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Faculty: Sign up for Fall Convocation procession
Fall Convocation will be held at Severance Hall Aug. 31 beginning at 4:30 p.m., and faculty members are encouraged to take part in the procession. If you intend to participate in the faculty procession, please register online. Please know that those who walk in this procession must wear proper…
Feel the earthquake yesterday? Find out how to stay safe if indoors, outdoors or in a car during a quake
Earthquake in the news yesterday have you shaking? Believe it or not, it can happen here. What to Do During An Earthquake Stay as safe as possible during an earthquake. Be aware that some earthquakes are actually foreshocks and a larger earthquake might occur. Minimize your movements to a few…
University names Libby Keefer new general counsel
President Barbara R. Snyder announced today that Elizabeth “Libby” Keefer will become Case Western Reserve University’s general counsel and secretary of the corporation, effective Oct. 1. Keefer’s experience includes 11 years as the general counsel of Columbia University, as well as extensive legal…
CWRU sponsors Aretha Franklin American Music Masters tribute
Aretha Franklin coming to Cleveland for American Music Masters salute The Plain Dealer: Aretha Franklin has been selected as an honoree for the American Music Masters series, which is presented by Case Western Reserve University and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. A week of festivities…
Clinical trials use adult stem cells to treat MS
Clinical trials using adult stem cells to treat MS The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and the Cleveland Clinic are collaborating on a brand-new clinical trial designed to treat—or perhaps reverse—the effects of multiple sclerosis by using…
Weatherhead School highlighted in guide to MBA programs
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,…
Nutrition instructor discusses quick, healthy breakfast options
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,…
Winter break study abroad opportunities available to Ecuador, Costa Rica, Bangladesh and Israel
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…
Words Matter setting fall meeting schedule; new participants welcome
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…
Researchers join to launch groundbreaking clinical trial for MS treatment
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…