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July 21, 2011
English professor Martha Woodmansee presented a paper on "Fan Control in the Era of the Entertainment Franchise: The Case of Harry Potter" at the Third Annual Workshop of the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property held at Griffith University Law School in Brisbane,...
July 21, 2011
Genine Apidone, career development manager in the Case Western Reserve University Career Center, facilitated a roundtable discussion on Career Counseling Program best practices at the National Career Development Association annual conference in San Antonio on July 1. Her discussion centered around t...
July 21, 2011
With temperatures reaching into the upper 90s today and the heat index expected to be 105 degrees, air conditioning on campus is being overworked. Facilities Services requests that everyone on campus be conscious of their energy usage, turning off any unused fans, lights or electronics and turning o...
July 20, 2011
On Aug. 2, Jes Sellers, director of University Counseling Services, will host an Employee Wellness Seminar on “The Benefits of Good Sleep and How to Achieve It.” The presentation will focus on current behavioral health tips for a good night’s sleep and will encourage participants to share what works...
July 20, 2011
The annual Party on the Quad will take place Friday, July 29, from 3 to 6 p.m. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the festivities, which will include food, prizes, music and contests. A university ID is required for admittance.
Many of this year’s activities will be related to the ov...
July 20, 2011
Luxury hotels had a prominent place in America’s 19th-century urban landscape.
In Hotel Dreams: Luxury, Technology, and Urban Ambition in America, 1829-1929 (Johns Hopkins University Press), Molly Berger, associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences and a history instructor, tells how luxury ...
July 19, 2011
Feds invest in fuel cells to bring down costs
WKSU: A Columbus military base has been chosen to replace diesel generators with fuel cells; Robert Savinell, George S. Dively Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, discusses the pros and cons....
July 19, 2011
‘Octobot’ could save your life
Discovery News: European scientists believe a robotic octopus could be used for surgery or search-and-rescue missions. But Hillel Chiel, professor of biology, neurosciences and biomedical engineering, said he thinks its potential is somewhat limited. “The challenge fo...
July 19, 2011
Abortion changes in Ohio
WCPN: The Republican-dominated state legislature has introduced seven abortion-related bills since January; School of Law professor Jessie Hill looks at the politics of the legislation....
July 19, 2011
Most teachers put a lot of time into thinking about what topics they want to cover, but the design of the course doesn’t get as much thought. It is all too easy to slip into thinking that the way to teach the subject is to follow the logic of topic sequence, a practice aided by textbooks.
But the l...