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WISER to hold general meeting Jan. 15
Join the Women in Science and Engineering Roundtable (WISER) for a meeting Jan. 15 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Thwing Center 201. At the meeting, attendees will hear about the latest WISER news, eat pizza and write letters to young girls about their experiences in science, technology, engineering…
Get involved: Community Service and Internship Fair to be held Friday
As part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week, the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning and the Career Center will host a Community Service & Internship Fair on Friday, Jan. 16, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. The fair is an opportunity to…
Sign up for free group tobacco cessation program
Ease@Work will offer a free group tobacco cessation program on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. from Jan. 21 through March 11. Sessions will be held in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, room 320B. Goals of the program include: Assess readiness to end tobacco…
Public Affairs Discussion Group returns with talk on employee contract issues
Kicking off the spring semester, the Public Affairs Discussion Group will meet Friday, Jan. 16, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Kelvin Smith Library’s Dampeer Room for a talk titled “Being an Employee in an Information Economy: The Expanding Role of Non-Competition and Related Agreements.” David…
CWRU researchers find Ohio’s diversion program effective in helping juvenile offenders
An evaluation by social work researchers at Case Western Reserve University of Ohio’s Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice (BHJJ) initiative in 11 counties found the program benefits most young offenders diverted from detention centers to community-based agencies to treat mental health issues, drug…
Researchers identify new gene mutations linked to colorectal cancer in African-American patients
Discovery paves way for new approaches for population with highest incidence and mortality rates from this kind of cancer Case Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified new gene mutations unique to colon cancers in African-Americans—the population with the highest incidence and death…
Apply for Graduate Student Senate executive committee position
The Graduate Student Senate seeks a candidate to fill the Activities Chair position for the spring semester. This chair is a member of the executive committee and helps plan events and activities for graduate students. The position is open to all graduate students. For more information, email…
Students’ use of technology in class: powerful or problematic? Discuss at next UCITE session
One common complaint among faculty is what to do about the use of laptops and smartphones during class by students. On the one hand, these devices are powerful learning tools that enable students to have a world of knowledge at their fingertips that can be retrieved in an instant. It also enables…
Next workshop in implicit bias series to focus on weapons biases
The Organizational Development & Learning Unit of the Department of Human Resources will continue its brown bag series on implicit bias Tuesday, Jan. 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Adelbert Hall, Room M2. The series on implicit bias comprises 15 individual sessions, based on the Implicit…
Learn how to get involved with Social Justice Institute at Jan. 16 open house
The Social Justice Institute (SJI) will hold an open house on Friday, Jan. 16, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in Crawford Hall, room A13 (Conference Library). The SJI will take a look at the year in review, share updates on recent SJI initiatives such as the social justice minor, community-building…