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USG sponsors Welcome Back Party for undergrads Aug. 27; entertainment includes student band, DJ battle
The Undergraduate Student Government will sponsor a Welcome Back Party Aug. 27 from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Freiberger Field. The annual event, open to all undergraduate students, includes live music from a student band (Bending August), a DJ battle with four DJs competing for the students’ vote for…
Information session for LEAD, leadership program for supervisors, to be held Aug. 31
The Department of Human Resources offers LEAD (Learn, Empower, Achieve & Develop) Certificate Program for Supervisors, an intensive 10-month program for university leaders. This program provides university leaders with the opportunity to increase their leadership competency through classes,…
Vegetarian kitchen in law school, Shticks, changes name to Munch–A Simple Kitchen
Shticks, a vegetarian specialty kitchen located on the second floor of the School of Law, is changing its name to Munch–A Simple Kitchen. Munch is open to the entire university community Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (although it closes early on Fridays). Call-in orders are also welcome…
Case for Community Day registration open until Sept. 9; sign up early before slots fill up
Registration is now open for Case for Community Day, to be held Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration will close Sept. 9. More than 450 volunteers are needed; each volunteer will receive two tickets to a Cleveland Indians game. Projects include teaching technology basics to senior citizens,…
Environmentally friendly home in University Circle to test no-furnace concept
Cold-weather Cleveland to test no-furnace concept Associated Press: The Cleveland Museum of Natural History built the PNC SmartHome Cleveland, a $500,000 environmentally friendly house in University Circle without a furnace or air conditioner. In October, the house will be sold as a private…
Auto supply chain at a crossroads, according to Weatherhead School report
Auto supply price wars: What’s in store for the vehicle supply industry? AutoLoanDaily.com: Researchers at Weatherhead School of Management released a new report, “The U.S. Auto Supply Chain at a Crossroads,” in which they explain the current relationship between carmakers and other smaller auto…
Newly Discovered Cell Mechanism Uses Amplified Nitric Oxide to Fight C. Diff
CLEVELAND – Groundbreaking research encompassing Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, has uncovered a natural defense mechanism that is capable of inactivating the toxin that spreads Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, an increasingly…
Case Western Reserve, Carnegie Mellon and Boston University Researchers Take Health Insurance Market's Vital Signs
CLEVELAND - Research published in the August issue of the American EconomicReview 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…
Become a match for new-to-campus international students through Friendship Family Program
Case Western Reserve University’s International Friendship Family Program matches newly enrolled CWRU international students for a year with CWRU staff, faculty and alumni for an occasional home-cooked meal or an outing in Cleveland. Matches are for one year, and families and students get together…
New book explains ballet’s fashion influence, from streetwear to Chanel
In Paris in the early 1900s, a stage-to-street drama was unfolding as leading fashion designers took style cues from the ballet and translated them into haute couture. In turn, the ballet took its cues from what women of that time wore in their daily lives. Mary E. Davis, professor and chair of…