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January 08, 2015
Architect Louis Kahn died alone, and bankrupt, in New York City’s Penn Station in 1974. Filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn documents his father’s riches to rags story in the Oscar-nominated film, My Architect (2003). The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities’ Second Look Film Series will feature My Architect…
January 08, 2015
In 1998, Elizabeth “Betsy” Banks came to Case Western Reserve University to manage an AmeriCorps environmental education grant program on campus. She figured the position would be a rewarding—but brief—experience because the grant funding was only guaranteed for four months. But more than 16 years…
January 08, 2015
Through Sunday, Jan. 11, the following parking lots will be available for short-term parking usage for spring semester move-in: Lot 5 (Murray Hill and Adelbert Road, by Fribley Commons) Lot 57 (behind Carlton Road residence halls and next to Carlton Road Greek houses) Lot S46 (The Village at…
January 08, 2015
The new year often is about new beginnings—and for many, a great way to accomplish this fresh start is through resolutions and goals. So earlier this week, we asked the Case Western Reserve University community what their resolutions—if any—were. As is often the case, health and wellness goals…
January 08, 2015
For 98-year-old artist, every mural must 'be a new adventure'
NPR: In a piece on muralist Eric Bransby, Henry Adams, the Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, discussed the change in art after World War II. "For that generation it was very difficult to make your way as a figurative painter,"…
January 08, 2015
The U.S. opts for closer ties with Cuba
The Ohio Channel: On an episode of The Sound of Ideas, political science instructor Laura Tartakoff weighed in on what closer diplomatic relations with Cuba could mean for Americans, Cubans and Cuban-Americans.
January 08, 2015
Overnight, Information Technology Services (ITS) upgraded Case Western Reserve’s telephone and voicemail systems. When you access your voice mailbox for the first time today, you will be prompted to set a new PIN and to record a personal greeting. Instructions regarding this process, as well as…
January 07, 2015
Enzymatic activity essential for vision may provide target for drug transportResearchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have uncovered the mechanism that enables the enzyme Lecithin: retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) to store vitamin A—a process that is indispensible for vision.…
January 07, 2015
Explore the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ graduate programs in social work and nonprofit management at an open house on Saturday, Jan. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Community Studies (11402 Bellflower Road). Connect…
January 07, 2015
New approach could lead cancer cells down path of destruction
Gizmag: Youwei Zhang, assistant professor of pharmacology, led a team that discovered a potential treatment that may steer cancer cells toward their own destruction.