. Students can sign up as single performers or as larger groups. All acts, from spoken word poetry to juggling, are welcome. Auditions for the Mental Health Awareness Talent Show will be…
Celebrate National Midwifery Week with free cupcakes on Friday
For the fourth year in a row, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will celebrate National Midwifery Week by giving away 1,000 mini cupcakes—one cupcake for every 10 babies born annually into the hands of certified nurse midwives in Ohio. The cupcakes, supplied by Main Street Cupcakes, will…
Tour new residence hall this weekend
Want to check out Case Western Reserve University’s newest residence hall? Make sure to attend an open house event this weekend to tour the space. The hall will be open Friday, Oct. 9, from 3 to 5 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Guided tours of select apartments will be…
Chief Information Security Officer Tom Siu blogs about two-factor authentication
On the move with two-factor authentication Educause Review: Tom Siu, chief information security officer, blogged about the importance of two-factor authentication and how the university has successfully implemented it.
Law's Sharona Hoffman discusses how personal experiences inspired her book
Daughter of late EL rabbi writes guide to planning for old age WKAR: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, discussed how personal experiences led her to write her recent book, Aging with a Plan.
Judaic Studies' Jay Geller talks about importance of violins for some who endured Holocaust
A forest of voices from long-silenced violins ideastream: The Violins of Hope—instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust—are in Cleveland, as part of a months-long series of exhibitions and events. Jay Geller, The Samuel Rosenthal Professor of Judaic Studies, talked about the…
CWRU plays fundamental role in organizing Cleveland Medical Hackathon
First Cleveland Medical Hackathon announces winners The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University played a fundamental role in the organization of the first Cleveland Medical Hackathon. Faculty and staff from the university helped organize, served as team leaders, content experts, mentors…
New nanomaterial maintains conductivity in three dimensions
Liming Dai led the team's research. International team seamlessly bonds CNTs and graphene An international team of scientists has developed what may be the first one-step process for making seamless carbon-based nanomaterials that possess superior thermal, electrical and mechanical properties in…
"Homecoming Royalty" to be named at Saturday's football game
Update: This article has been amended, as voting officially closed at midnight. Students had the opportunity to vote for the student they believe embodies CWRU spirit, inclusivity and pride to become "Homecoming Royalty." Make sure to attend the homecoming football game Saturday, Oct. 10, to find…
Dean Michael Scharf to lead pre-law event on international law, evolution of law schools
Michael Scharf, dean of the School of Law and director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, will present at a prelaw event Friday, Oct. 9, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in Sears Hall, Room 356. First, he will give a talk on ISIS, Syria and international law. After, he will discuss the…