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Why it’s getting harder, and riskier, to bet the house The New York Times: For some time, entrepreneurs were finding it easier to get loans against home equity instead of business loans, but lately the drop in home prices means few owners have this option. Research by Scott Shane, A. Malachi Mixon ...

Cleveland businessman is headed to Vietnam after winning Fulbright Hi Velocity: Michael Goldberg, adjunct professor at Weatherhead School of Management, is profiled in Hi Velocity about his career and Fulbright award to teach in Vietnam....

In the age of globalization, overseas experience is not only rewarding and fun but also crucial. No matter what career you pursue, it will involve overseas interactions. Through the study abroad experience, you can learn about the European healthcare system in Paris, team up on engineering projects...

The Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law (CGREAL) will host its next Spotlight seminar Dec. 7 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in School of Medicine T-503. The spotlight will feature Charlisse Caga-anan, who will speak on “Trust and Social Obligations in Genetic Research.” The CGREAL Spotlight seminars ...

Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Young Americans for Liberty will host Mike Uth from Cleveland’s American Civil Liberties Union in an event Dec. 6. Uth will discuss the Drug Enforcement Agency’s use of GPS tracking of suspected drug dealers and how the War on Drugs has impacted individual liber...

A Teach For America information session will be held Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in Sears Hall 480. Teach for America alumni will discuss the achievement gap, what TFA is doing to help close it, and how to get involved. The event is open to all grade levels and majors. Pizza will be provided....

A mutation on the surface of human red blood cells provides protection against malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax, research led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine shows. The minute change, at a single position of red blood cell surface protein called the Duffy blood-...

Case Western Reserve University’s Quarterly Community Dialogues meeting will be held Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. in Ford Auditorium. During the event, CWRU and community leaders will discuss construction updates for campus and the University Circle area. Topics of discussion include the Tinkham Veale Universit...

A 45-minute walking tour, “Turning Point and Other Highlights of the Putnam Sculpture Collection,” will be held Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. Learn about the history of this extraordinary art collection and the exciting details surrounding the commissioning of Turning Point, a sculpture by Philip Johnson, one of...

Procrastinators? Not here at Case Western Reserve University. Only a handful of people who took this week’s poll said they wait until the last possible minute to complete their holiday shopping; most said they will finish early this month, and quite a few more are already done, having fought the cro...