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August 28, 2012
Do you own a convertible or a “unique” vehicle? Would you like to have your car included as part of one of Case Western Reserve University’s best traditions? The office of Student Activities & Leadership is looking for convertibles and special vehicles to be included in the university…
August 28, 2012
Undergraduate and graduate students preparing for graduation in 2013 or 2014: Want the opportunity to have your resume distributed to top employers? Enter the Career Center’s Resume Smash by uploading your resume to CWRULink by Sept. 17. Career Center staff members will distribute all…
August 28, 2012
Case Western Reserve University will upgrade the Human Capital Management (HCM) enterprise human resources system to version 9.1 in September. The upgrade will enable easier, quicker navigation of the system. While the menu options and pages that end users see in HCM will not change, menu…
August 28, 2012
Washington Monthly applies new values to college-ranking criteria Education Week: The latest rankings from Washington Monthly feature Case Western Reserve University at No. 7 on its list of national universities. The magazine “comes up with its college rankings based on three out-of-the-box…
August 28, 2012
What to do this week: Get out! Scene Magazine: Tonight, Michael Weiss, chair of the Department of Biochemistry, will lead a talk titled “Sex Determination in the City” at Happy Dog. This discussion is part of an ongoing series "Life, the Universe & Hot Dogs: Dark Matter over Dark Beer" with…
August 28, 2012
Weighing in on obesity in the frum community Jewish Action: A recent study found that those who participated in frequent religious activities were 30 percent more likely to be obese than those who didn’t, with one possible explanation related to the emphasis on food at religious events. Especially…
August 28, 2012
A story of recovery Kent Patch: Increases in tax withholdings are a good sign post-recession because it means more money is being paid to people in that community. “If you don’t have people working, they’re not going to have income taxes,” said Jack Kleinhenz, adjunct professor of economics.…
August 28, 2012
Case Western Reserve University retained its national top 10 position this year in Washington Monthly’s annual rankings of colleges that contribute to the best interests of students and the country. Last year marked the first time the university broke into the magazine’s highest tier, leaping from…
August 28, 2012
As a renowned scholar on elderly care issues, Eva Kahana has won countless awards from national and international organizations. Yet the news that she had been named one of Case Western Reserve’s Distinguished University Professors took her entirely by surprise. “They say that people far away…
August 28, 2012
Claudia Coulton conducts research with two goals: to identify issues in urban areas and to solve them. Time and again, her scholarly findings have prompted concrete leadership changes—which in turn have improved the lives of the people she studies. For example, when the Center for Urban Poverty…