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Nominations are being accepted for next year’s Inamori Ethics Prize, awarded by the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence. The Inamori Ethics Prize is designed to honor an individual who provides an example of ethical leadership on an international scale or who has made…

The C-SPAN “Campaign 2012 Bus,” which is on a promotional and educational tour of college campuses across the country, is scheduled to stop at Case Western Reserve University Tuesday, Oct. 2. The C-SPAN bus will be parked at the Kelvin Smith Library oval from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Faculty, staff,…

The Choices 2012: Exploring Academic & Experiential Opportunities Fair, sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Studies, will be held Friday, Oct. 5, during community hour from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in the Veale Center. The fair will provide students the opportunity to learn about major, minor…

Any faculty member interested in leading a credit or non-credit short-term study abroad during spring break or the new spring II study abroad session should contact the Office of Education Abroad to get a program development form. Program development forms are due by Oct. 1. These programs…

Two stone walls decorate the front of Yost Hall, but have you ever actually looked to see what decorates those stone walls? If so, you likely got the answer to this week’s question correct. We asked where the “arts” crest, pictured above with its “science” counterpart, resides on campus. As you…

This fall, students are encouraged to attend a series of writing workshops from the Writing Resource Center. During the events, students can meet WRC consultants and learn more about writing—plus eat free pizza. The sessions will be held: Friday, Oct. 12 - "Beyond the Five Paragraph…

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 6, to honor the life of Wilma J. Phipps, emeritus professor of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Phipps passed away this summer at the age of 87. Phipps was a valued faculty member and student mentor at the…

Female factor: Candidates campaign on women’s issues in fight for votes The Ledger: Women outnumber men among registered voters by 8.6 million, or 6.2 percent, and research shows women are more likely to actually vote. "This is a huge impact that women have just in terms of our numbers," said…

More than 1 in 4 Cuyahoga County children live in poverty ideastream: The number of Northeast Ohio children living in poverty is holding steady from last year but is still up from several years prior, at 28.7 percent. Claudia Coulton, co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community…

More dismal science for would-be entrepreneurs Bloomberg Businessweek: In a recent column, Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, makes a case for why entrepreneurship programs should focus heavily on microeconomics. “Many company founders make mistakes that…