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Nursing school receives nation’s largest Nurse Faculty Loan Program grant
For many students at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, finding a way to pay for their advanced nursing degrees just got easier. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the nursing school a $3.16 million Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)…
Syrian refugee to talk cultural identity, family history during Oct. 30 discussion
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ Master of Nonprofit Organizations program will host guest speaker Shir Mnuchin. She will present "Identity: Refugee, Olah, Israeli" on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Mandel Community Studies Center, room 108. Based…
Mayfield Road between East 117th and East 119th Streets closed until Oct. 31
Mayfield Road will be closed in both directions at the railroad bridge (between East 117th and East 119th streets) until Friday, Oct. 31. The closure is to accommodate RTA construction on the new rapid station. Drivers should seek alternate routes.
Delivering a One-Two Punch: New Drug Combination Shows Promise as Powerful Treatment for Breast Cancer
The uncontrolled growth of cancer cells arises from their ability to hijack the cell’s normal growth program and checkpoints. Usually after therapy, a second cancer-signaling pathway will open after the primary one shuts down — creating an ingenious escape route for the cancer cell to survive. The…
Welcoming you back from fall break: a new look for case.edu
Tomorrow visitors will see a new Case Western Reserve University—at least online. By the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 27, the homepage at case.edu will feature a dramatic redesign aimed at improving the experience of every user who visits. The makeover marks the first major change to the site in more…
$4.6 million from NIH puts CWRU Synchrotron lab on track to become No. 1 in world
Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences assembles cutting-edge new beamlines at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, N.Y. Case Western Reserve University’s synchrotron facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory is on its way to becoming the No. 1 beamline facility for biology in the world by…
Students: IRS Tax Form 1098-T to be issued; update your Social Security Number
IRS Tax Form 1098-T will be issued to Case Western Reserve University students who incur deductible educational expenses for the tax year 2014, to be turned in by Jan. 31. Although CWRU does not require that students provide their Social Security Number (SSN) upon registration, in order for the…
Another session of discounted yoga offered at University Hospitals
The Connor Integrative Medicine Network at University Hospitals once again will offer its yoga classes at a discounted price for Case Western Reserve University employees, students and volunteers. There will be two kinds of yoga classes offered. The hatha yoga class focuses on building strength…
Three campus members to discuss politics, possibilities of Hong Kong protests
The campus community is invited to “The Protests in Hong Kong: Who? Why? What's Next?,” a discussion led by Paul Schroeder, visiting assistant professor of political science; Timothy Webster, assistant professor of law and director of East Asian Legal Studies; and undergraduate student Ho Ching…
New Compounds Reduce Debilitating Inflammation
Six Case Western Reserve scientists are part of an international team that has discovered two compounds that show promise in decreasing inflammation associated with diseases such as ulcerative colitis, arthritis and multiple sclerosis. The compounds, dubbed OD36 and OD38, specifically appear to…