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May 22, 2015
Fed still seen in lift-off mode as Yellen takes center stage
Reuters: As progress is made toward employment and inflation goals, the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to stand by its plans to raise interest rates later this year. "One of the things the U.S. has going for it is ... a broad feeling that…
May 22, 2015
As think[ box ] manager, Ian Charnas (CWR '05) is as much a fixture at Case Western Reserve University’s innovation center as one of the 3-D printers or laser cutters anyone is free to create and tinker with there. He’s also deeply involved in the center’s upcoming move and expansion from snug…
May 22, 2015
Mark Singer Mark Singer, the Leonard W. Mayo Professor in Family and Child Welfare and deputy director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Social…
May 22, 2015
Karen Abbott, assistant professor of biology, was named an Early Career Fellow by the Ecological Society of America. The fellowship is awarded to individuals "who have begun making and show promise of continuing to make outstanding contributions" to the field of ecology. Nine Early Career Fellows…
May 22, 2015
121 Fitness will offer three health and fitness programs this summer for those with different goals, fitness levels and experience: Get Fit Together Couch to Confidence Personal Training Get Fit for Life. The Get Fit Together series will consist of eight weekly sessions, beginning May 27.…
May 22, 2015
David Biegel, the Henry L. Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice and co-director of the Center on Substance Abuse and Mental Illness in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was appointed to a six-person international committee to evaluate Israeli social work…
May 22, 2015
Dionne Broadus, senior director of foundation relations in the Office of Government and Foundation Relations, was selected as a member of the 2015 City Advocate Program with the Downtown Cleveland Alliance. Broadus, a Cleveland native, lived and worked in New York City before returning home to…
May 22, 2015
Kelvin Smith Library and the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship selected Gillian Weiss, associate professor of history, and William Rogers, lecturer in English, as 2015 Freedman Fellows. Weiss’ project aims to uncover the historical role of Jewish students, faculty and administrators in the…
May 21, 2015
Imagine an instrument that peers deep inside the eye and sees how well the retina’s cells function. Such advanced technology would provide unprecedented options for early detection of disease – not only of the eye, but other organs as well. Case Western Reserve Professor Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD,…
May 21, 2015
Prosecutors may feel pressure to make decisions more quickly in police use-of-force cases
The Plain Dealer: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, discussed why police shootings across the country have solicited different responses in terms of protests. "Freddie Gray isn't just Freddie Gray," he…