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July 25, 2012
Researchers at The Center for Health Care Research and Policy, a joint program by MetroHealth and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, recently were honored with the Arrow Award for the best paper in health economics in 2011. The International Health Economics Association described…
July 25, 2012
Case Western Reserve University’s chapter of Theta Chi received the 2011/2012 Howard R. Alter Jr. Award for Chapter Excellence, the fraternity’s highest chapter honor. This marks the third time the Case Western Reserve chapter has won the Alter Award. Eleven chapters—out of 131 total—were…
July 24, 2012
Michael Scharf, the associate dean for global legal studies in the School of Law, gave a presentation July 17 on transitional justice in Misratta, Libya. More than 50 lawyers attended his talk. Misratta has been “ground zero” for the worst of the fighting during last year’s civil war, Scharf said.
July 24, 2012
M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad, Distinguished University Professor, Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor and professor of global health, recently returned from a European trip that included the launch of a book he co-edited, titled The Sage Handbook on International Social Work. The 540-page book…
July 24, 2012
Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is set to become the epicenter of a comprehensive effort to enhance the quality and safety knowledge and skills for both future and practicing nurses around the country. Next month, the nursing school becomes the new home of…
July 24, 2012
President Barack Obama Monday named biomedical engineering faculty member Jeffrey R. Capadona one of the nation’s 96 most promising young scientists for his pioneering work in bridging connections between artificial implants and the human body. Capadona, a biomedical engineering associate…
July 23, 2012
In the coming fall semester, faculty members will be provided with the means to greatly enhance their ability to capture and share the audio and video of their classes via the Mediavision lecture capture system. The upgraded system will have many new features that will benefit both students and…
July 23, 2012
School of Medicine professor Mukesh K. Jain has been elected to serve as vice president of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. In the subsequent two years he will serve as president elect and ultimately president for one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious physician-scientist…
July 23, 2012
A Case Western Reserve University professor this month joined the federal office charged with advising the nation’s president on economic policy. Susan Helper will serve for a year as a senior economist on the staff of the Council of Economic Advisers. A member of the Weatherhead School of…
July 21, 2012
The campus community is invited to attend the final barbecues of the summer: July 25 and Aug. 1. BBQs on the Quad, sponsored by Bon Appetit, Office of Summer Programs, Campus Services and Plant Services, began in early June. Each week, a themed menu is crafted comprising proteins, salads, side…