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April 03, 2013
The Case Western Reserve University baseball team will debut a new amenity at its facility with the dedication of the Nobby’s Ballpark scoreboard on Sunday, April 7. The Spartans play host to The College of Wooster for a key regional doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. at Nobby’s Ballpark. Prior to…
April 03, 2013
Hillel at Case Western Reserve University will host a screening of One Flight for Us, followed by a Q&A with Holocaust survivor Leo Silberman. The screening will begin April 4 at 7 p.m., followed by the Q&A with Silberman, president of Kol Israel Foundation, at 8 p.m. Dinner will be…
April 03, 2013
Playing video games, going on Facebook and searching the Internet is a normal part of college life, but how do you know when it is a problem? The Mind-Body Cafe Series will continue Friday, April 5, with a presentation by Christina Wallace, psychology intern at University Counseling Services. In…
April 03, 2013
Last fall, Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff had the opportunity to complete a free, private Health Risk Assessment (HRA). More than 580 employees (10.9 percent of all employees) chose to complete the HRA. Results revealed that the participant group engages in healthy behaviors and…
April 03, 2013
On April 5, the Odette Wurzburger Law-Medicine Fund Symposium will take place, titled "Balancing Privacy, Autonomy and Scientific Progress: Patients' Rights and the Use of Electronic Medical Records for Non-Treatment Purposes." A number of Case Western Reserve University faculty members, as well as…
April 03, 2013
On Saturday, April 6, Case Western Reserve University will host an Interfaith Student Leadership Regional Conference for students, faculty and staff. The conference, co-sponsored by John Carroll University and Oberlin College, is intended to encourage individuals to share ideas and experiences…
April 03, 2013
On Tuesday, April 9, join the Secular Legal Society for a presentation by Mano Singham on “God, Darwin, and the Constitution: The Essential Tension.” During his talk, Singham will attempt to disentangle the legal, scientific and religious strands of the conflict over the origins of life, which…
April 03, 2013
The Lubrizol Foundation and the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will present Women in Science and Engineering Roundtable (WISER) Awards Banquet Dinner Thursday, April 18. From 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Thwing Center Ballroom, WISER will celebrate students and collaborators who have provided…
April 03, 2013
Big ideas: Mind matters Cleveland Magazine: Anthony Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, philosophy and psychology, is featured in the magazine’s cover story on 20 world-changing ideas growing in Cleveland. Jack’s research realized that people can’t empathize and analyze at the same…
April 03, 2013
Dermatologists seek causes of rashes from allergies The Columbus Dispatch: Contact dermatitis—an allergic reaction caused by direct contact with a substance—ranks among the top 10 reasons people visit primary-care physicians. “It’s very difficult for patients to deduce the cause — much harder to…