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Office of Education Abroad to hold several information sessions; important deadlines approaching
The Office of Education Abroad will hold a series of information sessions in an effort to inform students of the many study abroad opportunities available. Winter Break Programs An information session on winter break programs will be held Friday, April 26, from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. in Tomlinson…
Reminder: Take Your First College Year survey
Recently, first-year students received an invitation to participate in a national survey titled “Your First College Year.” The survey is being given to first-year students at schools across the country and asks questions about students’ experiences during their first year of college. The results of…
Distinguished University Professor named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
In her pioneering studies, Cynthia Beall became used to the heady atmosphere high in the mountains of Tibet, Ethiopia and Peru. Now she’ll share rarified air with Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners and more as a new member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Beall, a Distinguished…
Memorial service April 27 for nursing faculty member Margaret Wheatley
A memorial service will be held for Assistant Professor of Nursing Margaret A. Wheatley on Saturday, April 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing's first floor lounge. A mental health-psychiatric nurse for more than 30 years, she dedicated her career as a nurse,…
Police department adds new emergency training date
The Case Western Reserve University police department added another date for ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training: Friday, May 3, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Peter B. Lewis Building 203. Other trainings, open to all faculty, staff and students, will be held in Strosacker…
Professor’s new book explains reality of corruption, role of middleman in China
In today's highly competitive and complicated global economy, a fact of life for many executives of American multinational companies is a need to do business in China, home of the world's second-largest and fastest-growing economy. That need opens the door to opportunities, along with cultural and…
VP Robert Miller speaks about the brain mapping project's potential
Mapping the human brain ideastream: President Obama plans to allocate $100 million from the 2014 federal budget to jumpstart a project to comprehensively map the brain. This proposition is so intriguing, according to Robert Miller, vice president of research, because there is little known about…
Medicine's Sam Mesiano awarded Gates grant for preterm birth prevention work
Case Western Reserve University professor wins Gates grant for preterm prevention work The Plain Dealer: In an effort to combat preterm birth, the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth launched an international research funding initiative. A research proposal from Sam Mesiano,…
Faculty members discuss the Chechen connection to Boston marathon bombing
Cleveland: Is there a Chechen connection to Boston bombing? The Plain Dealer: Associate professor of political science Kelly McMann and associate dean of global legal studies Michael Scharf shared their thoughts on the Chechen connection the Boston bombing.
Morton Mandel to be on campus April 26 for book signing, discussion
The Case Western Reserve University community is invited to attend a book signing and discussion with Morton L. Mandel on Friday, April 26, at 8 a.m., at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Community Studies Center. Mandel will discuss his new book, It's All About Who You Hire, How They Lead, ...…