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More fundraising records fall
Case Western Reserve University’s supporters set 22 all-time records for fundraising in fiscal year 2015, including its eighth all-time record for attainment in the past nine years. That total of $166.9 million bested 2014’s record by $15.3 million—a figure nearly three times as high as the…
Law's Jessie Hill explains how Ohio’s restrictions for opening abortion clinics have mostly gone unnoticed
Abortion clinic opens amidst Ohio's heightened regulatory environment ideastream: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law and associate dean for academic affairs, explained how Ohio’s restrictions for opening abortion clinics have mostly gone unnoticed by the public, but have a…
Political Science's Karen Beckwith to participate in panel discussion before Thursday’s Republican Presidential Candidate Debate
Here are 6 Cleveland venues that are hosting watch parties for the GOP debate on Thursday The Plain Dealer: Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor and chair Department of Political Science, will participate in a panel discussion at the City Club of Cleveland before Thursday’s Republican…
U.S. Green Building Council endorses Tinkham Veale University Center with LEED Gold certification
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has designated Case Western Reserve University’s Tinkham Veale University Center with a LEED Gold certification, an endorsement of the building’s energy and environmentally sensitive design and construction. LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental…
Student Affairs launches Bathroom Poster series
The University Office of Student Affairs has launched the 2015-2018 Bathroom Poster series. Since 1990, the bathroom poster campaign has been one way that the university raises awareness about and educates the campus community about the serious issue of sexual misconduct and relationship…
Faculty members: RSVP by Aug. 6 to attend grant-writing program
Faculty members planning to apply for National Science Foundation (NSF) and other grants are invited to participate in a new grant-writing program, meeting biweekly August through October for November grant deadlines. The writing group, a program of the Office of Faculty Development, provides…
What you need to know about Windows 10 at Case Western Reserve
On July 29, Microsoft began the process of releasing its new operating system, Windows 10, to the public. If you use a computer running Windows 7, 8 or 8.1, you might receive a desktop notification when Windows 10 is available for you to install. Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 in waves;…
CardioInsight Technologies acquired to further advance heart-mapping technology initially developed at CWRU
The recent acquisition of CardioInsight Technologies Inc., a privately held, Cleveland-based medical device company, will advance electrocardiographic mapping technology initially researched and developed in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University’s Case School…
Key protein drives ‘power plants’ that fuel cells in heart and other key systems in the body
Case Western Reserve University scientists have discovered that a protein called Kruppel-like Factor 4 (KLF4) controls mitochondria — the “power plants” in cells that catalyze energy production. Specifically, they determined KLF4’s pivotal role through its absence — that is, the mitochondria…
Weatherhead School's Scott Shane warns of cities that rely too much on startups for job creation
The problem with trying to be the next Silicon Valley Fortune: Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, warned that, though startups can play an important role in a city's economy, most cities shouldn't rely on startups for job creation.