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April 23, 2013
The Writing Resource Center will hold a question and answer session to help students prepare for finals. On Thursday, April 25, from 7 to 9 p.m., Writing Resource Center consultants will be on hand in the great room of House 2 in the North Residential Village to answer questions and to work with…
April 23, 2013
Women professional staff are invited to apply for the Women Staff Leadership Development Institute (WSLDI). Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 3. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants per year. Those accepted will be notified by June 21. The yearlong institute, which includes a…
April 23, 2013
At this week’s Public Affairs Discussion Group, Doug Imig, professor of political science at the University of Memphis, will lead a conversation on President Obama’s new education policy to provide preschool education for low- and medium-income families. During the talk, titled “From a Moment to a…
April 23, 2013
Nathan Delaney’s cellphone got him thinking about the metals used to make it—primarily copper. In a roundabout way, he also started planning his doctoral dissertation research on the history of copper mining in Mexico. And it earned the graduate student in history a prestigious international…
April 23, 2013
Ohio approves money for collaboration in medical research The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve will receive $2 million from the Industrial Technology and Enterprise Advisory Council for the Ohio Clinical Trials Collaborative. The statewide collaborative medical research effort will increase the…
April 23, 2013
Being brown after the Boston bomb blast The Huffington Post: In the wake of last week’s tragic Boston marathon bombing, Deepak Sarma, professor of South Asian religions and philosophy, blogged about the rumors “that automatically point the finger at (an) international terrorist(s), who, is/are in…
April 23, 2013
Op art pioneer Julian Stanczak and international law expert Christine Van Den Wyngaert will receive honorary degrees next month during Case Western Reserve’s commencement ceremonies. The two join business leader and philanthropist Peter B. Lewis and renowned architect Frank O. Gehry—announced…
April 22, 2013
Jean Zhao, a third-year chemistry major at Case Western Reserve University, devised a fuel cell-powered electric bike that can beat a scooter at takeoff. With mentoring and coaching from the university’s new Blackstone LaunchPad, Zhao hopes to springboard her EcoSpinners bike company into a…
April 22, 2013
All members of the campus community are invited to attend a special ethics table brown bag lunch session, hosted by the classics department in honor of Vergil Week. A discussion titled "To spare the subjected and crush the conquered: perspectives on Aeneid XII” will examine the justice of wartime…
April 22, 2013
The Pakastani Student Association will provide kites and free Pakistani/Indian food to celebrate Basant, a Pakastani kite-flying festival. The celebration will take place Sunday, April 28, from noon to 4 p.m. in the House 6/7 courtyard and field. Come fly a kite, eat food or just take a break from…