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March 14, 2013
Sven Hessle, professor of social work at Stockholm University and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Social Welfare, will present “Swedish Child Welfare - Development and Current Challenges” on Thursday, March 21. Hessle will begin the lecture with a discussion of Sweden’s formerly…
March 14, 2013
CLEVELAND — A new method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could routinely spot specific cancers, multiple sclerosis, heart disease and other maladies early, when they’re most treatable, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center suggest in…
March 14, 2013
A research team from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has discovered an approach that could make gene therapy dramatically more effective for patients. Led by professor Eric Arts, the scientists discovered that the process of gene therapy is missing essential elements, thereby…
March 14, 2013
Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine has received a nearly $1 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Type 1 diabetes program. The three-year award will support research on a rapid-acting, glucose-responsive insulin by biochemistry professor Michael…
March 13, 2013
Canadian doctor Robert Reid, who founded www.Sexualityandu.ca, will discuss reproductive health in an electronic age for the Percy Skuy Lecture at the Dittrick Medical History Center. His talk, on Thursday, March 21, at 6 p.m. in Ford Auditorium of the Allen Memorial Library, is free and open to…
March 13, 2013
Ariel Kalil, director of the Center for Human Potential and Public Policy at the University of Chicago, will present “The Long Reach of Early Childhood Poverty” on Thursday, March 21. The talk is part of the Schubert Center for Child Studies’ Conversations on Children in Research, Policy, and…
March 13, 2013
The Commencement Office will host one more Doctoral Fitting Day to help new PhD, JD, MD, DNP, DMD, DM and DMA graduates get ready for commencement. The last Doctoral Fitting Day will be Friday, March 15, at the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students can be…
March 13, 2013
Live Chat: Oz The Great and Powerful Ottawa Citizen: Oz The Great and Powerful made its theater debut last weekend. Athena Vrettos, associate professor of English, was part of a live chat about the lure of Oz stores. “One thing I think we are attracted to is how the Oz stories are about finding…
March 13, 2013
Two enemies discover a 'higher call' in battle CNN: Shannon E. French, director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, explains the “warrior’s code”—a bond that surfaces between enemies during and after battle. "People think of the rules of war primarily as a way to protect…
March 13, 2013
Arkansas' tough new abortion law on shaky legal ground, experts say The Christian Science Monitor: Arkansas legislators recently adopted a law that makes most abortions illegal after 12 weeks of pregnancy, but most experts agree the bill likely will be struck down in court. “It is very clear this…