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Crawford Hall’s main entrance to be closed 6-8 weeks for renovation project
Crawford Hall will undergo an exterior renovation beginning June 14 to upgrade the building’s main entrance. The project will include replacing podium pavers with concrete directly in front of the main entrance, upgrading the wheelchair ramp and entry steps leading to the podium level, and adding a…
Researchers discover two previously approved drugs help treat lung cancer
A team of researchers, led by Goutham Narla at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in collaboration with scientists at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, have discovered a previously unrecognized signaling network disrupted in lung cancer that can be turned back on by a…
Anthem health plans offer lab-testing services at reduced or no cost to participants
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s contract with LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics provides laboratory testing services at reduced or no cost to Anthem health plan participants. Anthem Blue Access PPO plan participants: There is no employee cost share when using LabCorp or Quest Diagnostics. That…
Faculty: Learn how to vary classroom discussions during Thursday’s UCITE seminar
Using discussion as a teaching format can be an effective way for students to express and explore their ideas and to have them challenged by their peers. But facilitating good classroom discussions takes more than throwing out a provocative idea and sitting back to watch fruitful dialogue unfold.…
David Katz to visit campus June 19 for talk on early childhood obesity
David L. Katz, an internationally renowned authority on nutrition, weight management and chronic disease prevention and an internationally recognized leader in integrative medicine and patient-centered care, will be on campus June 19 for a Grand Rounds speaking event. His discussion on early…
Finance Professor J.B. Silvers talks UnitedHealthcare's proposed actions
UnitedHealth to adopt reform provisions, set insurance standard American Public Media: UnitedHealthcare plans to announce that it will continue with some parts of the health care reform law, regardless of a Supreme Court ruling. J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of…
Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew talks about her role in Global Health Program
University Hospitals' Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew heads Guyana program The Plain Dealer: Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew explains her role as director of the WONDOOR Global Health Program at Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals, where she leads a medical residency program to train the…
Pediatrics' Robert Needlman explains benefits of this year's Best Green Toy
Thinking inside the box pays off for Oakley's Blue Manatee Soapbox Cincinnati: A Cincinnati bookstore recently won a Dr. Toy Award for Best Green Toy; they fill an eco-friendly cardboard box with books and green materials to encourage kids to turn the box itself into a toy. “This keeps with the…
Workshops offered in July to become a Safe Zone member
Two workshops will be held in July for students, faculty and staff interested in becoming a member of Safe Zone. The Safe Zone Program is a visible network of volunteers who are committed to creating a community of respect and dignity for lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning students,…
Two engineering students bring tennis to children in Botswana
As the school year came to a close, two rising juniors prepared for a three-week trip to Africa to study thermodynamics at the University of Botswana. Once they arrived, they learned plenty about engineering and also helped make the sport of tennis accessible to children in African…