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The Staff Advisory Council and the Department of Human Resources will host the third annual Steps 4 Staff walk this month. The 2-mile walk will be held Friday, Sept. 21, from 3 to 5 p.m., beginning at Veale Center and continuing throughout campus. Registration is $15; all proceeds benefit the SAC…

The American Red Cross will host blood drives Thursday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Nord Hall 310 and Friday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Nord Hall 310 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Thwing Center 1914 Lounge. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment online, but walk-ins are also…

On Saturday, Sept. 22, the CWRU Muslim Student Association will host its annual Fast-a-Thon charitable fundraiser dinner in support of UNICEF Syria, in light of the ongoing violence and turmoil in the country. The event, featuring Middle Eastern and Indian cuisine, will begin at 7 p.m. in the…

All campus departments and residence halls are invited to deck out their offices in blue and white for the homecoming office/residence hall decorating contest. Interested participants should email Colleen Barker-Williamson (crb3@case.edu) by Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. to register. Decorating must be…

The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will continue its Revolution film series with a screening of the film Persepolis Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. in the Wolstein Research Building’s auditorium. Pete Moore, associate professor of political science, will introduce the film, which is a coming-of-age story…

Tinkham Veale, a 1937 Case Western Reserve graduate who achieved extraordinary business success and even greater philanthropic impact, died Tuesday in his home. He was 97. Tink came to the university after working as a teenager in the oil fields of Kansas, and felt a deep sense of gratitude for…

CLEVELAND - Armed with a new $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, dermatology researcher Nicole Ward, PhD, assistant professor of dermatology and neurosciences at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, will lead a study examining the…

The university bookstore will host a meeting with Patricia Harman, author of The Midwife of Hope River, Sept. 20 at noon. In her new book, Harman, a former faculty member at Case Western Reserve, follows the life of midwife Patience Murphy in the Appalachia region during the Depression. The book…

On Friday, Sept. 21, Brian Gran, associate professor of sociology, will lead a discussion on the occurrence of child trafficking in Northeast Ohio as well as how it can be mapped and tracked. His presentation, “Digital Mapping of Child Trafficking in Northeast Ohio,” is part of the Freedman Fellows…

Students of all majors are invited to learn more about the Department of Theater’s collaboration with The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Students taking part will have the opportunity to spend spring semester 2013 in London, earning Case Western Reserve University credit. Students will study with…