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June 04, 2012
CLEVELAND - Through the Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program (MEDTAPP) Healthcare Access Initiative (HAI), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has secured $6.4 million in federal funds through Ohio Medicaid to support its longstanding involvement in the health of its…
June 02, 2012
Weight Watchers meets right here on campus, and an open house will be held June 7 for anyone interested in joining. Attendees can meet current members who are successfully losing weight, enjoy Weight Watcher-friendly snacks and have the chance to win a door prize. Former members and those brand…
June 01, 2012
Children today may be busier than ever, but Case Western Reserve University psychologists have found their imaginations haven’t suffered—in fact, they appear to have increased. Psychologists Jessica Dillon and Sandra Russ expected the opposite outcome when they analyzed 14 play studies that Russ…
June 01, 2012
Shale gas boom could bring manufacturing jobs back to U.S., economists say The Plain Dealer: The shale gas boom in the area could provide cheap energy that could cut the cost to produce goods. Energy costs and other factors make the U.S. a more attractive place for manufacturers. “It’s gone from a…
June 01, 2012
Label of gay is no longer defamatory, court rules Associated Press: A New York appeals court ruled it is no longer slander in that state to falsely say someone is gay. This ruling “doesn’t mean this is the universal view of the country,” said School of Law Professor Jonathan Entin. “The…
June 01, 2012
Lisa Camp, assistant dean for strategic initiatives in the Case School of Engineering, spoke at the annual conference of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals in Alexandria, Va., May 21-23. Her talk was titled, “Strategic and Organizational Development Tools to Enhance…
June 01, 2012
Erik Jensen, the David L. Brennan Professor at the School of Law, recently had three articles published. The first, “Legislative and Regulatory Responses to Tax Avoidance; Explicating and Evaluating the Alternatives,” will appear in the St. Louis University Law Journal. The second, “The Individual…
June 01, 2012
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, with executives from energy provider National Grid, has enlisted David Cooperrider, Fairmount Minerals Professor in Social Entrepreneurship and Professor of Organizational Behavior, to help shape the state’s three-year energy efficiency plan. Cooperrider invented…
June 01, 2012
The Cramelot Café at Kelvin Smith Library will offer summer hours starting June 4: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be available. For more information on Cramelot, visit library.case.edu/ksl/whoweare/kslcafe.html.
June 01, 2012
President Barbara R. Snyder announced last night that Case Western Reserve University’s alumni and friends have broken the institution’s all-time record for philanthropy for the second consecutive year. As of Thursday—one month before the end of the fiscal year—giving totaled $134.5 million, more…