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Baker-Nord Center to screen Oscar-nominated documentary "My Architect" on Jan. 26
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…
5 questions with…Center for Civic Engagement & Learning Director Betsy Banks
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…
Short-term parking available this weekend for spring semester move-in
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…
In 2015, we resolve to…
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…
Art professor Henry Adams talks to NPR about changes in art post-WWII
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,"…
Political science instructor Laura Tartakoff on U.S. ties with Cuba
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.
Telephone, voicemail upgrade marks first phase of large initiative
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…
CWRU scientists find key to vitamin A metabolism
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.…
Learn more about graduate programs at the Mandel School at Jan. 10 open house
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…
Pharmacology's Youwei Zhang, team finds potential cancer treatment
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.