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The Case Western Reserve University Phi Beta Kappa chapter meeting originally scheduled for Dec. 9 has been rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Mather House 100. All members of Phi Beta Kappa among the faculty, staff, graduate and professional students, and postdoctoral…

The Intersections: Undergraduate Poster Session will be held Dec. 9 from noon to 2:45 p.m. in Adelbert Gym. The entire university community is invited to come celebrate the undergraduate students’ research. For more information, visit case.edu/provost/source/symposium/index.htm.

Strange but true: Twitter vs. Facebook: Which has more capacity? NewsOK: All communications systems have limits as to how much they can hold, including social networks. Twitter can be overloaded, said doctoral student Tom Callahan, which happened when Apple CEO Steve Jobs died and the tweet rate…

When should the state step in? WCPN: Cuyahoga County social workers recently removed a third-grader from his home because of weight-related issues. David Crampton, associate professor in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, said, “This doesn’t represent a change in policy, this really…

Painful, little-known skin disease affects 1 in 100 people The Plain Dealer: Hidradenitis suppurativa, an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules that erupt beneath the surface of the skin, can make a person suffering from it a shut-in. “This is a terrible disease,” said Paul…

At the bottom of the world, a controversial search for cosmic leftovers The Washington Post: For the 21st time, Ralph Harvey, associate professor of geological sciences, is leading an expedition to gather space rocks from the icefields of Antarctica. “If you want to find stuff falling out of the…

Missing lincs Science News: Scientists have recently begun identifying the “long intergenic noncoding RNAs,” which are lesser-known genetic material that help explain why humans are human. But exactly what they do is relatively unknown. “For the vast majority, we have absolutely no idea,” said…

The new poor: Situational poverty on the rise locally Fremont News-Messenger: The economy has forced more people into poverty, and often people who have not lived in poverty most of their lives don’t know what help is available, such as food stamps and utility bill assistance. “They don't know how…

The Writing Resource Center will hold drop-in hours during finals at Kelvin Smith Library Dec. 12-14 from 6 to 9 p.m. and Dec. 13 and 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Sessions with consultants will be held on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be limited to 30 minutes per…

The Staff Advisory Council is collecting gloves and socks for homeless men in Cleveland for Care Alliance, an organization that has provided services to the homeless since 1985. Drop items off until Dec. 15 to Kathleen Dowdell in Mather Memorial Room 238, Kathleen O’Linn at the Frances Payne…