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About 12.5 million slaves were transported across the Atlantic between 1501 and 1867, and charting who they were, where they came from and where they went has been a challenge for historians. Authors of the Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, this year’s winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award f...

David Eltis and David Richardson, recipients of the 2011 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction for Atlas of the Transaltantic Slave Trade, will discuss new findings and new directions for future research in a Sept. 14 lecture, “Digital Scholarship and the African Diaspora.” Eltis is Robert W. Woo...

The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women has announced this year’s recipients of the Mather Spotlight Prize, each chosen by her school or college for excellence in scholarship and research. This year’s Mather Prize honorees are: Case School of Engineering: Erin Lavik, Elmer Lindseth Associate Pro...

The Case Western Reserve University Women’s Club will host its Fall Tea Sept. 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Alumni House. For more than 50 years, the Fall Tea has been the traditional opening event of the season, and it’s an occasion to renew friendships and meet new members. Membership is open to all wom...

A memorial will be held for June I. Watt, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Associate Emeritus Professor of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, on Sept. 24 at 3 p.m. at Judson Park (2181 Ambleside Rd. Cleveland). Watt died July 4. Born June 23, 1918, Watt received her master’s degree in psy...

Beginning this semester, Ignite TV is partnering with the Residence Hall Association to offer free On Demand movie service for all students. As an extension of our services with the CWRU Movie Channel (Channel 15), the service will allow students to access any of the content at their own convenience...

Applications for the Eastwood-Inamori Staff Educational Scholarship are being accepted until Oct. 1. This scholarship is available to staff members who are pursuing a planned program of study in ethics and leadership training at Weatherhead School of Management. These classes are not covered under r...

Since 2002, students from Japan’s Waseda University have come to campus every fall. On Sept. 12, third-year Case Western Reserve University Japanese language students will present in Japanese to the visitors; on Sept. 14, the Waseda students will present their research in English. The entire campus...

Report paints dismal employment picture for Ohio The Associated Press: One in 10 Ohioans lost a job in the past decade, and workers saw a higher drop in wages than any other state, according to a report from Policy Matters Ohio. The economic structure of Ohio makes the situation worse here than in ...

Joseph B. Richey II and A. Malachi Mixon III have made a $5 million gift to name a Richey-Mixon Building at the Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. The two longtime business collaborators built the Elyria, Ohio-based Invacare Corp. into the world’s top manufacturer of home...