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March 20, 2014
The undergraduate registration deadline for Intersections: SOURCE Symposium and Poster Session is March 21. Intersections: SOURCE Symposium and Poster Session is where CWRU undergraduates present their research and creative projects. Intersections is an opportunity for the university community and…
March 20, 2014
The commencement office will host its last Doctoral Fitting Day Friday, March 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building. This event offers new PhD, JD, MD, DNP, DMD, DM and DMA graduates the chance to get everything they need for commencement day. Students…
March 20, 2014
Mary Frances Berry, author of Power in Words: The Stories Behind Barack Obama’s Speeches, from the State House to the White House, will headline Case Western Reserve’s Power of Diversity talk, Thursday, March 27, at 4:30 p.m. in the Wolstein Research Building auditorium. Berry will address…
March 20, 2014
The Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine is recruiting 200 new patients between ages 10 and 18 for its annual “Braces for Teenagers” program. The program offers patients braces for $3,450—a savings from the typical orthodontist fees of $6,000 and more. Patients are treated by…
March 19, 2014
Peter J. Haas, the Abba Hillel Silver Professor of Jewish Studies and chair of the Department of Religious Studies, will lead this week’s Public Affairs Discussion Group. He’ll lead a talk on “What the Jewish Experience Tells Us About Religion in American Today” March 21, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in…
March 19, 2014
The Department of Dance at Case Western Reserve University will continue its 2013-2014 season with “On The Edge,” a thesis concert featuring Master of Fine Arts candidates Dani Dowler and Karina Browne. The concert will feature a reconstruction of a solo choreographed by the 20th century legendary…
March 19, 2014
A one-minute talk on giving a one-minute talk
WAMC: In the latest episode of “The Academic Minute,William Doll, a SAGES Presidential Fellow, gives four rules for giving a one- (or two-, or three-) minute talk—from keeping it simple to regular repetition.
March 19, 2014
The planet Mercury is shrinking
UPI: New images captured by NASA’s MESSENGER show that Mercury has contracted by more than 4.3 miles during its 4 billion years of existence. "With MESSENGER, we have now obtained images of the entire planet at high resolution and, crucially, at different angles to…
March 19, 2014
'Pint-size philanthropy': Kids swap gifts for donations
The Associated Press: A growing number of nonprofits say they’re being helped by young children who are willing to give up their gifts to donate to good causes. Robert Fischer, research associate professor at the Mandel School, said he sees…
March 19, 2014
Students are invited to attend “Submitting the SAGES Portfolio: Your Questions Answered,” a workshop led by writing consultants Malcah Effron and Susan Dominguez. The consultants will review the portfolio criteria, cover guidelines for submission, and offer helpful advice for compiling and…