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July 11, 2014
The Case Western Reserve University Thwing furniture sale will be Wednesday, July 16, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., in the Thwing Atrium. The sale will include desks, file cabinets, framed pictures, a piano, armchairs, desk chairs, tables, couches and more. The proceeds will be used to improve…
July 10, 2014
7 signs of a good doctor to treat your depressionEveryday Health: Amy Przeworski, assistant professor of psychology, discusses how to select a doctor or therapist to treat depression symptoms. “A doctor or therapist for depression is a lot like a physical trainer, only for the psyche,” she said. “A…
July 10, 2014
Growing high-purity nanotubesChemical and Engineering News: Mohan Sankaran, associate professor of chemical engineering, discussed the growth of a batch of single-walled carbon nanotubes by Yan Li of China’s Peking University. “Li and coauthors have made a major breakthrough,” Sankaran said. “Their…
July 10, 2014
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to attend tonight’s opening of a new weekly summer concert program, The Beat UPTOWN. Featuring genres ranging from folk to blues to jazz and punk, the open-air series will run from 6 to 9 p.m. every Thursday through Aug. 28 at the…
July 10, 2014
New undergraduate students are encouraged to download the Guidebook app to view orientation schedules. Event schedules are available for International Welcome Days, New Student Orientation and Parent and Family Orientation. The app will allow students to see events happening across campus and to…
July 10, 2014
Faculty and staff are invited to get involved in one of the three different 12-week wellness programs starting the week of July 14 at 121 Fitness. Each of the programs has a different aim—nutrition, exercise or group fitness. The exercise and nutrition programs, which are personal training…
July 10, 2014
Infrastructure maintenance will be done on Blackboard Learn to improve system performance and stability between 2 and 6 a.m. on Friday, July 11. Blackboard Learn will be unavailable during that time.
July 09, 2014
In an era of increasing concern about the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant illness, Case Western Reserve researchers have identified a promising new pathway to disabling disease: blocking bacteria’s access to iron in the body. The scientists showed how bacterial siderophore, a small molecule,…
July 09, 2014
Abortion clinic buffer zones: Does court ruling put many in peril? The Christian Science Monitor: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor of Law and professor of political science, discussed the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on buffer zones preventing protesters from coming…
July 09, 2014
CWRU artificial platelet therapy for blast and trauma victims one step closer to human trialsThe Plain Dealer: Erin Lavik, the Elmer Lincoln Lindseth Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering, discussed the study she led on the development of an artificial platelet to slow internal bleeding…