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Any Case Western Reserve University students interested in getting involved on campus with a focus on changing policies while gaining experience should apply for Faculty Senate. Undergraduates interested in serving on the Faculty Senate should apply by April 13th via the USG website…

The Commencement Office is seeking dependable Case Western Reserve employees to help make commencement 2012 a special and memorable day for graduates. Time off within the work week will be given with advance approval from a direct supervisor. For more information and to download the volunteer…

The Thai Student Association will host a Thai Food Festival April 9 from noon to 2 p.m. on the Case Quad. The annual festival will feature pad Thai, chicken satay, Thai grilled pork, sticky rice, dessert and Thai tea.

The first meeting of the Case Western Reserve University Bicycle Co-op will be held April 16 from 6 to 7 p.m. in Thwing Atrium. The meeting is open to all faculty, staff and students. During the meeting, attendees will discuss the business plan, operations and volunteer opportunities for the…

The Prevention Research Center Seminar Series will continue April 11 with a talk titled “Losing Hold of the American Dream: Connections Between Foreclosures and Health.” Cyleste C. Collins, faculty associate at the Center for Urban Poverty and Community Development and research assistant professor…

John Zaller, professor of political science at UCLA, will be on campus April 17 for a talk titled “Party and Ideology.” As one of the leading scholars of parties and public opinion in the country, Zaller will discuss what is happening with ideology and party politics in the United States. Zaller’s…

The Safe Ride vehicle operates daily from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. and is driven by campus police and safety staff, such as George Kusber. Photos by Susan Griffith. The university’s police department has expanded its successful Safe Ride initiative to improve response times and encourage greater use of…

Pothole patch invention a winner for CWRU students The Plain Dealer: An invention by five students won first place at the Saint-Gobain Competition, an engineering and science contest that offered a $9,000 prize. Their invention? A temporary pothole patch product—basically a bag of goo—that will…

Northeast Ohio medical students answer call for more primary care physicians The Plain Dealer: More than 43 percent of School of Medicine seniors committed to primary care residencies to continue to answer the country’s need for more primary care physicians. “Our students are really interested in…

Art interprets Alzheimer’s, Jared Bendis, and ‘Being Elmo’ ideastream: On an episode of Around Noon, Jared Bendis, creative new media officer at Kelvin Smith Library, discussed the differences between the new iPad and older versions as well as the latest in cell phone and tablet innovation,…