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With the temperatures cooling off—but still perfectly pleasant—people often crave the comfort of seasonal foods. Tantalizing the taste buds of the Case Western Reserve University community are pumpkin-flavored goods, whether lattes, breads or even ice cream. Next up, the hearty, warming flavors of…

You never know what a college experience at Case Western Reserve University might bring. That’s what Colleen Hosler—president of the Panhellenic Council, sister in Kappa Alpha Theta and member of the Orientation Executive Board—realized when she started here three years ago. Now in the first year…

Things to remember if you plan to move your money on Facebook-created Bank Transfer Day NewsNet5: Bank Transfer Day is a Facebook movement encouraging people to move their money out of big banks and into credit unions, but Bill Mahnic, associate professor of banking and finance, expects fewer than…

Breakthrough drug announced for cystic fibrosis treatment The Plain Dealer: For the first time, a new oral drug has been shown to work on a genetic defect that causes cystic fibrosis rather than the disease’s symptoms, said Michael W. Konstan, professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine.…

Brookings report finds poverty-stricken neighborhoods jump dramatically in Cleveland area The Plain Dealer: The number of people living in extremely poor neighborhoods has grown faster in Northeast Ohio suburbs than elsewhere in the U.S., according to new data. “Yes, this is exactly what we’ve…

The Ohio State Bar Foundation will recognize the efforts of the Fugitive Safety Surrender program with the “Outstanding Program Award” during a reception Nov. 4 in Columbus. Violence prevention experts at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, including Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and…

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are invited to a meet and greet with the ACES+ Distinguished Lecturer Tracy L. Johnson on Nov. 9 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in RT100-1 Wood Building. A buffet lunch will be provided. Johnson is an associate professor in the division of biological sciences at…

Applications for the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Case Western Reserve University Core Utilization pilot program are available. The deadline to apply for support—of up to $10,000—is Dec. 1. The program supports investigator use of and familiarity with CTSC Core…

In the upcoming Anton and Rose Zverina lecture, “Something Borrowed, Something Blue: The Strange History of Aristotle’s Masterpiece,” Mary E. Fissel, professor in the Department of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, explores the history of one of the most important popular medical…

Standing as bookends on a decade of architectural milestones are the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the 2010 opening of the world’s tallest building in Dubai. What’s happened between those hallmark events is what Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin…