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Is casting aside caste possible? Can one reclassify class? The Huffington Post: In a recent blog, Deepak Sarma, professor of South Asian religions and philosophy, questioned whether class and caste are core claims to Hinduism, if they can both be jettisoned, or if one can keep its centrality but…

More than 2,500 attendees—including nearly 1,100 alumni, 500 family members and hundreds of current students, faculty and staff—celebrated Homecoming, Alumni and Family Weekend this past weekend, taking part in more than 100 events scheduled throughout four days. The weekend marked the first time…

Matt Willard, associate professor of materials science and engineering, presented an invited talk at the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering conference. His talk, titled “Stronger, Lighter, and More Energy Efficient: Challenges of Magnetic Material Development for Vehicle…

This week, the semiannual Humans vs. Zombies game at Case Western Reserve will begin. The game, a 24-hour, 10-day outdoor game of tag in the style of a Zombie Apocalypse, begins Oct. 3 and will continue through Oct. 13. Players on the Human team carry Nerf blasters, while players on the Zombie team…

Women faculty: The Women Faculty Leadership Development Institute of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will host “Shameless Self-Promotion: Communicating with Credibility” Monday, Oct. 15. Christine Zust, the author of Everything I Do Positions Me: The Simple Path to Professional Success,…

Two computer programmers and an artist from Cleveland will demonstrate their award-winning cell phone app—designed to save homeowners energy and money—to federal energy, science, and environmental officials and industry leaders in Washington Monday. Case Western Reserve University students Robert…

On Oct. 3, the law school will present the Arthur W. Fiske Memorial Lecture, titled “The Role of the FDIC in the Financial Crisis.” Martin J. Gruenberg, acting chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., will lead the talk at The Union Club (1211 Euclid Ave.). The event is from 4:30 to 5:30…

Stuart J. Youngner, the Susan E. Watson Professor and chair of the Department of Bioethics, recently co-edited a book on the practice of physician-assisted death in Amsterdam. The book, Physician-Assisted Death in Perspective: Assessing the Dutch Experience, is co-edited by University of…

Linda Ehrlich, associate professor of Japanese, will lead a discussion at the Cleveland Cinematheque Oct. 27, following the showing of the 1953 Japanese film Tokyo Story. The film, recently voted the greatest film of all time by the filmmakers who participated in the latest Sight & Sound…

Students who wish to purchase CaseCash at caseonecard.com and bill their bursar's account for Fall 2012 must do so before Thursday, Oct. 4, at 5 p.m. Additional CaseCash this semester can be purchased using a credit card at cwru-sp.blackboard.com/eaccounts (click on “Make a guest deposit”) or with…