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October 30, 2012
Dominion will begin construction Wednesday, Oct. 31, on a gas line relocation on East 105th Street between Park Lane and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Northbound traffic will be limited to one lane in the work area and southbound traffic will be detoured along Mt. Sinai Drive to Ansel Road/East…
October 30, 2012
Educational Services for Students (ESS) is conducting a series of workshops to enhance students' academic skills. At these workshops, students will learn ways to be more effective and efficient learners. Upcoming workshops include: Test Taking, Presentation Skills, Time Management, and Preparing…
October 30, 2012
The Department of Human Resources will offer free flu shots and health screenings to faculty and staff during the Benefits Fair Nov. 14–15. No appointments are necessary. To receive flu shots, employees must review a vaccine information sheet and complete a consent form prior to receiving the…
October 30, 2012
On Wedneday, Oct. 31, the university bookstore will host novelist, journalist and blogger James Renner. Author of The Serial Killer’s Apprentice, Amy: My Search For Her Killer and most recently It Came From Ohio...True Tales of the Weird, Wild and Unexplained, Renner will be giving a talk and…
October 30, 2012
Connect with your neighbors in University Circle at the upcoming Circle Neighbors meeting, to be held Wednesday, Oct. 31. During the meeting, which begins at 11 a.m. in the Cleveland Museum of Art Recital Hall, participants will explore the topic of “Growing the City: Urban Gardens and…
October 30, 2012
Join students and political science faculty members on Tuesday, Nov. 6, to watch election returns. Beginning at 6 p.m. in Mather House 100, there will be introductory comments by faculty, and casual discussions will follow as the returns come in. Food and beverages will be provided, along with…
October 30, 2012
Someday soon, men and women could be able to direct human evolution—possibly to the point where parents could prevent passing on an inherent disease to their children, or space explorers might become more suited for travel to other planets. In his new book, published this month, Maxwell J. Mehlman…
October 29, 2012
The entire campus community is invited to attend Kids Against Hunger’s packing event on Saturday, Nov. 10. Kids Against Hunger (KAH) is a student organization at Case Western Reserve University that aims to reduce the number of hungry children in the United States and abroad. To this end, Kids…
October 29, 2012
How slight sleep deprivation could add extra pounds Scientific American: A new study found that people who got consecutive nights of four to six hours of sleep experienced a wide range of negative effects involving appetite hormone signaling, physical activity, eating behavior and fat-loss rates.…
October 29, 2012
Pioneering battery maker files for bankruptcy Nature: A123 Systems, which developed rechargeable batteries for the automotive industry, filed for bankruptcy after 11 years in business. And as of now, the fate of other battery makers is tied to the fate of the electric car. “The outlook in the near…