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August 23, 2011
Ready, set, B-school: final preparations Bloomberg Businessweek: In a step-by-step guide to starting an MBA program, Weatherhead School of Management is recognized for the connections coordinated between students and alumni, job fair options, international assistance and more. Meenakshi Sharma,…
August 23, 2011
Good Company Today WKYC: Mary Beth Kavanagh, senior instructor in the Department of Nutrition, talks about the importance of eating breakfast as well as gives suggestions for quick, healthy meals for people on the go, especially students. “We know that one in three teenagers is skipping breakfast,…
August 23, 2011
Winter break short-term study abroad opportunities are available to students. All are three-credit courses open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Early application is strongly suggested. Programs offered through the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences for fall registration include…
August 23, 2011
Words Matter, an on-campus organization to educate people on the use and impact of derogatory language and terms, is setting its meeting times for the fall. Meetings include panel discussions, and Marc Elliot, who was diagnosed with Hirschsprung’s disease when he was two days old and Tourette’s…
August 23, 2011
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center have come together to launch a new clinical trial of an experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). The groundbreaking study will test the feasibility and safety of using the…
August 23, 2011
The Information Technology Services (ITS) Software Center has added NI VeriStand 2010. It is available as a free download to all faculty and staff for Windows machines. It may also be installed on lab machines for student use. NI VeriStand software is used to create real-time testing applications…
August 23, 2011
Note: Detail on the groundbreaking research that led to this clinical trial is available here. CLEVELAND—A team of researchers at three landmark Cleveland institutions have come together to launch a new clinical trial of an experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Researchers at the…
August 22, 2011
Research published in the August issue of the American Economic Review finds that small businesses have been overpaying for health insurance. The collaborative research paper “Unhealthy Insurance Markets: Search Frictions and the Cost and Quality of Health Insurance” highlights difficulties that…
August 22, 2011
Classical gasp: Yuja Wang's dress at the Bowl causes a crescendo Los Angeles Times: Pianist Yuka Wang stirred up controversy when she performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in an orange mini dress. Mary Davis, professor and chair in the Department of Music, said that soloists often dress to…
August 22, 2011
Natural defense against C. diff uncovered by CWRU researcher and colleagues The Plain Dealer: Researchers have discovered a natural defense mechanism to fight the potentially deadly superbug Clostridium difficile (C. diff) without using antibiotics. “Figuring out how the mechanism deactivates the…