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Liming Dai, Kent Hale Smith Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, was recently elected to The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows Class of 2012. Dai’s peers nominated him because of his pioneering achievements and outstanding contributions in...

The Association for Computing Machinery recently named Zehra Meral Özsoyoğlu one of its 2011 ACM Fellows. Özsoyoğlu, the Andrew R. Jennings Professor of Computing, was recognized for her contributions to database management systems. Forty-six ACM members from the world’s leading universities, corpo...

University Singers is looking for new members for the spring semester. The ability to read music is not required for participation in this mixed choral ensemble, and no formal audition is required. Anyone interested in joining should attend the first rehearsal Jan. 17, 4:30-6 p.m., in Harkness Chap...

The Employee Wellness Program will host a free health seminar, “The Balancing Act: How to Navigate Work & Family Demands.” The seminar will be held Dec. 13 from noon to 1 p.m. in Adelbert Hall’s Toepfer Room. Find more information and register online....

Kelvin Smith Library’s Cramelot Café has extended its hours for final exams and winter break in early January. Stop by Cramelot for a quick drink or bite to eat while working on a project or getting a jump-start on next semester. Cramelot’s hours during finals are: Dec. 11: 2 p.m.-midnight Dec. ...

Treating prehypertension with medication may lower stroke risk WebMD Health News: Adding medication to lifestyle changes may prevent stroke in people with mildly elevated blood pressure, or prehypertension, research finds. “If lifestyle changes do not fix your prehypertension, then [medication] can ...

Adele. Overwhelmingly, the British songstress won the Case Western Reserve University community’s vote for their favorite Grammy nominee, with indie favorite Bon Iver pulling in the next-most votes. Other nominees earning kudos from CWRU poll-takers included Bruno Mars, Kanye West, The Band Perry, T...

As first-year students start their college career at Case Western Reserve University, they likely all hear the same two words: “get involved.” So many students in all areas of the university take this mantra to heart—especially Chris Linderwell, a senior who plans to graduate in May with a bachelor’...

The Employee Wellness Program offers all employees three free activity classes at 121 Fitness. A muscle conditioning class will be held Dec. 12, noon-1 p.m., and Dec. 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Additionally, a Caribbean cardio class will be held Dec. 12, 6-7 p.m. To register, click the date and time in whi...

School of Law professor Juscelino Colares recently served as a panelist and presenter in Pittsburgh and Suffolk, Va. In Pittsburgh, he was a panelist in the session “Law and Frenchness” at The Idea of France Interdisciplinary Conference, and he also presented “The Reality of EU-Conformity Adjudicat...