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July 06, 2011
OhioLINK Central Catalog moves to a new server on Thursday, July 7, and Catalog content will not be available from noon to early evening. The Case Catalog is not affected, and OhioLINK databases, journals & electronic content will remain available for use. Find more details on the KSL NewsBlog.
July 06, 2011
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a long-sought cellular factor that works to inhibit HIV infection of myeloid cells, a subset of white blood cells that display antigens and are important for the body’s immune response against viruses and other…
July 06, 2011
Erik Jensen, David L. Brennan Professor in the School of Law, recently published a number of articles, including “The More Things Change: Much Talk of Reform, but are Real Results Likely?” in Journal of Taxation of Investments; “Sin Taxes: Taxes Aren’t Always the Answer” on American Government…
July 06, 2011
Sharona Hoffman, professor of law and bioethics and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, presented “Meaningful Use and Certification of Health Information Technology: What About Safety?” at the Health Law Professors Conference in Chicago in June. Additionally, last month she spoke at the…
July 05, 2011
The Entrepreneurship Education Consortium is sponsoring Immersion Week, an intensive one-week, academic immersion experience for undergraduates from all disciplines to immerse themselves in the skills needed to help them develop new business concepts and apply these skills in a team-based business…
July 05, 2011
Case Western Reserve University’s training partner Lynda.com has added more than six hours of instructional video on Blackboard Learn 9.1 to its training library. Topics in the video series meet both basic and advanced needs of instructors, including customizing course sites, using Grade Center…
July 05, 2011
Howard M. Guttman (LYS ’76, SAS ’77) will be on campus July 13 to present a lecture, “A Consultant’s Journey: Applying the Social Sciences to Leadership Development.” Guttman is principal of Guttman Development Strategies Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in executive, managerial and…
July 05, 2011
Let the patent office keep its money Bloomberg Businessweek: Scott Shane, A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, explains why the patent reform bills in the House and Senate are different—and why it’s crucial for the patent office to retain its fees.
July 05, 2011
Antidepressant use in pregnancy may raise autism risk CNN.com: A small study found children whose mothers take antidepressants during pregnancy are twice as likely as other children to have autism or a related disorder. But the study is too small to draw any conclusions, said Max Wiznitzer,…
July 05, 2011
Appeals court panel strikes down Michigan's affirmative action ban Detroit Free Press: A federal appeals court struck down a constitutional amendment that banned affirmative action in college admissions, employment and contracting, and that ruling likely will go to the U.S. Supreme Court, where it…