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Ohio Supreme Court accepts appeal brought by law school students
Three third-year law students from Case Western Reserve University’s Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic are wrapped up in a rare opportunity to argue a case before the Ohio Supreme Court. Yelena Grinberg, Patrick Haney and Joshuah Lisk drafted a petition to the court in November, asking the court to take…
Weatherhead School of Management's Kathleen Buse presents self-esteem as an important combatant of workplace gender bias
Second-generation bias: A subtle but powerful presence Magazine of the Society of Women Engineers: To combat gender bias in the workplace, Kathleen Buse, adjunct professor at the Weatherhead School of Management, suggests changing women’s perspective of themselves, beginning at a young age. She…
School of Medicine's Alvin Schmaier and Cleveland Clinic's Keith McCrae were awarded $100 thousand continue their research
2 Cleveland researchers get ASH Bridge Grants to continue hematology work amid funding cuts The Plain Dealer: Alvin Schmaier, professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, and Keith McCrae, professor of molecular medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, are among 15 researchers…
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development joins partnership to double pre-school attendance
Cleveland partnership aims to more than double the children in preschool within two years The Plain Dealer: According to research from the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, 1,200 of Cleveland’s 5,400 4-year-olds attend a quality pre-school program—a number a new joint effort seeks…
Law symposium examines racial bias in health care 50 years after enactment of the Civil Rights Act
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandated that all races have the right to equal access to health care. Fifty years later, real concerns exist that access to health care remains separate and unequal, and racial bias may be a root cause, according to Case Western Reserve University Law…
Young Americans for Liberty to host discussion of war on drugs March 26
Students are invited to listen to Deputy Sheriff Carlis McDerment Jr. discuss the war on drugs at “Police Officer Says: End the Drug War,” an event sponsored by Young Americans for Liberty. The event will take place Wednesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in the Thwing Center’s 1914 Lounge. McDerment is a…
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley to speak at CWRU March 31
Jane Smiley, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres and other award-winning novels, will present the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities’ 2014 Rose Wohlgemuth Weisman Women’s Voices Lecture at Case Western Reserve University.  The free and public event will be held on Monday, March 31,…
Celebrate Women’s History Month today in Thwing Center
Join the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women and the Feminist Collective in celebrating Women's History Month. Come learn about women's achievements throughout history at an event that will include games, a photo booth and displays. The event is open for anyone to attend. Free food will be…
Kappa Alpha Theta to host third annual “Bump, Set, Kite” volleyball tournament
The campus community is invited to Kappa Alpha Theta's third annual “Bump, Set, Kite” volleyball tournament on Saturday, March 29, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center. In addition to volleyball, attendees can enjoy cotton candy and popcorn machines, a photo…
Get ready to hack: Take part in the first HackCWRU “hackathon” March 28-29
HackCWRU is Case Western Reserve University's first “hackathon,” taking place this weekend, March 28-29. Nearly 200 students of all skill levels will be programming in Nord Hall for fun, learning and prizes. Throughout the weekend, students are invited to program or build any project in any…