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Workshop offered to become member of Safe Zone
All faculty, staff and students are invited to take a Safe Zone Workshop to become a member of the Safe Zone Program, a visible network of volunteers who are committed to creating a community of respect and dignity for lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning students, staff and faculty.…
Mandel School program earns accreditation
The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) curriculum is now accredited by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board of Ohio. The accreditation process, led by associate professors Lenore Kola and Kathleen Farkas, included a review and a site visit…
A Downside to Downtime for Pregnant Women
However, Case Western Reserve University nurse researcher Judith Maloni, PhD, RN, says the common practice can have detrimental effects. She reports that prolonged periods of rest can lead to maternal weight loss, bone loss, muscle atrophy and physical deconditioning. What's more, she says,…
Are We Finally Ready To Cut the Paper Out of Doctors' Paperwork?
As physicians trade in their patients' file folders for electronic medical records, Case Western Reserve University experts discuss the promises and pitfalls that lie at the intersection of technology and health care. In an increasingly paperless world, it's almost quaint to visit your local…
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Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? selected for CWRU summer reading
Incoming students to Case Western Reserve University will learn about responding to difficult and complex questions when they read Harvard University Professor Michael Sandel’s Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? The university announced Sandel’s book as its 2011 Common Reading selection. All…
Scratch That
Self-healing coating knits back together when exposed to light. The days of living in fear of wayward shopping carts in parking lots might be numbered, thanks to a self-healing material discovered at Case Western Reserve University. A team of researchers has developed a polymer-based coating…
Cost Control
Can capping malpractice awards really rein in health care costs? Not so fast tort-reform fans-according to a legal and medical expert at Case Western Reserve University, there's no evidence that reducing a victim's compensation will put a lid on skyrocketing health care costs. Maxwell Mehlman is…
Start Your Engines
Economics professor embarks on auto industry study. The recent recession and global competition has taken a toll on the U.S. auto industry. Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management have begun a study of the nation's auto supply chain to gain insight into…
Timothy Beal on the pop culture construction of bin Laden
Timothy Beal, Florence Harkness Professor of Religion, writes about the popular culture construction of bin Laden: There's No Such Thing As Osama Bin Laden, The Huffington Post