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July 26, 2011
It’s all academic (subscription required)
The National Law Journal: Legal academics haven’t been able to get high-profile positions in Washington recently. School of Law professor Jonathan Adler said the academic freedom of professors to write controversial ideas could become a liability in Washing...
July 26, 2011
Cut or spend: What's the long term solution to America's budget challenge?
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Associate Professor of World Affairs, talks about the current and long-term implications of the ongoing budget and debt debate in Wa...
July 26, 2011
Plowing over: Can urban farming save Detroit and other declining cities? Will the law allow it?
ABA Journal: Urban gardens and farms are filling up empty lots in cities across the country, but zoning laws and other issues could pose legal problems. Catherine LaCroix, adjunct professor at the School...
July 26, 2011
Staff members are invited to take the Procurement Services annual customer service survey. Participant responses will help the department provide better service. Participants will be entered to win a Flip video camera. Click here to take the survey....
July 26, 2011
The Information Technology Services (ITS) Software Center has updated Origin to version 8.5.1. It is available for free to Case Western Reserve University students, faculty and staff, for Windows only. Origin 8.5.1 provides data analysis and graphing capabilities, including peak-analysis and curve-f...
July 26, 2011
The fine art of YouTube
Chicago Tribune: Forty-eight hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, most of is of questionable quality. “Some reflect that when the typewriter was invented, there was no boom in great literature," said Jared Bendis, creative director of new media at The Freedma...
July 26, 2011
More grandparents taking on a second round of parenting
USA Today: More grandparents than ever are taking on the responsibilities of parenting their grandchildren, when the grandchild’s parents are out of the picture. This new role is causing extra worry, said Carol Musil, professor in Frances Payn...
July 26, 2011
The Interview: Mary E. Kerr, dean, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Dean Mary Kerr discussed the greatest challenges facing nursing, how universities can respond to these challenges, areas of g...
July 26, 2011
Weatherhead School of Management Dean N. Mohan Reddy announced today that he will return to the school’s faculty full time when his administrative term expires June 30, 2012.
“It has been a privilege to lead the school that has been my academic home for more than 25 years,” said Reddy, the Albert J...
July 25, 2011
In the next UCITE session, “All’s well that starts well,” faculty members will discuss how to get their courses off to a good start.
Faculty who get their courses off to a good start find that they have a much more satisfying teaching experience, while those who don’t can find all manner of problem...