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Interim Law Dean Michael Scharf weighs in on Palestine's move to join ICC
Joining International Criminal Court wouldn’t guarantee Palestinians a war crimes case The New York Times: Michael P. Scharf, interim dean of the School of Law, discussed Palestine’s move to join the International Criminal Court. Scharf said that past cases “involved hundreds of thousands or at…
Circle K International to provide service opportunities for students
Circle K International (CKI), the world’s largest collegiate-level service organization, is coming to Case Western Reserve University. CKI will recruit members in the spring. If students have been a part of Key Club in the past or wish to take part in service that is approached as a team, then CKI…
Organizational Development and Learning kicks off workshop series on implicit bias Jan. 13
The Organizational Development & Learning Unit of the Department of Human Resources will kick off its brown bag winter series on implicit bias Tuesday, Jan. 13, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Crawford Hall 209. The series on implicit bias comprises 15 individual sessions, based on the Implicit…
Apply for Staff Educational Enhancement Fund support by Jan. 15
Spring applications are now being accepted for the Staff Educational Enhancement Fund (SEEF), which can be used for textbooks, certification, online/off-campus courses or out-service training (conferences, conventions, professional association meetings or workshops) not funded under regular…
Cancer treatment potential discovered in gene repair mechanism
Protein regulates action of gene-repair route where cancer cells are met with fatal inhospitality Case Western Reserve researchers have identified a two-pronged therapeutic approach that shows great potential for weakening and then defeating cancer cells. The team’s complex mix of genetic and…
Weight Watchers subsidy available for benefits-eligible employees in 2015
Beginning Jan. 1, a 50 percent subsidy is available for benefits-eligible faculty and staff interested in joining Weight Watchers. The subsidy is available for Weight Watchers Meetings (at work or in the community; includes online access) and for Weight Watchers Essentials (online program). Weight…
CWRU finds more men arriving for class to become nurses
It appears that men have figured out what women have known for years: nursing is a great profession. Just ask the current class in Case Western Reserve University's master entry-nursing program. While the number of men in nursing has increased in recent years, Case Western Reserve University has…
Social Justice Institute Brown Bag Series to continue this spring
The Case Western Reserve University Social Justice Institute will continue its Brown Bag Series this spring. The first discussion will feature Associate Professor of Sociology Susan Hinze and will take place Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Crawford Hall, Room A13. Other dates and…
New regulations begin today for J1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program
The U.S. Department of State has formulated new regulations governing the J1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program, the non-immigrant visa category for individuals approved to participate in work-and study-based exchange visitor programs. Beginning Jan. 5, all incoming J1 visa holders will have to prove…
Cancer Treatment Potential Discovered in Gene Repair Mechanism
Case Western Reserve researchers have identified a two-pronged therapeutic approach that shows great potential for weakening and then defeating cancer cells. The team’s complex mix of genetic and biochemical experiments unearthed a way to increase the presence of a tumor-suppressing protein which,…