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May 02, 2012
Elizabeth Davis, alum of Cleveland stage, gets Tony Award nod
The Plain Dealer: The musical Once earned 11 Tony Award nominations, including alumna Elizabeth A. Davis (GRS ’06) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical. Ron Wilson, director of the MFA Acting Program,…
May 02, 2012
Bionic ear could replace cochlear implants Discovery News: A team of engineers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Utah built a cochlear implant that would put more components inside the ear than other versions—making them more convenient and less bulky.
May 02, 2012
Slowing sales show small business needs help Bloomberg Businessweek: Average revenues for small business owners are up 9.5 percent since the recovery began, but a closer look at recent data reveals the depth of small business owners’ sales problem and supports demands for help, writes Scott Shane,…
May 02, 2012
Case Western Reserve University alumna Elizabeth A. Davis (GRS ’06) can add another role to her repertoire: Tony Award nominee. A graduate of the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House Master in Fine Arts Acting Program, Davis earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by an…
May 01, 2012
On May 9, the Women Faculty Leadership Development Institute of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will present a public lecture for women faculty, titled “How Stereotypes Can Influence Women’s Academic Career Advancement: What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You!” Molly Carnes, a professor in the…
May 01, 2012
The 300 Club seeks spirited, engaged students to join one or all of its committees. The 300 Club aims to unify and enhance the undergraduate experience through the support of student activities, athletics and the arts. Three committees comprise the 300 Club: Spirited Sparties, which promotes…
May 01, 2012
121 Fitness Center, owned and operated by Case Western Reserve University, will celebrate Get Active America Week by offering free access to the facility all week, May 7-13. The week will kick off with an open house May 7 from noon to 2 p.m., featuring free food from Bon Appetit, information on…
May 01, 2012
Last week, a group of engineering students gathered in a small room off of Professor Mario Garcia-Sanz’s office to watch one helicopter after another fly—and, they hoped, not crash and burn. Each student took part in the extra-credit competition for Garcia-Sanz’s control engineering course: They…
May 01, 2012
More scientists share memories of science fairs The Columbus Dispatch: Even more scientists from across Ohio shared their memories of childhood science fairs, including chemical engineering professor Robert Savinell, who built a gas chromatograph (an instrument to separate, detect and quantify…
May 01, 2012
Cincinnati woman’s suit may refine limits on rules for church-school teachers The Associated Press: A 30-year-old single woman was fired from her job as a teacher in two Cincinnati Catholic schools after she was artificially inseminated and became pregnant; the case is now a federal discrimination…