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Former NFL player Don McPherson to lead “You Throw Like a Girl” discussion
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…
Learn how to make, present posters during preparation workshops for Intersections
There will be two seminars to prepare for the Intersections: SOURCE Undergraduate Symposium and Poster Session. The first, “How to Make a Poster,” will take place Nov. 11 at 3:45 p.m. in Sears Library 480. The next session, “How to Present a Poster,” will take place Dec. 2 at 9:30 a.m. in…
Relay for Life 2012 changes times to be more family-friendly; registration now open
Major changes are coming to Relay for Life in 2012. For starters, the time: Rather than being a primarily nighttime event—historically taking place Friday evening through Saturday morning—the event will now run Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning. The 2012 event will begin April 21 at 1 p.m. and…
New Therapy Marks a Milestone in Fight against Cystic Fibrosis
CLEVELAND - Results of the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial published in the Nov. 3, 2011 New England Journal of Medicine, find that the oral medication ivacaftor (VX-770) provides major, sustained improvement in lung function, growth and other signs and symptoms for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.…
Public Affairs Discussion Group takes on financial regulations
Join the Public Affairs Discussion Group Nov. 4 for the talk, “(Re)Regulating Financial Services: How Laws May Work in Practice.” Michael Wager of Squires, Sanders and Dempsey, will discuss what people should look for as financial regulations of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer…
New book on Kokoon Klub tells history of modern art's emergence in Cleveland
At times shocking, fun and outrageous, a group of local artists who formed the Kokoon Klub and started hosting Bal Masques in 1911 did more than bring out vice squads or orders from Cleveland mayors to cancel one of the hottest events in the city. They introduced modern art to Cleveland. The Bal…
Spartan sister act
From the Case Western Reserve University Department of Athletics Sisters serve many roles—just ask anyone who has one. From the moment they are born, sisters are each other’s collaborators, bodyguards, confidants, friends, rivals and joint sources of envy and pride. At Case Western Reserve…
Coulter Foundation, CWRU establish $20M endowment for biomedical engineering projects
Case Western Reserve University and the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation have established a $20 million endowment to support the translation of ideas that address unmet medical needs into treatments and devices that improve human health. The foundation and university jointly created the endowment…
Tony Jack explains the science of fear
Understanding fear WCPN: On The Sound of Ideas, Tony Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, philosophy and psychology, discussed what happens in people’s brains when they’re fearful and how fears change throughout people’s lives.
Doctoral candidate studies OTC medication and chemotherapy side effects
Student's research examines over-the-counter drug's effect on chemotherapy side effects WKYC: Beth Faiman, a doctoral candidate at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, is studying whether an over-the-counter medication could ease chemotherapy side effects for people with blood and bone…