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Faculty: Deadline to apply for ACES+ grants is Friday, Dec. 14
The deadline to apply for ACES+ Advance Opportunity Grants is Friday, Dec. 14. Faculty members from all disciplines are encouraged to apply for the grants, which provide supplemental support for current or proposed projects and activities for which funding is difficult to obtain through other…
Donations being accepted for annual book sale
The Association for Continuing Education is collecting donations of books, CDs, DVDs and more to be sold at its annual book sale in June. The ACE Annual Book Sale is one of the largest and oldest book sales in the country. This four-day event regularly draws large crowds and features titles from…
Weatherhead School’s J. B. Silvers named treasurer, secretary of health care committees
J. B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance, has been appointed treasurer and member of the executive committee of the board of The Joint Commission (TJC), where he has served as a commissioner for the last eight years. The Joint Commission (formerly…
Neal Meropol appointed to American Society of Clinical Oncology board of directors
The American Society of Clinical Oncology recently announced the appointment of Neal J. Meropol to its 18-member board of directors. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians who care for people with cancer. Meropol is…
Undergraduates: Take a break from finals to build gingerbread houses Dec. 13
This Thursday, Dec. 13, join Weatherhead School of Management’s undergraduate programs office for a “Build Your Own Gingerbread House” themed undergraduate happy hour. The event, open to undergraduate students of all majors, will take place in the Peter B. Lewis Building 208 from noon to 1…
New Tuberculosis Drug Trial Begins in South Africa
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced the first patient enrolled in a Phase 2a trial to assess the effectiveness of AZD5847, a new test drug for patients with tuberculosis (TB), including patients with HIV…
School of Medicine receives funding from Gates Foundation
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine announced last week it will receive funding through the Achieving Healthy Growth program within the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. This initiative was launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to overcome persistent…
Confirm open enrollment selections online by Dec. 14
2013 Benelect Open Enrollment confirmation statements are now available online through the PeopleSoft HCM system. To access your 2013 Benelect Open Enrollment confirmation statement, log in to HCM, then navigate through “Self Service” to the benefits enrollment system. A link titled “Print Open…
First Case Western Reserve University online degree program to launch next month
Case Western Reserve launching online social work master’s Online Colleges: The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will launch Case Western Reserve University’s first online degree program next month when the new online Master of Science in Social Administration program begins.
Nutrition Professor Paul Ernsberger reevaluates common health notions
Eat less, exercise more? Maybe not. ideastream: Paul Ernsberger, associate professor of nutrition, joined The Sound of Ideas to discuss why the conventional wisdom of eating less and exercising more might not work for everyone—and give a different approach to getting healthier.