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October 22, 2014
Venture capital gap threatens the survival of Ohio's startups: the Mix
The Plain Dealer: Michael Goldberg, visiting assistant professor of design & innovation, discussed the problem of a lack of venture capital to fund startup companies in Ohio. “I think part of it is the success we've had…
October 22, 2014
How 3D printing is transforming everything from medicine to manufacturing
Parade: James McGuffin-Cawley, chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, talked about think[box] and the availability of 3D printing to students. "It psyches the students up about things it’s hard to get…
October 22, 2014
Join our computer security live chat—we speak 'human': Plain Dealing
The Plain Dealer: Sue Workman, vice president of Information Technology Services, will take part in a live chat computer security panel today at noon.
October 22, 2014
Michael Lederman, the Scott R. Inkley Professor of Medicine and co-director of the Center for AIDS Research, will present “An Update on the Search for an AIDS Vaccine” at the next Friday Public Affairs Discussion Group on Friday, Oct. 24, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Dampeer Room of Kelvin Smith…
October 22, 2014
A common Asian spice and cancer-hampering molecules show promise in slowing the progression of mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung’s lining often linked to asbestos. Scientists from Case Western Reserve University and the Georg-Speyer-Haus in Frankfurt, Germany, demonstrate that application of…
October 22, 2014
The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will hold its inaugural Halloween costume party on Friday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Center for Women, located in Tinkham Veale University Center suite 248. There will be a costume contest for those wearing costumes that represent empowered women.…
October 22, 2014
Mark Joseph, an associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, spent his recent sabbatical in the Department of Geography at the University of Ghana in West Africa conducting emerging research on mixed-income neighborhoods in Accra. All students,…
October 22, 2014
The Social Justice Institute will hold its Fall 2014 Student and Youth Leadership Conference on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Thwing Center, room 201. At this half-day conference, students may attend presentations from guest speakers Tanetta Andersson, visiting assistant professor…
October 22, 2014
Case Western Reserve University researchers hope to take a healthy salad up a level by growing a vaccine for an aggressive form of breast cancer in leafy greens. “In the long run, one could think about administering the vaccine either by eating the salad or making a pill from the plant tissue,”…
October 22, 2014
Faculty and staff members are invited to attend Case Western Reserve University’s ninth annual Procurement and Distribution Services vendor fair, “Opportunity ShowCASE,” on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center. More than 130 CWRU…