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January 05, 2012
America’s prettiest neighborhoods Forbes: Case Western Reserve University’s home, University Circle, is named one of America’s 10 prettiest neighborhoods. “With a symphony orchestra, an art museum, a natural history museum and planetarium, and a botanical garden, Cleveland’s University Circle…
January 05, 2012
Jury selection to begin in Ohio corruption case NPR: The public corruption case of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora began this week. Lewis Katz, John C. Hutchins Professor of law, said the amount of money involved isn’t what’s shocking about the case. “The depth of the corruption…
January 05, 2012
Ohio, neighboring states, eagerly wait for decision on ethane “cracker” Ideastream: Ohio is competing to be the home of Shell Oil Co.’s petrochemical refinery, or “cracker.” Geology associate professor Beverly Saylor explains the chemical process called cracking and why it’s gaining prominence. “A…
January 05, 2012
Michael Scharf, the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law and director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, participated in the World Legal Forum's Expert Meeting, A Self-Regulatory Initiative to Facilitate International Standardization and Dispute Resolution for…
January 05, 2012
Carrie Basas, visiting associate professor of law, attended the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Specialization in Austin, Texas, Dec. 3, and was recently appointed to the Standing Committee for a three-year term. Basas is also one of the drafters of the ABA’s current resolution on…
January 05, 2012
The internal deadline to apply for the National Institutes of Health Shared Instrumentation Grant Program is Jan. 27. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to make available to institutions expensive research instruments that can only be justified on a shared-use basis and that are needed for…
January 05, 2012
Cramelot, located in Kelvin Smith Library, is open Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., during the interim winter session. Come in to enjoy the quiet, catch up on work, meet with colleagues or have a warm place to read and indulge in your favorite beverage or lunch. Regular Cramelot hours resume when…
January 05, 2012
Maxwell Mehlman, professor of law and bioethics and the director of the Law-Medicine Center, will lead the next Case Downtown Lecture Series event, titled “Practice Guidelines and Medical Malpractice.” The event is free and open the public and will be held Jan. 11, 8:30-9:30 a.m., at The City Club…
January 05, 2012
The awkward art of neighborhood naming The Atlantic Cities: Cities around the country are working to reinforce current names or rename neighborhoods to instill a sense of connectedness with residents. Claudia J. Coulton, Lillian F. Harris Professor of Urban Research & Social Change, said…
January 05, 2012
Case Western Reserve University President Barbara Snyder Ideastream: President Barbara R. Snyder was the featured guest on The Sound of Ideas to discuss Case Western Reserve University’s success, its place in Cleveland and more.