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RTA conducting maintenance on airport’s rapid station, affecting travel beginning Nov. 27
Flying out of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport this holiday season? Students, faculty and staff riding the RTA Red Line to the airport should allow extra time for their travels. RTA is making $10 million worth of improvements to the Red Line tunnel under the airport, and the tunnel will be…
5 questions with…VP of Student Life Patrick Vaughn
Patrick Vaughn has served in a variety of leadership roles throughout his four years at Case Western Reserve, but perhaps none fit him so aptly as his current position: vice president of student life. Though it may be his official title on the Undergraduate Student Government, it also seems like…
Art history and art chair Catherine Scallen discusses new doctoral program
CWRU launches collaborative art history PhD. program at the Cleveland Museum of Art with a $500,000 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University will completely revamp its doctoral program in art history at the Cleveland Museum of Art following two grants from…
Weatherhead School's JB Silvers weighs in on MetroHealth's new CEO
Cleveland's MetroHealth Medical Center names new CEO The Plain Dealer: MetroHealth Medical Center named its new CEO: John Brennan, president and CEO of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey. JB Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor in Health Care Finance, was a…
Undergraduate Program Faculty meeting set for Nov. 26 to discuss, vote on SAGES governance
Robin Dubin, chair of the Faculty Senate, has called a meeting of the Undergraduate Program Faculty on Nov. 26 to discuss and then vote (by electronic ballot) on a proposal endorsed by the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education concerning SAGES governance. All voting members of the…
Reminder: Proposals for MLK Celebration funding due Friday
Departments, student organizations, offices and centers applying for funding for the MLK Celebration, “Lift Every Voice,” should note that the deadline for submitting funding requests is Friday, Nov. 16. Past co-sponsorships have helped support speakers, films, displays, workshops, receptions,…
Medical devices can be powered by ear
Laboratory Equipment: Researchers recently found that a natural battery in the ear could power implantable electronic devices—without impairing hearing. Cliff Megerian, chair of the otolaryngology department, said their work could be used in cochlear implants, diagnostics and implantable hearing…
Now 10 years old, the Peter B. Lewis Building is quietly transforming business education at CWRU
The Plain Dealer: The Peter B. Lewis Building celebrates its 10th birthday this year, and its existence has helped contribute to the success of the Weatherhead School and its students. “This building says it’s all right to be unique, different and special,” said Fred Collopy, senior associate dean…
Officer Chavis keeps one of Cleveland’s busiest sidewalks safe
Fox 8: More than 10,000 pedestrians walk through the intersection of Adelbert Road and Euclid Avenue daily, making it one of the busiest in Northeast Ohio. Patrol officer Mark Chavis keeps mindful watch over and traffic moving through the intersection, all while handing out plenty of high fives and…
Indian Graduate Student Association to hold annual show Nov. 17
The Indian Graduate Student Association is organizing its annual cultural show, Tarang 2012. The evening includes an Indian dinner followed by a cultural performance by graduate students. Purchase tickets ($20) by contacting Raghavender Shyam (rxs591@case.edu) before Nov. 16. Watch a video from a…