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October 09, 2012
CLEVELAND - Magnesium sulfate is given to many pregnant women to treat preterm labor and preeclampsia and was recently shown to prevent cerebral palsy; however little is known about how it works. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine recently discovered the mechanism by…
October 09, 2012
Which MBA? The Economist: Weatherhead School of Management’s full-time MBA program made The Economist’s 2012 list of the 100 best MBAs, appearing at No. 100 in the world and No. 47 among degrees offered by business schools located in the U.S. The rankings are determined in part by survey responses…
October 09, 2012
University research budgets hang in the balance (subscription required) Crain’s Cleveland Business: If the federal government fails to create a budget deal by the end of the year, research budgets at universities will be cut dramatically. If Congress can come up with its own way to reduce the…
October 09, 2012
Looming tax hikes ideastream: Tax cuts enacted under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are set to expire next year, including a temporary 2 percent payroll tax holiday. Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs, joined The Sound of Ideas to discuss whether…
October 08, 2012
The 2012 Department of Anthropology Kassen Lecture, titled “The Alzheimer Enigma Amidst Global Aging,” will feature Margaret Lock, the Marjorie Bronfman Professor Emerita in Social Studies in Medicine and professor emerita in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University. The lecture will…
October 08, 2012
Case Western Reserve University has won a $3.8 million grant to lead a new international effort reducing oil dependency: building wind turbine blades and solar panels from biomaterials. During the next five years, scientists and engineers will first try to improve the quality and performance of…
October 08, 2012
A representative from Kaiser Permanente will be in Crawford Hall 209 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, to answer questions and provide information on the company’s services. No appointment is necessary. Faculty and staff are encouraged to learn about the services offered by Kaiser…
October 08, 2012
University Counseling Services is sponsoring a series of workshops called “Mind-Body Cafe” to foster student health and wellness. Each week, a different topic will be discussed, from talking to parents about grades to boosting self-esteem. These sessions will take place in Sears Library Building…
October 08, 2012
Looking for a way to share your talents, promote your organization or lead a field trip? Propose a class for Fall SatCo, to be held Nov. 3-4. SatCo, or Saturday College (and Sunday, too), was created by the Share the Vision campaign to give members of the Case Western Reserve community an…
October 08, 2012
There’s no denying social media has changed the way the public gets its news; everything must be instantaneous—and, preferably, in 140 characters or less. But how that has changed the way traditional media operates is less known. Next week, Case Western Reserve University will present “Media…