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July 20, 2012
OnlineColleges recently named School of Law Dean Lawrence Mitchell’s blog, View from the Circle, one of the Top 10 Blogs by University Deans. He is one of three law deans on the list; others include law deans from Roger Williams University and Northwestern University. In his blog, Mitchell looks…
July 20, 2012
CLEVELAND - Nationally renowned researcher Mukesh K. Jain, MD, of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been elected to serve as vice president of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). In the subsequent two years he will serve as president elect and ultimately…
July 20, 2012
Ritalin may help Alzheimer’s patients, too ABC News: Ritalin, a drug often used for attention deficit disorder in children, may hold promise for older individuals with Alzheimer’s disease because it could treat symptoms of apathy in these individuals. “Apathy is one of the most common behavioral…
July 20, 2012
Distracted Globe offers steampunk 'Twelfth Night' Greenville Online: Jerrold Scott, an associate professor of theater, is directing a stage production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night—a steampunk version. “Steampunk is an idealized version of the Victorian industrial revolution,” he said. “We use it…
July 20, 2012
On July 18, the LGBT Center, Human Resources and the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity held an interest session for Case Western Reserve University employees to discuss participation in the LGBT Employee Resource Group. In addition to this session, the offices are hosting three…
July 20, 2012
Due to construction, cashier services will be relocated during the week of July 30 to Thwing Center. Deposits, petty cash checks and petty cash vouchers will be processed in the Thwing Center atrium, adjacent to the LBGT Center. Individuals should still pick up checks in Yost Hall, but now in room…
July 20, 2012
Just two months ago, Melvyn Goldstein was awarded one of the university’s top faculty honors: the Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize, given to those who have made extraordinary contributions to the university and to their academic field. It’s a high honor among a lengthy list of accomplishments…
July 19, 2012
Genetic aberrations seen as path to stop colon cancer The New York Times: Sanford Markowitz, the Dr. Sanford Markowitz/Frances Wragg Ingalls Professor of Cancer Genetics, is an author on a new study that found genetic vulnerabilities that could lead to new treatments for colon cancer. Though…
July 19, 2012
'Batman' ready for box office battle The Detroit News: The third and final film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, opens Friday and is expected to pull in big money at the box office. The movie does well because it represents “the perfect teenage male fantasy,” said…
July 19, 2012
Weatherhead School of Management’s Chris Laszlo recently presented the keynote address at the Seminarium Congreso in Chile, a conference with more than 200 business executives and thought leaders. The associate professor of organizational behavior presented at the July 4 event alongside Peter…