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February 18, 2015
The Public Affairs Discussion Group will host Burt W. Griffin, retired judge of the Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County, on Friday, Feb. 20, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Kelvin Smith Library’s Dampeer Room, for a talk titled “The Warren Commission & the Academy: Exploring Truth in a Political…
February 18, 2015
With Comic-Con descending into Cleveland this week, did you ever wonder who created Superman and why he remains an iconic presence? The Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center will sponsor an evening of discovery and interaction with Brad Ricca, lecturer in the Department of English and author of Super…
February 17, 2015
Why do we place our most vulnerable prisoners in solitary?
The Crime Report: Joseph Galanek, research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research & Education, wrote about how solitary confinement in prison is detrimental for inmates with mental illnesses.
February 17, 2015
Can modern prosthetics actually help reclaim the sense of touch?
PBS NewsHour: Dustin Tyler, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, designed a prosthetic arm that is meant to help restore the sense of touch for amputees. “Will you have your hand? No. Will you have…
February 17, 2015
Case Western Reserve leadership is soliciting comments from the public for the university’s upcoming accreditation review by the Higher Learning Commission. Visit case.edu/provost/accredcomment/ for more information.
February 17, 2015
Asking a colleague or classmate to review an assignment before turning it in is time-honored tradition in scholarly circles. Today Case Western Reserve is asking the campus community to do the same with draft “assurance arguments” the university will make to the organization charged to assess its…
February 17, 2015
The Office of Residence Life and Services posted all the information students will need to help them decide where and with whom they want to live for their sophomore year. Visit students.case.edu/living/housing/selection/secondyear for full information. All first- and second-year students must…
February 17, 2015
This year’s Drag Ball, which will be on Friday, Feb. 20, at 8 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, will feature performances, including one by professional drag queen Lady-J Martinez. There are still spots open for other performers; anyone interested is encouraged to sign up now. Attendance is…
February 17, 2015
How would you redesign Kelvin Smith Library? Form teams and compete in Kelvin Smith Library’s Student Redesign Competition 2.0. This team-based competition challenges students to propose changes to any physical space within the library to build upon its transformation into an intellectual center…
February 17, 2015
There will be an Ash Wednesday Ecumenical Prayer Service on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 4:15 p.m. at Amasa Stone Chapel. All faculty, staff and students are invited to join Newman Catholic Campus Ministry and United Protestant Campus Ministries to mark the beginning of Lent with the reading of…