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September 28, 2015
For the 11th year, Bon Appétit Management Co., Case Western Reserve University’s food service provider, will celebrate a deeply rooted commitment to local food by preparing a regionally authentic meal made entirely from ingredients harvested within 150 miles of the kitchen Sept. 29. Leutner…
September 28, 2015
The Center for Popular Music Studies at Case Western Reserve University will present a graduate student conference, “Popular Music and Communities,” Oct. 2-3. During the two-day conference, speakers will explore how popular music works to establish and complicate constructions of community. The…
September 28, 2015
The guests who streamed into Silver Hall yesterday for the historic Violins of Hope concert encountered a stunning space—one that, like the concert itself, emerged from an extraordinary collaboration. The grand opening of the first phase of the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The…
September 28, 2015
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host a doctoral program open house Thursday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m. at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Community Studies Center. Attendees can learn more about part- and full-time study options, the curriculum, Mandel School…
September 28, 2015
Even very smart people can feel and act in not-so-smart ways. Psychology experiments suggest that human intelligence can be remarkably fragile, leading to blunders large and small. Why? Research finds that a variety of social psychological factors can suppress intelligent thought, making people…
September 28, 2015
The Intellectual Property Workshop series, presented by think[ box ], The IP Venture Clinic and LaunchPad, will continue Saturday, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. in Nord Hall, Room 410. During the workshop, titled “What Inventors Need to Know About Patents,” participants will learn how to protect their…
September 26, 2015
Benefits-eligible faculty and staff members can participate in upcoming health and wellness courses on “Plant-Based Nutrition for Disease Prevention: The Why, the How and the Wow.” The Wellness Program at Case Western Reserve University will sponsor the series, which counts toward the Nutrition…
September 25, 2015
The 15 best colleges in the Midwest
Business Insider: Case Western Reserve University ranked sixth on Business Insider’s list of best colleges in the Midwest. The rankings took into account alumni salaries, average SAT scores and reader opinions of which schools best prepare students for their…
September 25, 2015
Jared Bendis, The Temple-Tifereth Israel & The Steel Wheels
ideastream: Jared Bendis, creative new media officer at Kelvin Smith Library, discussed recent tech stories including that of Ahmed Mohamed, a Texas teenager who brought a homemade clock to school, resulting in controversy because some…
September 25, 2015
Diet shift shaped evolution of human ancestors
The Plain Dealer: Beverly Saylor, associate professor of stratigraphy and sedimentology, and Yohannes Haile-Selassie, adjunct professor of anthropology, contributed to a research study that found human ancestors likely shifted diets much earlier than…