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Edward (“Ted”) A. Mearns Jr., professor emeritus of law, died July 3. Mearns served on Case Western Reserve University School of Law faculty from 1974 to 1988 and was a professor emeritus of law since his retirement. He also served as vice dean of the School of Medicine and as acting provost…

Rebecca Patton, the Atkinson Visiting Instructor in Perioperative Nursing, was the 2013 recipient of the Dorothy Garrigus Adams Award for Excellence in Fostering Professional Standards. The award, presented by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, recognizes extraordinary…

Timothy Webster, assistant professor of law, received the Dean's Distinguished Service Award for, among other things, negotiating partnership agreements with a dozen law schools on three continents. Webster was given the award this May.

Thrity Umrigar, associate professor of English, won a Lambda Literary Award in the Lesbian General Fiction category for her novel, The World We Found. Umrigar's novel was published in early 2012 and received high acclaim from various major news outlets. It tells the story of four students in India…

CLEVELAND – July 1, 2013 – Culminating an extensive national search, Tony Wynshaw-Boris MD, PhD, accomplished researcher and expert in genetics, genomics and neurologic disorders, has been named chair of the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of…

At Case Western Reserve University, campus safety is a top priority. With its own dedicated police department—and support from neighboring safety forces—plus a late-night shuttle service, regular shuttle bus service and daily 24-hour walking escorts, the university’s Office of Campus Services is…

SAGES fellow Barbara Burgess-Van Aken edited and translated a book, Partenia, a Pastoral Play, by Barbara Torelli Benedetti. The bilingual edition was published by the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies and Iter.

Tim Webster, assistant professor of law, gave talks on China's World Trade Organization compliance at various forums. He presented at faculty workshops at the University of Kansas, Wayne State University and Loyola University–Chicago, where he also debated professor (and WTO Appellate Body…

Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, recently presented two papers at the Health Law Professors Conference at Seton Hall Law School. Her papers, titled “Big Bad Data: Law, Public Policy, and Biomedical Databases” and “Comparative Effectiveness Research,” were presented June 7-8.

Pedram Mohseni, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science and director of the BioMicroSystems Laboratory, spent the first half of June presenting his research in Seattle and Japan. From June 2-3, Mohseni presented at a workshop on radio frequency assisted medicine in…