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Toronto Blue Jays select Rob Winemiller in MLB Draft
Case Western Reserve University pitcher Rob Winemiller, a junior from Twinsburg, Ohio, was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 25th round (744th overall) of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. Winemiller is only the second player in team history to be selected in the MLB Draft. Third…
Engineering's James McGuffin-Cawley talks about additive manufacturing
Public-private partnerships stressed at YSU forumThe Business Journal: James McGuffin-Cawley, chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, talked about the department’s involvement with additive manufacturing and the importance of the America Makes program. "It combines information…
Faculty members talk about hype of MOOCs
The momentum of today’s MOOCsState Impact: Provost Bud Baeslack and Michael Goldberg, visiting assistant professor of design and innovation, talked about the hype surrounding massive open online courses, or MOOCs. “I think there’s a lot of enthusiasm around MOOCs because of the experimentation and…
James R. Rowbottom appointed department chair at School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
James R. Rowbottom, associate professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine, was appointed chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He had been the interim…
Associate VP for Research Suzanne Rivera selected for national board of Council on Government Relations
Suzanne Rivera, associate vice president for research, was selected to serve on the national board for the Council on Government Relations. Her term begins Aug. 1. Created in 1948, the Council on Governmental Relations is an association of research universities involved in the development of all…
Biomedical engineering’s Anant Madabhusi selected for editorial board
Anant Madabhushi, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was selected to serve on editorial board for new Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine. The journal will publish high-quality, peer-reviewed…
Medicine’s Fabio Cominelli appointed as chairman of NIH study section
Fabio Cominelli, professor of medicine and pathology, was appointed as chairperson of the National Institutes of Health Gastrointestinal Mucosal Pathobiology Study Section. His term runs from July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2016.
Human Capital Management System to undergo upgrade next weekend
The Human Capital Management System (HCM) will upgrade its servers during the second weekend in June. Users are advised to revise their Web browser bookmarks to case.edu/hcm in order to access. There will be no functional changes for HCM users.
Women Staff Leadership Development Institute applications due June 15
Applications for the Women Staff Leadership Development Institute are due by Sunday, June 15, at 5 p.m. The Women Staff Leadership Development Institute is a yearlong professional and leadership development program for full-time Case Western Reserve University women staff. A description of the…
5 questions with…infection prevention, control expert Irena Kenneley
Before she was born, Irena Kenneley’s family immigrated to the United States from Lithuania after years of persecution under Russian communist rule post-World War II. Growing up on Cleveland’s East Side, Kenneley initially struggled in school, where subjects were taught in English, not her family's…