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August 10, 2012
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University’s ambitious collaboration to bring medical discoveries to patients has won an extraordinary endorsement: a $64.6 million federal grant that is the largest ever awarded in Northeast Ohio. “Five years ago Cleveland’s leading biomedical institutions came…
August 10, 2012
The relationship between music and empathy Australian Broadcasting Company: New research suggests that making music in groups can help develop a sense of empathy in children. Lisa Huisman Koops, assistant professor of music education, discussed her research into the effects of musical play in…
August 10, 2012
New in paperback The Plain Dealer: English department professor Thrity Umrigar’s fifth novel, The World We Found, was selected as one of the top new releases in paperback. As "Umrigar tackles mortality, regret, class, feminism, relationships and religion," the "storytelling is deft, so we see not…
August 10, 2012
Though on campus, her role may be director of procurement, accounts payable and distribution services, off campus, Melinda Boykin may be better known as “Coach B.” Not only has she led the cheerleading team at Richmond Heights High School for seven years, but Boykin also spends time mentoring and…
August 10, 2012
Case Western Reserve University’s residential colleges—Cedar, Juniper, Magnolia and Mistletoe—are communities designed to help first-year students transition into college life, build academic and interpersonal foundations and make connections with others around campus. But just when did they get…
August 09, 2012
The Employee Wellness Program will host an interactive workshop, “Breath, Relax, Renew,” to teach meditation and breathing techniques. Such techniques are designed to help users manage stress and relax the body and mind. During the event, participants will briefly learn the physiology of the…
August 09, 2012
As student move-in for the upcoming school year begins, Juniper Road and East 115th Street will be made into one-way streets from Aug. 17 to 26. Effective Aug. 17 at 6 a.m., East 115th Street (between Wade Park Avenue and East 116th Street) and Juniper Road (between Ford Drive and Bellflower Road)…
August 09, 2012
Faculty members—especially those in medicine, nursing, dentistry and biology—are invited to apply for the Burroughs Wellcome Fund award, a limited-submission funding opportunity for assistant professors from Case Western Reserve University. The fund will provide five-year $700,000 awards for…
August 09, 2012
Dorothy Ebersbach’s desire to help others stretched even further today as the trustees of her estate announced a second $2 million commitment to support flight nursing at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. The decision brings her total gifts to the school to…
August 08, 2012
Can you fake mental illness? Slate: After a person is arrested for committing a horrific crime, sometimes people question if he or she can fake insanity for a defense. After the initial background check of the suspect’s history and a review of the crime scene report come lengthy interviews with…