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March 04, 2013
Watching a loved one die tests some family members’ relationships with God. This spiritual anger and resentment increases with the level of pain and suffering their family member endures, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University. Psychologist Julie Exline and palliative care…
March 04, 2013
Academic Minute: Urbanization and the detective novel Inside Higher Ed: William Marling, professor of American literature, modernism, popular culture and globalization, traces the roots of the detective novel to the process of urbanization and the subsequent fears stemming from “the urban unknown.”
March 04, 2013
Sequestration cuts will shortchange students, universities say The Columbus Dispatch: After federal officials failed to reach a deal to avoid across-the-board spending cuts, university administrators noted it will heavily affect students, operations and research. In the long term, the cuts will…
March 04, 2013
CLEVELAND - A professor from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is one of the lead authors of a study identifying seven new regions of the human genome that are associated with increased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness among older…
March 03, 2013
Students of all majors are invited to take a break from studying and enjoy a variety of peanut buttery snacks at “The Great Peanut Buttery Study Break.” The event, sponsored by Weatherhead Undergraduate Programs and Alpha Kappa Psi, will take place in Peter B. Lewis Building 208 March 7 from 12:30…
March 03, 2013
Undergraduate student applications are being accepted for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Award, a variable award offering between $500 and $2,000. Created in 2010, the award was established to recognize an underrepresented, undergraduate Case Western Reserve University student for significant…
March 03, 2013
Members of the campus community are invited to bring their families to this month’s free “Family Friday Night,” featuring a presentation on shipwreck exploration for the Great Lakes by Jim Paskert of Cleveland Underwater Explorers. The presentation will take place March 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. at…
March 03, 2013
“The Aging Eye: Today’s Treatments-Tomorrow’s Hope” will take place Wednesday, April 24, in the Wolstein Research Building auditorium. This summit will bring together a wide variety people who are interested in curbing vision loss due to age-related eye diseases, including age-related macular…
March 03, 2013
The Anthropology Spotlight Lecture Series, Applying Anthropology to Real World Problems, will continue Tuesday, March 5, with a talk by Robert T. Trotter II. At the event, sponsored by the Case Western Reserve Department of Anthropology, Trotter will present “Solving Cultural Conundrums: A Career…
March 03, 2013
Case Western Reserve University’s LGBT Center is accepting submissions for the 2013 LGBT Center Art Competition. To be considered, artwork should interpret, express, reflect or relate to LGBT individuals or the LGBT community. All forms of visual art will be accepted. Artwork must be submitted to…