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April 08, 2015
Katia Almeida, instructor of anthropology, and Lisa Nielson, SAGES and music lecturer, will present at the annual Wittke/Jackson Lecture on Friday, April 10, at 12:30 p.m. in DeGrace Hall, Room 312. Almeida and Nielson are the 2014 winners of the Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in…
April 08, 2015
Handy helpers: Safe chores for kids by age
Safe Bee: Donald Freedheim, professor emeritus of psychology and founding director of the Schubert Center for Child Studies, discussed the importance of assigning children chores and gave some age-appropriate examples. “Assigning chores can boost a child’s…
April 08, 2015
Exercising with a disability
U.S. News & World Report: Matthew Plow, assistant professor of nursing, explained his recent study, which found that there are not enough nutrition and weight-loss interventions for people with disabilities. “This is really a health disparity that we need to start…
April 08, 2015
Smart window changes color with weather
Science Mag: Liming Dai, the Kent Smith Hale Professor in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, discussed smart windows, which are made of glass that tints using energy from wind and precipitation. “The innovation … represents a new kind…
April 08, 2015
“Reading Interfaces: Inquiries at the Intersection of Literature and Technology,” an exhibition and colloquium exploring contemporary works of electronic literature, poetic production and reception across media will be held today (April 8) through Friday, April 10, on the first floor of Kelvin…
April 08, 2015
The Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program will hold a poster conference on Sunday, April 12, from noon to 4 p.m. at Tinkham Veale University Center. The program provides state-funded scholarships to STEMM majors, with the goal of keeping Ohio students in Ohio for their education and for their…
April 08, 2015
The Department of Art History and Art will host Rachel Kousser, professor of Greek and Roman art and archaeology at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center at the City University of New York, for the Julius Fund Lecture on Friday, April 10, at 5:30 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 309. Kousser will…
April 08, 2015
Celebrate the life and art of Anita Rogoff, professor emerita of art, on Sunday, April 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Art Studio of Case Western Reserve University. Rogoff, an alumna of Cleveland Institute of Art, was active in developing art curriculum for school systems, articles in professional…
April 08, 2015
Mary Naylor, director of the University of Pennsylvania’s New Courtland Center for Transitions and Health, will frame conversations about transitioning chronically ill people from home or care facilities to hospitals and back again. She will speak during “From Here to There and There to Here”—the…
April 08, 2015
Building on the core strengths of each, Cleveland Clinic and the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University are collaborating on a new health care-focused executive master of business administration (EMBA) degree program to begin this fall. The Cleveland Clinic-Weatherhead…