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October 29, 2014
Heard Off the Street: Repurchasing shares increasingly popular for cash-rich companies
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Scott Fine, professor of banking and finance, suggested that the trend of companies spending excess revenue in purchasing back their own shares may not provide enough value. “Shareholders…
October 29, 2014
CWRU professor receives award: Higher Education Roundup
The Plain Dealer: Ronald Hickman Jr.,assistant professor of nursing, recently received a $350,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars award to further investigate how to help family decision-makers when considering…
October 29, 2014
Liming Dai: Integrating nanochemistry into the macroscopic world
Chemistry World: Liming Dai, the Kent Hale Smith Professor in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, took part in a Q&A in which he discussed his research and the Center of Advanced Science and Engineering for…
October 29, 2014
Jeopardy! champ Arthur Chu to talk about the "Nerd Culture" at Case Western Reserve University
The Plain Dealer: Arthur Chu, an 11-time Jeopardy! champion, will give a talk on campus titled "Revenge of the Nerds: Sex, Race and Rage in Nerd Culture" on Oct. 30. Chu, who drew national attention and…
October 29, 2014
New think[ box ] at CWRU: Higher Education Roundup
The Plain Dealer: Renovations have begun for the new seven-story, 55,000 square-foot think[ box ], an innovation space for students to design and develop prototypes with the goal of commercial production. The first phase is expected to open within…
October 29, 2014
Rock Hall Music Masters: The Everly Brothers
ideastream: Daniel Goldmark, associate professor in the Department of Music and director of the Center for Popular Music Studies, discussed the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Music Masters tribute to The Everly Brothers.
October 29, 2014
Nursing schools receive loan grants: Higher Education Roundup
The Plain Dealer: The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing received a Nursing Faculty Loan Program grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The $3.16 million grant is the largest among 93 accredited college and…
October 29, 2014
Undergraduate students are invited to meet with faculty, advisers and current students to learn more about programs in accounting, economics, finance and marketing at the Weatherhead School of Management open house. The open house will take place Friday, Oct. 31, from noon to 2 p.m. in the…
October 29, 2014
It was a dark and chilling night in 2006 when Michele Hanks, a Case Western Reserve University anthropologist and SAGES Fellow, waited for a ghost to appear. She sat, knees to her chin, with a half-dozen people in the lightless upstairs room of the haunted Golden Fleece, a pub in York, England, on…
October 29, 2014
Applications are now being accepted for study abroad programs for fall 2015 and the academic year 2015-16. Students can apply at the Center for International Affairs in Tomlinson Hall, room 143, or by emailing studyabroad@case.edu to set up an appointment with a study abroad adviser. To explore…