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June 27, 2014
In 2010, Wallace “Wally” Gingerich retired as a professor of social work at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Although “retired,” Gingerich didn’t stop serving Case Western Reserve University. He continued teaching as an adjunct professor, while also spearheading…
June 27, 2014
The new thinkbox project was announced last week, and, according to this week’s connect poll, many people throughout campus are excited about it. Thinkbox joins The Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple – Tifereth Israel, Tinkham Veale University Center, Medical Education…
June 27, 2014
Case Western Reserve University awarded Lizzy Benway, a junior nursing major, the fourth Douglas W. Nock Endowment Scholarship. The award recognizes and provides financial assistance to outstanding undergraduate students or admitted high school graduates who have advanced the mission of the…
June 27, 2014
Israel Hill, a sophomore studying computer science, and Evan Harris, a sophomore studying finance, were each awarded a fully funded three-week study program in China by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. While in China, the students will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the…
June 27, 2014
Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education selected for inaugural partnership award
The Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences—on behalf of Case Western Reserve University—on May 9 accepted the inaugural “Partnership Award” from the Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division at its annual…
June 27, 2014
New students are advised to begin planning their fall semester course load. The shopping cart feature in the Student Information System (SIS) is a tool to help students plan their fall semester schedule. It is recommended that students place courses in their shopping cart in advance of registration…
June 27, 2014
Thinkbox users are invited to share their thoughts and help plan the idea lab’s future. Users can participate in the first-ever thinkbox user survey to help shape important decisions in the lab. Ten participants in the survey will be chosen at random to receive a $25 thinkbox gift coin. The…
June 26, 2014
Better living for lessideastream: William Mahnic, associate professor of banking and finance, was a guest on “The Sound of Ideas” to talk about extreme savers and the impact they have on the economy.
June 26, 2014
CWRU researcher gets $1.7 million NIH grant for work on creating artificial rotator cuffsThe Plain Dealer: Ozan Akkus, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, received a five-year National Institutes of Health grant to work on creating artificial rotator cuffs. "In this type of research,…
June 26, 2014
Without proper infection prevention in hospitals, and now homes, the Clostridium difficile bacteria poses a major health threat, cautions a Case Western Reserve University infection control researcher. While mainly a concern in hospitals, cases of the C. difficile infection (or C. diff) are on the…