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August 05, 2011
Case Western researchers discover two new Rodents of Unusual Size
The Columbus Dispatch: Researchers from the School of Medicine and Universidad Autónoma Tomás Frías who were working in southern Bolivia discovered two new rodent fossils: Mesoprocta hypsodus, which probably looked like a guinea pig ...
August 05, 2011
Small firms hunger for sales, not credit
The Wall Street Journal: An alternate view of the lack of small-business lending has emerged, suggesting that small businesses don’t want additional loans. But Scott Shane, A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, said that demand for loans...
August 05, 2011
Anthony Sowell expected to talk in court -- something Ohio allows people facing the death penalty
The Plain Dealer: Anthony Sowell was expected to address jurors Friday about why he should be spared the death penalty. But because of the overwhelming evidence against him, Lewis Katz, John C. Hutchin...
August 05, 2011
Thwing Center Postal Substation will have partial service and hours Aug. 8-11, with operating hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The substation is closed on Fridays during the summer (May 20-Aug. 19). Departments with Case accounts can order stamps online for pickup or delivery at http://studentaffairs.cas...
August 05, 2011
Cleveland: The Superman house
The Onion’s A.V. Club: In an episode of Pop Pilgrims, SAGES fellows Brad Ricca and Michael Sangiacomo, who both teach courses on comics, explain the origins of Superman and take a tour of the Cleveland home where the famed comic originated....
August 05, 2011
Ukulele: The little guitar that could
The Christian Science Monitor: Ukulele sales are skyrocketing, and we’re in the midst of the third wave of popularity of the small guitar. “People see the ukulele and think it's simple but there's far more going on there,” said Daniel Goldmark, associate profes...
August 05, 2011
A history of political trials
PRI’s The World: Michael Scharf, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law and director of the Frederick K. Cox Center for International Law, provides advice to those trying Hosni Mubarak, based on lessons he learned while assisting with the Saddam Hussein ...
August 04, 2011
As the executive director of Environmental Health & Safety, Chuck Hart and his department help keep campus safe—preventing potential problems, training individuals to use equipment safely and maintaining regulatory compliance.
Hart moved back to his native Cleveland in December after spending more ...
August 04, 2011
As smartphones become more and more popular, location-based apps are also growing in use, helping users uncover new hotspots or socialize with others.
Here at Case Western Reserve, many of you are using them—though not everyone is sold on the benefits. The No. 1 response in the poll was from people...
August 04, 2011
QuikPay services will be down from Sunday, Aug. 7, at 11 a.m. to Monday, Aug. 8, at 7 a.m. This outage will allow Information Technology Services (ITS) and the QuikPay vendor to conduct scheduled maintenance.
QuikPay is the system used by students to pay tuition with a credit card.
For further que...