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University announces more than $11 million in gifts for engineering school
A $5 million commitment to Case Western Reserve University’s Think[Box] program is among more than $11 million in gifts for the Case School of Engineering announced during this weekend’s Board of Trustees meeting. Trustee Larry Sears and his wife, Sally Zlotnick Sears, made their $5 million pledge…
ideaLabs business concept competition approaching; info session to be held March 2
The Case Western Reserve University 2012 Entrepreneurship Education Consortium (EEC) ideaLabs business concept competition is approaching. This is a chance for students to share innovative business ideas with others and to celebrate the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship among Case Western…
Programming director of London museum to lecture on campus March 2
Ken Arnold, director of public programs at London’s Wellcome Collection, will lead the upcoming Handerson Lecture, “Medicine Show: Science, Art and Health at Wellcome Collection.” The lecture will be held March 2 at 12:30 p.m. in the Zverina Room at the Dittrick Medical History Center in the Allen…
Undergraduate Studies to host prelaw information session Feb. 29
Undergraduate Studies will sponsor a prelaw information session Feb. 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Sears 356. Dale Nance, the John Homer Kapp Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, will discuss “Jury Trials: Separating Fact from Fiction.”
Faculty members encouraged to apply for seed grants to enhance internationalization
Seed grants to enhance internationalization are now available to faculty members at Case Western Reserve University. The awards, offered through the Center for International Affairs, are available up to $7,500, and the Center for International Affairs will work with recipients to secure additional…
Adjunct law professor named one of five “Lawyers of the Year” nationally; rising star in Ohio
David Mills, adjunct professor of law, was named one of the country’s five “Lawyers of the Year” for 2011 by Lawyers USA. The publication highlights Ortiz v. Jordan, a case that Mills argued and won in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. He also was named Super Lawyer’s “Ohio Rising Stars” for the…
Political science’s Karen Beckwith wins award for research on women and politics
Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor in the Department of Political Science, won the 2011 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics. Her project, “Gender and Cabinet Recruitment: Pace and Profile in Gendering Government,” focuses on women’s access to cabinet positions…
Greek Life office seeking Greek Community Educational Consultants
The Greek Life office is accepting applications for two Greek Community Educational Consultants (GCECs) for 2012-13. GCECs are responsible for delivering educational assistance to fraternities and sororities. Supervised by the Greek Life office and working closely with Interfraternity…
RePlay for Kids to host toy repair workshop Feb. 27, 4-6 p.m.
RePlay for Kids will host a toy repair and modification workshop Feb. 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. in Nord Hall 310. Participants will help repair and adapt toys for children with disabilities in Northeast Ohio. If interested, just visit Nord Hall 310 between 4 and 6 p.m.
Faculty members to discuss technology and the classics at Faculty Work-in-Progress lecture
The next Faculty Work-in-Progress lecture will cover “The Digital Muse: Technology and the Classics.” Paul Iversen and Andrea De Giorgi, assistant professors in the Department of Classics, will discuss how classical archaeology has harnessed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as well as how…