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Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, presented testimony on “Constitutional Considerations: State vs. Federal Environmental Policy Implementation,” on July 11 in Washington, D.C. The testimony was presented before the subcommittee on Environment and the Economy of the…

Cheryl Toman, associate professor of French and director of the women's and gender studies program and the ethnic studies program, co-authored a new book, The Fury and Cries of Women, published by the University of Virginia Press. The book is a unique work that includes a novel originally written…

Join the English Graduate Student Association for a night of mystery, music, food, dancing, prizes and more at its second annual Murder Mystery Gala, “Till Death Do Us Part.” The event will take place Saturday, October 4, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom A. Hit…

Miriam Levin, professor of history, spent May and June on a research trip to South Africa. She visited archives in the eastern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal for a book on science teaching at foreign missionary schools for young women. This trip was funded by the Department of History’s Flora Stone…

Sixteen students from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine ventured to the Dominican Republic July 26-Aug. 3 to offer free dental care to 262 patients—80 children and 182 adults. In their week of work, there were 416 extracted teeth and 99 fillings. A video compilation of…

Members of the CWRU Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) inaugural class participated in the Westshore Regional CERT full-scale mass casualty drill on Saturday, Aug. 16. The exercise consisted of a simulated severe weather event that required search and rescue, transport, and medical triage of…

The Baker-Nord Center for Humanities will host author Anthony Marra on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Clark Hall 309. Marra will read from and discuss his book, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, winner of the 2014 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for fiction. The novel, set in a nearly…

Earlier this week, we asked the campus community which class they were most excited for this semester. It turns out students are excited for most of them, as almost every school was represented in the responses. Responses ranged from Greek 101 to Physics 122 and 123. Other responses include: Dance…

Severe sleep apnea may boost odds for stubborn high blood pressure MSN.com: Cleveland Clinic researchers, led by Harneet Walia, assistant professor of family medicine, found a significant correlation between severe sleep apnea and drug-resistant high blood pressure. The study couldn't prove…

At Startup Weekend, Case Western Reserve University students will begin a new year thinking up new businesses: the Mix The Plain Dealer: On Friday, the Blackstone LaunchPad will present the second-annual Startup Weekend, an opportunity for students to turn their ideas into startup companies. “What…