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Engineering professors awarded NSF grant for thermal management
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $286,000 to Case Western Reserve University for “An Innovative Microfabricated Ionic Wind Pump Array for Thermal Management Applications.” Principal investigators on the project are Norman Tien, dean and Nord Professor of Engineering at Case School of En...
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Staff: Share your thoughts in a quick survey on potential new peer mentoring program
The Staff Mentoring Program Steering Committee is gathering data to launch a pilot Mentoring Circle and needs staff members’ input to gauge interest levels and find out what mentor qualities, circle topics and meeting format would be helpful. The mentoring circle model involves one mentor working wi...
Last chance for summer BBQ season on July 6 with southern BBQ and folk music
The summer barbecue season will conclude Wednesday, July 6, on the Case Quad with a Southern Barbecue theme and music by folk singer Ashley Toussant. The barbecue is located on the Case Quad from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and is open to the public. The cost is $7.95 per person for a single entree and ...
School of Medicine receives $2.5 million NIH grant to study intestinal inflammation
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestives and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to study intestinal inflammation. The five-year grant from the institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),...
Nominate an individual to be the 2012 commencement speaker
The Commencement Speaker Committee is surveying the campus community for commencement 2012 speaker nominations. The following criteria are considered when selecting candidates: Have high degree of name recognition among students; have notable achievements in academic, artistic, humanitarian, environ...
Library sets holiday weekend hours for July 2-4
This Fourth of July weekend, Kelvin Smith Library is open July 2 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and is closed July 3-4. Early birds have noticed that the library now opens at 8 a.m. weekdays throughout the year, making it easy to come in early and get started on work. The KSL NewsBlog has more details abo...
Emeritus professor Sedransk to be honored at international statistics meeting
Emeritus statistics professor Joe Sedransk will be honored at the 2011 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) in Miami July 31-Aug. 4. Two sessions will be held in his honor: “Surveys, Bayesian Modeling and the Interconnections” and “Bayesian Modeling and Inference for Finite Populations.” Sedransk’s areas...
Employees can contribute to Roth 403(b) supplemental retirement account July 1
Beginning July 1, the opportunity to contribute to a Roth 403(b) supplemental retirement account will be available for benefits-eligible faculty and staff at Case Western Reserve University. A Roth 403(b) lets you access your savings tax-free in retirement, provided you meet certain conditions. Roth...
Case Western Reserve Researchers Identify HIV-Inhibiting Mechanism
CLEVELAND - Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a long-sought cellular factor that works to inhibit HIV infection of myeloid cells, a subset of white blood cells that display antigens and hence are important for the body’s immune response against viruses...
Tien to step down as dean of Case School of Engineering
After leading the Case School of Engineering since 2007, Dean Norman C. Tien has decided to step down from his post at the end of his current term, effective Dec. 31, 2011. The Nord Professor of Engineering and an Ohio Eminent Scholar in Physics, Tien will return to the Department of Electrical Engi...