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Ronald Oldfield's research on aggressive fish featured in NY Times
An idyllic picture of serenity, but only if you’re not inside The New York Times: A study led by biology lecturer Ronald G. Oldfield found that fish kept in small tanks were considerably more aggressive than those in larger tanks. “In larger tanks, the fish were not in continuous eyesight of each o...
Jane Leitch's work for university book sale highlighted in "The Plain Dealer"
Jane Leitch downplays decades of volunteer service The Plain Dealer: Jane Leitch, who helps run the annual Case Western Reserve University book sale, is highlighted as part of the newspaper’s Community Heroes series....
Holiday meals? Delicious, but not as exciting as no schoolwork for weeks, CWRU students say
What are you looking forward to most this holiday season? For many hard-working Case Western Reserve University students, the answer is just, simply, a break from all the work they’ve been toiling away at over the past few months. Of course, so many others are craving plenty of family time, not to m...
Medicine's Paula Silverman gives breast cancer prevention tips
Breast cancer awareness all year The Plain Dealer: In a NetWellness column, Paula Silverman, associate professor of medicine, explains different types of breast cancer as well as prevention tactics....
Banks worry most about making money on branches, Bill Mahnic says
Changing gears: bank branches ideastream: When bank branches close, the decision is often based simply on how much it costs to keep a branch open. “The only thing that goes through bank management’s mind is: can we make money on that branch?” said Bill Mahnic, associate professor of banking and fin...
Government doing much better in federal court cases, says Michael Benza
Jimmy Dimora faces trial as convictions in federal court soar The Plain Dealer: Jimmy Dimora is heading to trial at a time when convictions in federal court are becoming more common. “You have to give the government credit,” said Michael Benza, visiting associate professor at the School of Law. “It...
Resource funding available for capstone projects; applications being accepted
SAGES has resource funding available for capstone projects. Applications are being accepted and will be considered on a rolling basis until Feb. 1, unless the funding is depleted earlier. Apply online at case.edu/provost/source/opp/. Questions may be directed to source@case.edu....
School of Medicine awarded $6.75 million to study IBD
Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine received a $6.75 million Program Project Grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to study the role of innate immunity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). For years, scientists have f...
Online transcript ordering system to be down for maintenance Dec. 28
There will be an interruption of services for the online transcript ordering system on Dec. 28 from 2 to 6 p.m. EST to allow the vendor to conduct scheduled maintenance. Users attempting to reach the service at that time will see a maintenance announcement. For more information, contact the ITS Ser...
Planned outage for SIS scheduled for Dec. 30, 3 a.m.-8 p.m.
The Student Information System (SIS) will be unavailable Friday, Dec. 30, from 3 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST to allow Information Technology Services (ITS) and the SIS Support Team to conduct scheduled maintenance to the system. For more information about this outage, email help@case.edu or contact the IT...