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October 22, 2014
Disease? Germs? Amputation? What dreadful things might be stewing in the history of medicine before anesthesia and antiseptic? Cleveland Bazaar, a handmade market that regularly hosts events throughout Cleveland, is teaming up with the Dittrick Museum of Medical History for a one-of-a-kind…
October 21, 2014
Hiram College receives grant to develop program with Pakistan: Higher Education Roundup
The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University is part of a partnership led by Hiram College in which American and Pakistani high school students will study and address the international water crisis.
October 21, 2014
Report shows Drug Court success in preventing new crimes, officials say
The Plain Dealer: A study from researchers in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences showed that addicts who participate in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Drug Court are less likely to be…
October 21, 2014
When it comes to stubborn children, patience, snacks win good behaviour
The Globe and Mail: Amy Przeworski, assistant professor of psychology, discussed the parental technique of walking away from the child to combat stubbornness. “You’re kind of threatening the child with a loss of love, or a loss…
October 21, 2014
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Dean Pamela B. Davis, MD, PhD, and Department of Physiology and Biophysics Chair Walter Boron, MD, PhD, have won election to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM), one of the nation’s most prestigious societies for health and…
October 21, 2014
School of Medicine Dean Pamela B. Davis, MD, PhD, and Department of Physiology and Biophysics Chair Walter Boron, MD, PhD, have won election to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM), one of the nation’s most prestigious societies for health and medicine. “We congratulate and…
October 21, 2014
As the diversity on the Case Western Reserve University campus grows, faculty members play an important role in creating the most inclusive atmosphere possible. At the next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session, Liz Roccoforte, program coordinator of the LGBT…
October 21, 2014
All women faculty are encouraged to attend “Speaking Up, Speaking Out: Develop Personal Power Through Effective Communication,” an experiential workshop conducted by the communication trainers of VoicePro and presented by the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women. In this session, attendees will…
October 21, 2014
The next Ethics Table brown bag lunch will be held Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cleveland Room of the Thwing Center. The session will be led by Craig Bourne, Cleveland Heights community member, composer and "recovering engineer,” and will address Cleveland labor history.…
October 21, 2014
The campus community is invited to attend the fall Ford Distinguished Lecture, featuring Michael J. Coyle, executive vice president and group president of Medtronic’s Cardiac and Vascular Group. Coyle was named executive vice president and group president in December 2009. In this role, he…