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June 29, 2011
Beginning July 1, the opportunity to contribute to a Roth 403(b) supplemental retirement account will be available for benefits-eligible faculty and staff at Case Western Reserve University. A Roth 403(b) lets you access your savings tax-free in retirement, provided you meet certain conditions.…
June 29, 2011
CLEVELAND - Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 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 hence are important for the body’s immune response against…
June 29, 2011
After leading the Case School of Engineering since 2007, Dean Norman C. Tien has decided to step down from his post at the end of his current term, effective Dec. 31, 2011. The Nord Professor of Engineering and an Ohio Eminent Scholar in Physics, Tien will return to the Department of Electrical…
June 28, 2011
Earlier this month, G. Dean Patterson, associate vice president of student affairs, served as a member of the National Advisory Committee at the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE). NCORE is designed to provide a forum for discussion on effective…
June 28, 2011
Suzanne Rivera, associate vice president for research, was named to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Human Research Protections. She will be sworn in at the committee’s July 19-20 meeting, along with Albert Allen, senior medical fellow bioethics and…
June 28, 2011
New data zap views of static electricity Science News: New research could change traditional views on how static electricity builds up, but it’s not conclusive as to what dominates the static charge, said Daniel Lacks, C. Benson Branch Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering.
June 28, 2011
Women in Northeast Ohio who most need breast cancer screening can't get it The Plain Dealer: The Komen Community Profile, which includes demographic and breast cancer statistics reviewed by the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, found that Ohio has the fourth-highest mortality…
June 28, 2011
Renzi’s case is far from settled Roll Call: After a federal appeals court allowed the Justice Department to proceed with its case against former Rep. Rick Renzi, School of Law professor Jonathan Adler said Renzi should appeal. “If I'm Renzi, I'm talking to my lawyers right now,” he said.
June 28, 2011
Breaking the shackles of insomnia: Many Americans rely too heavily on pills, Cleveland doctors say The Plain Dealer: More than 30 million people in the U.S. use sleeping pills, but many there are side effects. “In head-to-head comparisons, Ambien and cognitive behavioral therapy are equally…
June 28, 2011
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestives and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to study intestinal inflammation. The five-year grant from the institute, which is part of the National Institutes of…