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Democrat-heavy appeals court will hear critical Obamacare subsidy caseThe Washington Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, commented on a critical Obamacare case that will be reheard in December. “We’ll now see whether the D.C. Circuit will apply long-standing…

Undergraduate students are invited to join Dean of Undergraduate Studies Jeffrey Wolcowitz for the Dean’s Study Break on Monday, Sept. 15, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Hovorka Atrium. Dean’s Study Breaks are casual events that provide an opportunity for students to chat informally with Dean Wolcowitz,…

The 2013-14 annual report on promotions and emeritus status is now available. This report lists faculty who were appointed to emeritus status since last year’s report or who were promoted to associate professor or professor or awarded tenure on July 1. Download the list.

Georgia Cowart, professor in the Department of Music, recently was named to a two-year term on the Board of Directors of the American Musicological Society. The American Musicological Society was founded in 1934. The society aims to advance scholarship in the various fields of music through…

Earlier this summer, senior Gabe Ewing traveled to Arlington, Va., for the 2014 World Open chess tournament. Though he arrived with low expectations for success, he emerged from the seven-day competition a National Chess Master. Competing in the U-2200 rating section (the master level; the higher…

Peter Bennett, associate professor in the Department of Music, was awarded a yearlong fellowship in France from the LE STUDIUM: Loire Valley Institute of Advanced Studies. Beginning in July 2015, Bennett will be working at Centre d’Etudes Supérieures de la Renaissance (the Center for Renaissance…

The campus community is invited to the Office of Faculty Development Open House on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Hitchcock Hall, Thwing Center Atrium (formally the LGBT Center.) Attendees are invited to enjoy light refreshments and learn about the Office of Faculty Development and…

In 2012, Case Western Reserve University joined a voluntary electricity-reduction program to reduce energy usage and prevent massive electrical shutdowns, or “blackouts.” In order to prepare for an event, Energy Curtailment Specialists have requested the university perform a test of the program…

Throughout his career, radiology professor Mark Griswold, PhD, has earned accolades for research and innovations in the field of imaging. Among many other breakthroughs, Griswold has contributed toward developing a robotically guided heart catheter and magnetic resonance fingerprinting—a technology…

Every day, researchers make strides in understanding the roots of autism and ways to support those living with the disease. On Sept. 14, members of the Case Western Reserve community will demonstrate their support for scientists and families by taking part in Cleveland’s Walk Now for Autism Speaks…