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Ethics Table opens up to campus community this spring with discussions, events and more
Beginning in the 2013 spring semester, the Ethics Table at Case Western Reserve University will offer new ways for students, faculty and staff to get involved. The Ethics Table is the main initiative of the Beamer-Schneider Professorship in Ethics, whose mission is to develop ethical reflection in…
Brain physiology limits simultaneous use of empathy, analytic thought
New research shows a simple reason why even the most intelligent, complex brains can be taken by a swindler’s story—one that, upon a second look, offers clues it was false. When the brain fires up the network of neurons that allows us to empathize, it suppresses the network used for analysis, a…
Weatherhead School’s Diana Bilimoria to receive higher education leadership award today
In recognition of her outstanding achievements and dedication to women’s leadership, Professor Diana Bilimoria will accept the ACE Ohio Women’s Network’s 2012 Excellence in Higher Education Leadership Award today. The ACE Ohio Women's Network is composed of women administrators, faculty and staff…
5 questions with…political organizer, women’s voting advocate Destinee Henton
By Shivani Parikh Destinee Henton’s passion for politics has landed her a research position studying women’s roles in governments worldwide, a job planning political events and even a guest spot on Cleveland’s NPR affiliate discussing the final presidential debate. And she’s earned all this as…
Find out what classes won’t teach you in upcoming faculty forum
The Interfraternity Congress and Panhellenic Council will host a faculty forum Nov. 9, titled "Think Beyond The Classroom: What You Should Know That Classes Won't Teach You." While college courses aim to teach students the knowledge and skills necessary for success, there are many skills and…
Power of Diversity lectures continue Nov. 6 with “Health Disparities and the eHealth Revolution”
Continuing the Power of Diversity Lecture Series, the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity will present a lecture Nov. 6 by T.J. McCallum titled “Health Disparities and the eHealth Revolution.” McCallum, an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and a…
Yoga, meditation classes offered at discounted price; bring a friend for free
The Connor Integrative Medicine Network at University Hospitals once again presents four-week yoga and meditation classes, offered at a discounted price for Case Western Reserve University employees, students and volunteers. In addition to the discount price, throughout November, CIMN will continue…
Distinguished University Professor Eva Kahana to share experience in Nov. 5 lecture
To celebrate the appointment of Eva Kahana to Distinguished University Professor, the Department of Sociology will host a lecture by Kahana Nov. 5 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Community Studies Center Room 118. Kahana’s talk, titled “A Gerontological Journey Through the…
Cast a vote for the best pizza in Cleveland at USG’s free Pizzalympics Nov. 7
Try some of Cleveland’s most popular pizzas and cast a vote for the best during the Undergraduate Student Government’s Pizzalympics. The free Pizzalympics event will be held Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Adelbert Gymnasium. Competing against three-year favorite pizzaBOGO will…
Jennifer Madden’s grant wins nearly $800,000 for Youngstown community development corporation
Jennifer Madden, a doctoral student at the Weatherhead School of Management and an adjunct instructor at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, wrote a Community & Economic Development Healthy Food Financing Initiative grant that was awarded nearly $788,673. Madden’s grant, written for…