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Children should confront stage fright in order to learn and grow, says Psychology's Amy Przeworski
Should children be forced to perform? The New York Times: When an author reflected on her son’s stage fright, Amy Przeworski, assistant professor of psychology, recommended even children with anxiety about performing take the stage. “We want our kids to learn that they can handle things and that…
Tinkham Veale University Center is an attraction for potential students, says Stephen Campbell
CWRU reels in prospective students with a three-story interactive video wall Higher Ed Tech Desicions: The interactive media wall in Tinkham Veale University Center provides information to students and visitors and is an attraction for potential students. “The building itself is used as a…
Case Western Reserve Awarded $3.9 Million for Innovative HIV Research
A researcher at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded $3.9 million to determine if the combination of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and drug abuse is a double kick in the gut, leading to organ damage throughout the body. Alan D. Levine, PhD, a professor of…
Eliciting the Patient’s Experience of Illness through Narrative and Reflection
Prepared and presented by Paula Schultz BSN, RN, CNRN, UH Seidman Cancer Center, Office of Patient and Public Education Objectives Creating an environment where patients are allowed and encouraged to tell their illness story is a crucial yet often overlooked component of cultural competence in…
CWRU awarded $3.9 million for innovative HIV research
Alan D. Levine, PhD, a professor of medicine, molecular biology and microbiology, pathology and pharmacology, is one of five scientists nationwide to receive the competitive 2015 National Institute on Drug Abuse Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS Research. In addition to the $2.5 million Avante-Garde…
National Survey of Student Engagement to be sent out to first-years, seniors this week
During the week of Feb. 9, first-year students and seniors at CWRU will receive an invitation to participate in the National Survey of Student Engagement. The survey is being given to undergraduates at schools across the country, and is designed to query students directly about their educational…
Register now for free CaseLearns courses at Kelvin Smith Library
Registration is now open for Kelvin Smith Library’s spring semester CaseLearns workshops. All students, faculty, staff and alumni can take these courses free of charge. Some of this semester’s courses include: Creating Clickable Collections: How to Build Digital Exhibits & Archives Encoding…
Nobel Prize winner to speak on relationship between chemistry, art at Baker-Nord Center event
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will present several free, public events in February, including lectures on chemistry as an art, ethics shared by humans and animals and Latin America in the past 40 years. On Thursday, Feb. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center, the…
Graduate Student Senate offers coupons for "Parks and Rec" stars' comedy show
Graduate Student Senate will provide graduate students with coupons for $5 off the Nick Offerman and Retta comedy show, which would bring the price to $10 each. Only 50 coupons are available; they will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Coupons can be picked up in the SPARTA Center…
Tickets on sale for on-campus RJD2 concert
On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the University Program Board and WRUW radio station will bring RJD2 to campus for a performance. A limited amount of general admission tickets are available for sale at tickets.case.edu for $10 each. Students are free with their CWRU IDs. RJD2's music is a collage of hip-hop…