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April 14, 2012
The Student Health & Wellness Fair, organized by the Graduate Student Senate Health & Wellness Committee, will be held April 17 from noon to 3 p.m. in Thwing Center. Free to both undergraduate and graduate CWRU students, the event will include a variety of events such as a cooking…
April 14, 2012
The millions of baby boomers beginning to reach their 60s are reshaping retirement. EASE@Work’s retirement coaches can help employees address issues such as financial, health and wellness concerns, insurance policies or social adjustments to retirement. EASE@Work is the university’s confidential…
April 14, 2012
The Department of Anthropology’s Spotlight Lecture Series, Applying Anthropology to Real World Problems, will continue April 20 with Micah Parzen, CEO of the San Diego Museum of Man. Parzen will present “Anthropology, Museums and Public Engagement” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Mather Memorial…
April 13, 2012
Case Western Reserve University’s Center for Science & Mathematics Education, in collaboration with Cleveland Lakefront State Park–ODNR and Cuyahoga County Public Library, will hold Family Friday Night April 20 at Cleveland Lakefront State Park. Bring the family out from 7 to 9 p.m. for a…
April 13, 2012
Is it OK to protest God’s actions—or inactions? This was the key question behind recent studies led by Case Western Reserve University psychologist Julie Exline. Many people report having a relationship with God, similar to those relationships in marriage, parenting or friendship. Through their…
April 13, 2012
TEDxCLE: Inspiration turned into action Fresh Water Cleveland: The third TEDxCLE event will be held April 20 and will feature speakers such as graduate student Philip Niles, who will discuss sharing data to reduce disparities around the world. “In the past, we were consumers of information,” he…
April 13, 2012
CWRU researchers identify “switch” in colon cancer WKYC: School of Medicine researchers have identified a “switch,” named Variant Enhancer Loci or VELs, that seems to allow for the development of colon cancer. “The VELs signature is notable because it cuts through the complexity of the many genes…
April 13, 2012
Small businesses don’t choose low-tax states Bloomberg Businessweek: In a commentary piece, Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, writes that while state lawmakers often say their small-business tax policies need to be more favorable than those in other…
April 13, 2012
Silly putty for potholes Science Now: A group of Case Western Reserve University students won the Saint-Gobain engineering contest last week for their temporary pothole filler made of non-Newtonian fluids. “…We were putzing around with different ideas and things we wanted to work with—and we were…
April 13, 2012
To fight Alzheimer’s, research should be priority No. 1 Bloomberg Businessweek: The World Health Organization just released a report on dementia saying there is a new case every four seconds somewhere in the world. The report also predicts the number of cases worldwide will triple by 2050. But the…