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March 13, 2015
Applications are now being accepted for Prism Award, given annually to an office, department, person or entity at Case Western Reserve University in recognition of their significant contribution to the campus LGBT community. Past winners include the Office of the Registrar and Career Services. The…
March 12, 2015
Case Western Reserve scientists have discovered that speed matters when it comes to how messenger RNA (mRNA) deciphers critical information within the genetic code — the complex chain of instructions critical to sustaining life. The investigators’ findings, which appear in the March 12…
March 12, 2015
From Wisconsin to Georgia, police shooting investigations are changing
Christian Science Monitor: Lewis Katz, the John C. Hutchins Professor in the School of Law, discussed public opinions of police shootings. “I don’t think there’s been a radical American change of opinion—I still think a majority…
March 12, 2015
Encore performance
Inside Business: More and more retirees are considering “encore” careers, or postretirement career reboots. “This encore program or movement is a component of this whole evolution in our society and present time, a general sort of trend of redefining retirement in the 21st…
March 12, 2015
Case Western Reserve University has many approved summer study abroad options around the world. Visit the study abroad website to see all summer study abroad options. The deadline for most summer programs is April 1, but some deadlines are earlier, so students are encouraged to make an appointment…
March 12, 2015
The University Compliance Office continues its monthly privacy-related information sessions for Case Western Reserve University employees on Thursday, March 19. This session is from 10 to 11 a.m. in Crawford Hall, Room 720. Seating is limited and is first come, first seated. Employees will get…
March 12, 2015
New company developing “point-of-care” blood analyzer Punkaj Ahuja (left) and Patrick Leimkuehler (right) with a functional prototype blood test analyzer. A blood test yields a wealth of information crucial to a person's health. What's needed is a device that is small and inexpensive, yet…
March 12, 2015
Mitch Drumm’s pioneering academic career began with a pursuit called “chromosome jumping.” The phrase may evoke images of skiers navigating moguls, but in fact represents an even more daunting challenge: navigating the complexity of human DNA to determine precisely where and how genetic materials…
March 11, 2015
Dental exams at Tri-C Metro campus for kids, and CWRU for adults: free health events
The Plain Dealer: The School of Dental Medicine will host its first Admitting Day, which will give local Cleveland residents who are 18 or older a chance to get a free dental examination. New patient exams are…
March 11, 2015
Feeling a little jet lagged? It must be daylight savings time
The Conversation: Michael Decker, associate professor of nursing, and Elizabeth Damato, associate professor of nursing, wrote about why the time change is detrimental to some people who already don’t get enough sleep.