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Find out the results of the Launch CWRU competition
Launch CWRU Weekend 2015 wrapped up Sunday, Sept. 6. At the beginning of the event, 24 individuals pitched their ideas, with 16 teams forming to begin the 48-hour competition. More than 30 community members supported idea research and team project development, acting as mentors, advisers, and…
Poll results: Find out what event CWRU community is looking forward to most
With an event-packed fall semester, the Case Western Reserve University has plenty to be excited for—however, according to this week’s Connect poll, there’s one event they’re overwhelmingly looking forward to. The university community is getting ready for this year’s Homecoming and Reunion…
Seniors: Sign up for your yearbook portraits
The Class of 2016 is encouraged to sign up to take senior portraits for the Case Western Reserve University yearbook, Retrospect. It is free to sign up and have your senior portrait taken for the yearbook. To sign up, visit lauren.onbackdrop.com/login and enter "16CWRU" as the school password.…
Biomarker may predict which HER2-negative breast cancer patients will benefit from targeted therapy
A multicenter team led by Case Western Reserve has demonstrated that brief exposure to a targeted therapy can tell doctors which HER2-negative patients will respond — and which should switch to another kind of treatment.  If confirmed in clinical trials, the discovery would provide physicians…
Rhonda Y. Williams’ book provides reference point to debunk myths of public housing
Five myths about public housing The Washington Post: Rhonda Y. Williams’ book, The Politics of Public Housing, provided a point of reference for an article about the myths of public housing, including that it was created by bureaucrats. Research by Williams, founder and director of the Social…
PhD candidate Suzanne Cromlish discusses her experience with learning sign language
CWRU doctoral student, 64, interprets for presidents, politicians and preachers with sign language The Plain Dealer: Suzanne Cromlish, PhD candidate at the Weatherhead School of Management, has been a sign language interpreter for talks by five presidents and a number of presidential…
Senior publishes book about nature, personal loss
John Brogan’s book, In Reflection of Nature, begins indoors. The Case Western Reserve senior describes sitting with his mother in her living room, listening as “she opened up to me for the first time about the intricacies and pain that go along with her continuing battle with cancer.” It is the…
Need to reserve a room? Get to know the Astra Scheduling System at tomorrow's demonstration
The Office of the University Registrar invites faculty, staff and other Case Western Reserve University community members to explore, in live demo format, the Astra Scheduling System. Academic spaces under the scheduling control of the University Registrar are easily shopped and reserved using…
Learn how to develop a successful pitch at tomorrow’s workshop
Everyone at some point in their career will be asked to sell an idea, a solution or their talent. Learn how to develop a successful pitch at the hour-long workshop "The Entrepreneur's Toolbox: Developing the Pitch" Friday, Sept. 18, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 356. The workshop is…
Faculty: Serve on fellowship, scholarship review committees
The Office of Undergraduate Studies is looking for faculty to participate on fellowship and scholarship (e.g. Rhodes, Fulbright, Marshal, Mitchell, etc.) candidate review committees. The feedback provided by these committees will help guide candidate revisions, if applicable, and support campus…