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Faculty teach neuroscience to high school students in innovative program
Seeing a zebrafish’s ears glow is fascinating, but being the person who actually makes the ears glow ups the “cool factor” of the experience exponentially. Now, five high school students can proudly add this skill to their résumés after taking part in The Cleveland Neuroscientists and Innovators…
Student RTA passes effective today—find out pickup, purchasing information
Student fall 2011 RTA passes are effective from Aug. 11-Jan. 17. Graduate students may purchase passes at Access Services for $75; students must be registered in SIS as a full-time graduate student to purchase an RTA pass. Returning undergraduate resident students may obtain their pass starting on…
SIS outage planned for Aug. 12-14; other systems affected include Blackboard, transcript requests and QuikPay
The Student Information System (SIS) will be unavailable from Friday, Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. to Sunday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. The planned downtime will allow Information Technology Services (ITS) and the SIS Support Team to conduct scheduled maintenance and perform a significant upgrade and enhancement of…
Mandel School's Kathleen Farkas discusses importance of words as therapy
Writer’s group helps incarcerated women vent deeply held emotions WCPN: Women who are abused or suffering the ravages of addiction are gaining introspection through a writing program at the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center. Associate Professor Kathleen J. Farkas of the Mandel School of Applied…
Law professor Lewis Katz talks about a Louisville police investigation
Louisville police investigation of Crystal Marlowe 'shoddy,' experts say Louisville Courier-Journal: A Louisville police investigation that cleared a detective of making false arrests and perjuring herself in court testimony was full of errors, according to the newspaper’s review. School of Law…
Bill Mahnic explains how to capitalize on the changing stock market
@ the Table: Navigating the rollercoaster stock market WKYC: After Monday’s plummet, the stock market surged Tuesday after the Federal Reserve announced plans to keep interest rates super low for at least two years. Bill Mahnic, associate professor of banking and finance at Weatherhead School of…
Law school's Richard Gordon weighs in on the debt deal, economy
A debt deal in US, but stocks still slide Voice of America: Last week, School of Law professor Richard Gordon, who previously worked for the International Monetary Fund, weighed in on the debt ceiling deal. “If the federal government does not put money into the economy, the economy will stall. And…
Ordinance on flash mobs wouldn't hold up in court, says Jacqueline Lipton
No sanctions on using social media to generate unruly flash mobs in Cleveland WKSU: Mayor Frank Jackson vetoed an ordinance to fine people caught using social media to instigate or participate in a flash mob. Jacqueline Lipton, School of Law professor, said the ordinance would have had a difficult…
Ninth annual Case for Community Day to be held Sept. 16
This year’s Case for Community Day will take place Friday, Sept. 16, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual event—in its ninth year—is a campuswide day of service to the Cleveland area. Projects include teaching senior citizens the basics of new technology, reading to elementary students, painting…
On-campus blood drive to be held Aug. 25 for CWRU community
As part of Case Connects: First Year Service Day, the American Red Cross will host an on-campus blood drive on Thursday, Aug. 25, from noon to 6 p.m. in Thwing Center’s 1914 Lounge. All students, staff, faculty and community members are welcome to join the class of 2015 in giving the gift of…