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August 09, 2012
Faculty members—especially those in medicine, nursing, dentistry and biology—are invited to apply for the Burroughs Wellcome Fund award, a limited-submission funding opportunity for assistant professors from Case Western Reserve University. The fund will provide five-year $700,000 awards for…
August 09, 2012
Dorothy Ebersbach’s desire to help others stretched even further today as the trustees of her estate announced a second $2 million commitment to support flight nursing at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. The decision brings her total gifts to the school to…
August 08, 2012
Can you fake mental illness? Slate: After a person is arrested for committing a horrific crime, sometimes people question if he or she can fake insanity for a defense. After the initial background check of the suspect’s history and a review of the crime scene report come lengthy interviews with…
August 08, 2012
Banishing mid-life regret Psychology Today: In a recent blog, Kathryn Betts Adams, associate professor of social work, writes about the regret people often carry around at their mid-life points and why individuals should face the issues rather than letting them fester.
August 08, 2012
Every day researchers make strides in understanding the roots of autism and ways to support those living with the condition. Later this month members of the Case Western Reserve community will demonstrate their support for scientists and families by taking part in Cleveland’s Walk Now for Autism…
August 07, 2012
The Employee Wellness Program will hold a free cooking demonstration Aug. 9 to present ideas for creating quick, healthy meals for one or two people. Free samples will be provided at this lunchtime session, held from noon to 1 p.m. in Nord Hall 310. Find more information or register online.
August 07, 2012
Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor-elect of the International Criminal Court, will come to campus Aug. 29 for the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center Lecture on Global Justice, “Reflections from the International Criminal Court Prosecutor.” Bensouda, the ICC deputy prosecutor since 2004, is the…
August 07, 2012
A key player in the hunt and capture of Saddam Hussein, an undocumented immigrant (and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist), an environmental activist who’s part of one of the nation’s most famous families—these are just a few of the inspiring individuals who will share their stories with the greater…
August 07, 2012
The City Club Forum: Fountain of Youth ideastream: Neurology professor Peter J. Whitehouse spoke at the City Club of Cleveland last week on “The Fountain of Youth: Engaging the Brain.” Whitehouse, an expert on Alzheimer’s disease, and his wife founded The Intergenerational School. The City Club…
August 07, 2012
Wisconsin temple fatalities: targeted for looking different? Huffington Post: Deepak Sarma, professor of South Asian religions and philosophy, penned a blog asking why, of all people and communities, Sikh were targeted in a shooting Sunday in Wisconsin. “Were they targeted because they fit the…