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November 03, 2011
The Department of Human Resources invites faculty and staff to attend the annual Benefits Fair on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Thwing Center Ballroom. Please drop by to make your 2012 Benelect elections, speak with Benefits Staff and…
November 03, 2011
Take part in the CWRU Free Wellness Seminar on diabetes Nov. 7 from noon to 1 p.m. in Adelbert Hall’s Toepfer Room. Join Laurie Sadler, MD, FACP, to learn how to prevent diabetes and stay healthy if you or a loved one has the condition. She will also answer any questions. Register for the event…
November 03, 2011
Michael Pollino, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, recently secured a $599,603 grant from the National Science Foundation—a major accomplishment for faculty at the assistant professor level—for the project “NEESR: Seismic Rehabilitation of Substandard Building Structures…
November 03, 2011
Retrospect yearbook will hold portrait sessions all day Nov. 10-11 for all seniors in Thwing Center. The Nov. 10 session will be held in 1914 Lounge; on Nov. 11, pictures will be taken in the Spartan Room. Sitting is free and packages will be available for purchase at the shoot. Alan Ext of Focus…
November 03, 2011
What should the boss know about you? WCPN: On The Sound of Ideas, Jacqueline Lipton, associate dean for faculty development and research in the School of Law, weighs in on the privacy rights of prospective employees and what employers are entitled to know.
November 03, 2011
Legal scholars say KSU professor was harsh but exercised right to free speech Akron Beacon Journal: A Kent State University professor’s anti-Israel comments at a public meeting are not considered hate speech because he did not make a credible threat to the speaker, said law and political science…
November 03, 2011
Ohio's percentage of premature live births declines The Plain Dealer: The March of Dimes 2011 Premature Birth Report Card gave Ohio a C grade—an improvement over 2010’s D and 2009’s F rating. Researchers are studying the development of children born prematurely. “We had demonstrated previously, as…
November 02, 2011
On Nov. 8, Case Western Pro-Life will host a lecture with Clement Persaud, former professor of medical microbiology and biotechnology at Canadore College in Northern Ontario. Persaud’s lecture, “The Humanity of the Embryo,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Strosacker Auditorium. A question and answer…
November 02, 2011
Benelect open enrollment kits have been distributed by campus mail to benefits-eligible faculty and staff. To assist faculty and staff with selecting health insurance coverage for 2012, Individualized Decision Support Statements have been sent to employees’ homes. The statements compare the total…
November 02, 2011
For its annual programming on men and gender event, the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will bring in former NFL player Don McPherson for the discussion “You Throw Like a Girl.” For more than 20 years, McPherson has used the power and appeal of sport to address complex social issues. For this…