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May 10, 2013
If you have a story that burns to be told, “Breaking Genre: A Writers Conference” at Case Western Reserve University can help you start writing it. The conference is Saturday, June 1, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Clark Hall and Guilford House on Bellflower Road. Cleveland-based writer Paula McClain…
May 10, 2013
Alexis Abramson, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was appointed faculty director of the Great Lakes Energy Institute. Abramson has been with the Case School of Engineering since 2003, where she has focused her research on novel techniques for thermal characterization of…
May 10, 2013
Atwood Gaines, professor of anthropology, bioethics, nursing and psychiatry, has been selected to edit two new medical anthropology book series from Springer. The first is a series titled Cultural Studies of Science and Medicine, and the second is titled Millennial Medical Anthropology. The latter…
May 10, 2013
Melissa Knothe Tate, professor of biomedical and mechanical and aerospace engineering, was elected as a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, an honor lauding the top 3 percent of the profession. Knothe Tate was elected as a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and…
May 10, 2013
The undergraduate Class of 2013 has adopted the annual giving campaign “cwRU in?” and is setting the bar for future classes. Through the “in” campaign, the Senior Class Gift Committee, led by the senior class officers, has been tirelessly fundraising for the senior class gift: a publicly named…
May 10, 2013
Employees are invited to take advantage of free retirement counseling from the experts at TIAA-CREF and Vanguard to maximize their long-range retirement goals. Representatives are on campus monthly to meet with employees for individual sessions. Review the schedule of upcoming counseling dates to…
May 10, 2013
'Unfilmable' novels? No such thing, says Hollywood CNN: Louis Giannetti, professor emeritus of English and film, talks about the problem of trying to successfully covert books to film. “The language in Gatsby is almost like poetry,” he said. “How do you translate that into cinematic terms?”
May 10, 2013
What to tell your children about abductions WKYC.com: Stephen Sroka, adjunct assistant professor of family medicine and community health, suggests ways to talk to your children about abduction and how they can keep themselves safe.
May 10, 2013
Should boys get the HPV vaccine? NetWellness The Plain Dealer: Sara H. Lee, assistant professor of pediatrics, discusses the risks, benefits and recommendations for boys getting the HPV vaccine in the latest NetWellness column.
May 10, 2013
The ITS CARE Centers (Bellflower & Sears) will observe the summer break starting Friday, May 10, with the following operating hours: Monday–Friday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Evening and weekend hours at the Bellflower CARE Center will resume Monday, Aug. 26. The 24/7 ITS Service Desk still can be…