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June 28, 2011
Earlier this month, G. Dean Patterson, associate vice president of student affairs, served as a member of the National Advisory Committee at the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE). NCORE is designed to provide a forum for discussion on effective strategies t...
June 28, 2011
Suzanne Rivera, associate vice president for research, was named to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Human Research Protections. She will be sworn in at the committee’s July 19-20 meeting, along with Albert Allen, senior medical fellow bioethics and pedi...
June 28, 2011
New data zap views of static electricity
Science News: New research could change traditional views on how static electricity builds up, but it’s not conclusive as to what dominates the static charge, said Daniel Lacks, C. Benson Branch Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering....
June 28, 2011
Women in Northeast Ohio who most need breast cancer screening can't get it
The Plain Dealer: The Komen Community Profile, which includes demographic and breast cancer statistics reviewed by the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, found that Ohio has the fourth-highest mortality ra...
June 28, 2011
Renzi’s case is far from settled
Roll Call: After a federal appeals court allowed the Justice Department to proceed with its case against former Rep. Rick Renzi, School of Law professor Jonathan Adler said Renzi should appeal. “If I'm Renzi, I'm talking to my lawyers right now,” he said....
June 28, 2011
Breaking the shackles of insomnia: Many Americans rely too heavily on pills, Cleveland doctors say
The Plain Dealer: More than 30 million people in the U.S. use sleeping pills, but many there are side effects. “In head-to-head comparisons, Ambien and cognitive behavioral therapy are equally effecti...
June 28, 2011
CLEVELAND - 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 H...
June 28, 2011
The Searle Scholars Program is an annual career development award to support the independent research of exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry at select universities. This limited-submission funding opportunity is for assistant professors in a tenure-track appointment pu...
June 28, 2011
Talking about religion can seem taboo, especially among people from different religious backgrounds. But a committee from Case Western Reserve University wants to get people talking—and serving the community—through the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge.
Last week the co...
June 27, 2011
The Undergraduate Student Government is looking for student DJs to compete in a spin-off as part of its annual Welcome Back Party for Case Western Reserve University students in August. Students will vote for their favorite DJs and cash prizes will be awarded. If you are interested in participating ...