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June 26, 2012
Gas prices may dip below $3 Fox 8: Gas prices were expected to rise above $5 per gallon this summer, but instead they’re falling—potentially to below $3. The predictions were off because gas and oil prices depend on both current market fundamentals as well as what people think will happen in the…
June 26, 2012
Gait helps geckos stay on their sticky toes The New York Times: The mechanics of geckos’ stride help keep their adhesive toe pads clean, preserving their stickiness, according to research by Shihao Hu, a postdoctoral researcher in macromolecular science and engineering. “The scrolling motion…
June 26, 2012
Pedram Mohseni takes top honors with business plan to commercialize brain injury recovery technology
Pedram Mohseni, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Case School of Engineering, and his research partner, Randolph J. Nudo, professor of molecular and integrative physiology at Kansas University Medical Center, recently took top honors for a business plan they…
June 26, 2012
CLEVELAND - Following a national search, Cliff A. Megerian, MD, has been named Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center. Dr. Megerian, currently Vice-Chair of the…
June 25, 2012
Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is one of seven U.S. programs chosen to help China build its social work education programs over the next five years. The Mandel School was chosen from 215 U.S. schools with accredited graduate social work programs that…
June 25, 2012
10 visual signs you may have a health problem Men’s Health: Having a wide, round head may mean you have a higher risk of sleep apnea. "People with wide, short heads have shorter airways, which are easier to obstruct," said Mark Hans, chairman of the department of orthodontics at the School of…
June 25, 2012
Drug shortages reaching critical levels Georgia Public Broadcasting: Drug shortages are reaching critical levels across the country, and middlemen are stockpiling high-demand drugs to force up prices, said Sharona Hoffman, professor of law and bioethics and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center.…
June 25, 2012
Former Case Western professor named dean of Weatherhead School of Management Crain’s Cleveland Business: Robert E. Widing II, who served as a Weatherhead School faculty member from 1988 to 1993, will return to the management school this fall as its new dean. “Rob Widing possesses the depth of…
June 25, 2012
This week’s UCITE session will include a mini-workshop for faculty members faced with designing a new course or who would like to redesign an existing course. In order to facilitate the session, faculty members are encouraged to come prepared with not more than five “enduring understandings” for…
June 25, 2012
Suzanne Rivera, associate vice president for research, recently was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Council of University Research Administrators beginning Jan. 1, 2013. Rivera, a member of the 7,000-member non-profit higher-education association since 2002, has served…