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Weatherhood School's Michael Goldberg weighs in on startups
CLE-based startups are attracting venture capital in record amounts hiVelocity: Recently, venture capitalists’ interest in Northeast Ohio startups has grown dramatically, but challenges still exist. “What’s happened after the ’08 recession is that bigger companies are saying to startups, ‘Prove…
Rise of social networking doesn't cause introversion, says psychology's Amy Przeworski
One is not a lonely number St. Joseph News-Press: Some people believe that the rise in the use of social networking sites, texting and the Internet has led to an increase in the number of people becoming introverted or less social, while others do not. “I certainly think the age of electronics is…
Poetry’s Sarah Gridley to lead next Faculty Work-in-Progress session Nov. 15
In the next Faculty Work-in-Progress session, Sarah Gridley, assistant professor of poetry, will give an update on her work, “Out Flew the Web and Floated Wide: Tennyson and Green Eschatology.” Forthcoming from Omnidawn in 2013, Gridley’s third book of poems—titled Loom—searches for…
Students at the top of their game, placing CWRU among top 25 smartest colleges
Congratulations, campus gamers! Thanks to you and your smarts, Case Western Reserve University is once again among the top universities in the country, coming in at No. 24 on the “Smartest Colleges in America” list. The list, developed by San Francisco-based Lumosity, ranks colleges by students’…
CWRU nurse researchers find effort takes its toll on unpaid family caregivers
According to AARP, the annual cost of unpaid elder caregiving—a responsibility that falls primarily to family members—totals about $450 billion. Until Case Western Reserve University nurse researchers began their study, however, the mental, physical and emotional expenditure of such caregiving had…
Friday event to celebrate religious diversity
This Friday, Nov. 9, the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Challenge at CWRU will sponsor “Religions of the World:  Celebrating our Religious Diversity at CWRU.” Planned in collaboration with the Interreligious Council and the Department of Religious Studies, the program will take place…
Local author to visit university bookstore Nov. 12 for book signing
On Monday, Nov. 12, at 1:30 p.m., Vladimir Swirynsky will be signing copies of his book, Church of the Backyard Fire: Poems at the Case Western Reserve University Bookstore. His book is a collection of poems touching on issues ranging from Cleveland neighborhoods to Vietnam veterans.
Make your voice heard at strategic planning forum Nov. 15
Help plan the future of Case Western Reserve University by attending a strategic planning forum. Faculty, students and staff are invited to join Provost W.A. “Bud” Baeslack III and members of the Strategic Plan Steering Committee for an update on the planning process and a discussion of how the…
Friday’s Career Center open house to feature doughnuts, cider and giveaways
All Case Western Reserve University undergraduate and graduate students are invited to the Career Center for doughnuts, cider and music at the Fall Open House. Mingle with the Career Center staff and learn about career resources to help students achieve their career goals. The open house will take…
Political science chair to lead Public Affairs Discussion Group on this week’s election results
On Friday, Nov. 9, Professor Joseph White will lead the Public Affairs Discussion Group in a talk titled “What Just Happened: An Open Discussion About the Election Results.” All Case Western Reserve University students, faculty, and staff are invited to discuss the results of the election and their…