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Professor Atwood Gaines re-signed to four-year term as journal editor-in-chief
Atwood Gaines, professor of anthropology, bioethics, nursing and psychiatry, has been signed for another four-year term as editor-in-chief of the journal Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry. In his first four years, the journal has seen its rank among health-related anthropology journals rise to No.…
Law’s Paul Giannelli publishes articles, in contract for four books
Paul C. Giannelli, the Albert J. Weatherhead III and Richard W. Weatherhead Professor and a Distinguished University Professor, recently published a number of articles, from “Forensic Science Reform” in the Texas Law Review to “Arson Evidence” in the Criminal Law Bulletin. Additionally, he has…
HCM to be down for scheduled maintenance Feb. 5
Information Technology Services (ITS) will conduct scheduled maintenance on HCM (Human Capital Management) Feb. 5 from 8 a.m. to noon to apply required updates for payroll and tax calculations. The system will be unavailable during that time. Please direct questions to the ITS Service Desk at…
Thrity Umrigar's career profiled in "Cleveland Magazine"
Life in motion Cleveland Magazine: After releasing her fifth novel, The World We Found, associate professor Thrity Umrigar is profiled in Cleveland Magazine on everything from her leaving India to her journalism career. “Journalism ... gave me opportunities to write that I wouldn't have had,” she…
Dittrick museum listed among fascinating medical museums
A museum for Man’s Greatest Hospital The Boston Globe: As a new medical history museum opens in Boston, a columnist discusses the “fascinating universe of medical museums”—including the Dittrick Medical History Center & Museum, which is home to the Percy Skuy Collection on the History of…
Susan Helper explains how states can help alleviate manufacturing job loss
Ohio can help businesses compete globally WKSU: A report released Tuesday said Ohio could lose almost 200,000 jobs in auto-parts manufacturing in the next 10 years, but Susan Helper, AT&T Professor of Economics, said there are steps state and local governments can take to alleviate this.…
Hold the extra burgers and fries when people pleasers arrive
Watch out for that Super Bowl pass—that is the chips, chili or other party food. If you are a people-pleaser who strives to keep your social relationships smooth and comfortable, you might find yourself overeating in certain social situations like Super Bowl watch parties. A new study from Case…
Teach for America alumni, members to discuss experiences with interested students
Interested in networking and learning about Teach For America? Meet us at The Spot Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. as they launch the “Our Stories” video series, featuring clips from corps members discussing their experiences. There will also be a panel discussion with alumni and incoming corps members who can…
Faculty: Learn how to better use Google Apps during upcoming UCITE session
The Case Western Reserve University community has free access to a suite of Google Apps. With more than 40 applications from mobile to media, geo to social, Google Apps for Education is a lot more than email, calendaring and docs. But many people may not be fully aware of the full range of options…
Vanderbilt law professor to lecture Feb. 3 on Kurdish genocide trials
Vanderbilt University Law School Professor Michael A. Newton will be on campus Feb. 3 for his lecture, “The Kurdish Genocide Trials: An Insider’s Legal and Historical Perspective.” From a jurisprudential perspective the Kurdish genocides produced some of the most complex cases in world history, and…