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August 16, 2011
Two new rodent fossils were discovered in the arid highlands of southern Bolivia by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Universidad Autónoma Tomás Frías.
The larger of the two rodents, named Mesoprocta hypsodus, probably looked something like a guinea pig on stil...
August 16, 2011
Shooting deaths in Cleveland stall, but gun violence still takes a toll
The Plain Dealer: The pace of shooting deaths in the area has stalled, and many illegal guns have been confiscated, but there are still hordes of cheap, illegal guns on the streets, especially those carried by teenagers. Daniel...
August 16, 2011
CWRU's Snyder earns no end of accolades
The Plain Dealer: In a Plain Dealer profile, President Barbara R. Snyder’s accomplishments at Case Western Reserve University are highlighted, including eliminating the university’s deficit, improving faculty morale, nearly doubling fundraising efforts and in...
August 16, 2011
Shrinking in a bad economy: America’s entrepreneur class
The Wall Street Journal: During the recession, the number of new businesses declined sharply. “More people who were self-employed failed and left self-employment than people who entered,” said Scott Shane, A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of En...
August 16, 2011
A memorial service for Edmond Jenkins will be held at 5 p.m. on Aug. 18 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church (2172 E. 49th St. in Cleveland, just south of Cedar Avenue).
Jenkins, an emeritus professor at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, died Aug. 4. He taught at the Mandel School from 1969...
August 16, 2011
As the school year begins, and with Case for Community Day set to open registration Aug. 22, there is a new tool available that allows individuals to log their community service hours. Use of this tool will help measure the university community’s positive impact in the area, which includes more than...
August 15, 2011
On Wednesday, Aug. 17, Information Technology Services (ITS) will be making a change that may affect individuals who use an email client (e.g. Outlook, Thunderbird) to send email messages. The maximum email size that can be routed by the outbound SMTP server will be changed from 50 Megabytes (MB) to...
August 15, 2011
A national team of experts led by a Case Western Reserve University researcher has received a multimillion-dollar grant to bring unrivaled qualities found in one- and two-dimensional nanomaterials into three dimensions.
The scientists, led by engineering professor Liming Dai, hope to produce new ma...
August 15, 2011
On Aug. 23, Organizational Development and Learning from the Office of Human Resources will host “Whistle While You Work,” an interactive session to highlight Stomping Ground’s concept and components. Participants will learn why adults need to play, how it helps enhance productivity as well as why t...
August 15, 2011
As the space shuttle program comes to a close, things at NASA are just gearing up for Brian Michal, Adriana Popa and Brian Tietz, three Case Western Reserve University students who were selected as members of the inaugural class of NASA Space Technology Research Fellows.
The fellowships provide a s...