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December 19, 2014
Beginning Dec. 19, the Thwing Center Printing Services location will transition to become a full-service FedEx facility, expected to open in mid-January. While the Thwing Center site will close for improvements, all printing needs will be processed out of the Cedar Avenue Service Center until the…
December 19, 2014
As part of the Center for International Affairs’ Global Talk Series, the center will present a “Say My Name" workshop and also discuss "Supporting International Students in the Classroom." This workshop is designed to provide faculty with tips on international student name pronunciation (bring a…
December 18, 2014
Civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. calls for “deliberate action” At City Club Of Cleveland
Anisfield-Wolf Blog: Rhonda Williams, director of the Social Justice Institute, attended a recent talk by civil rights leaders, where she asked directly: “How do we dismantle white privilege?”
December 18, 2014
Pregnancy complication linked to autism
Medscape Medical News: A new study found unborn babies whose mothers get preeclampsia may face a higher risk of having autism spectrum disorder. Max Wiznitzer, associate professor of pediatrics and neurology, said he thinks the numbers are too small to…
December 18, 2014
Judge says Obama immigration order unconstitutional
Associated Press: A federal judge in Pittsburgh recently said President Obama’s executive actions on immigration are unconstitutional. Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, however, said he is skeptical the judge’s opinion…
December 18, 2014
Is the West teaching the developing world to stigmatize fat people? New Republic: Eileen Anderson-Fye, the Robson Junior Professor of Anthropology, discussed her cross-cultural study of fat stigma. “I started to [look] at these strong stigmatizing beliefs around obese bodies, in places where…
December 18, 2014
Race matters in the classroom
The Huffington Post:Deepak Sarma, professor of south Asian religions and philosophy, blogged about the importance of race in studying religions. He wrote, “The prime directive for all of my classes is for students to confront and to question their own presuppositions.”
December 18, 2014
Artificial skin could help prosthesis wearers feel, for real
Smithsonian Magazine:Dustin Tyler, associate professor of biomedical engineering, discussed the possibility of a recent innovation—a polymer designed to stretch and feel like human skin to cover prosthetic devices and give wearers a sense…
December 18, 2014
Videos bring students and veterans together
The Plain Dealer: A journalism class taught by James Sheeler, the Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and Media Writing, spent time with veterans at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center and produced videos to tell their stories.…
December 18, 2014
Witnessing violence by parents or a parent’s intimate partner can trigger for some children a chain of negative behaviors that follows them from preschool to kindergarten and beyond, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University. Megan Holmes But girls and boys can be affected…