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Living in a 'tethered' economy
Case Western Reserve University law professor suggests consumers may need help managing technology ownership Imagine a future in which every consumer purchase is as complex as choosing a mobile phone. What will ongoing service cost? Is it compatible with your other devices? Can you move data and…
CWRU ranked 9th in the nation in public interest law
Surveys indicate that there is growing interest among prospective law students in public interest law, which includes work for the government, Legal Aid and other non-profits. This year, PreLaw Magazine, a publication of National Jurist, ranked Case Western Reserve University Law School the…
Former Fowler Center Director to help Norwegian Cruise Lines Strengthen Their Commitment to ESG
Beau Daane, former Fowler Center Director and Weatherhead MBA alumnus, joins Norwegian Cruise Lines in a newly created position, Senior Director, ESG.
Part-time MBA Students Win First Prize in Regional ACG Cup
For the second consecutive year, Weatherhead School of Management has dominated the ACG Cup Competition, winning both first and second place. The ACG Cup that takes place in January is a unique case study competition designed to give students from leading MBA programs experience and insight into…
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CWRU team excels, earns award in regional competition
Congratulations to first-year law students Sierra Lipscomb and Makela Hayford for a fantastic finish at the 1L Law Student Diversity Case Competition hosted by the University of Cincinnati College of Law and Keating Muething & Klekamp. Lipscomb and Hayford placed third out of 18 teams from eight…
Weatherhead Undergraduates Bring Electricity and Clean Water to Schools in India
One grant, two Weatherhead undergraduate students and the desire to make an impact on the world. That’s all it took for Kareem Agag and Aayush Parikh, both senior economics majors, to change the lives of students in a small rural town in India this summer. As Great Lakes Energy Institute…
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Professor Mehlman coauthors journal article on compulsory immunization and the law
Professor Max Mehlman, director of the Law-Medicine Center, recently co-authored an article in the Pathogens and Immunity journal with Dr. Michael Lederman, titled, “Compulsory Immunization Protects Against Infection: What Law and Society Can Do.” The article examines potential legal remedies to…
Outstanding Finance Students Recognized for Academic Excellence and Leadership
Each semester, the finance department holds an award ceremony to recognize its outstanding students, in the categories of leadership and academic excellence. This year, student Sicheng Chen received the Student Leadership Award and Wan Liu was named an Outstanding Student in Finance. Faculty…
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New U.S. law—calling on research by Case Western Reserve economist—boosts job prospects of ex-prisoners
Studies show that delaying criminal background checks in the hiring process can boost the job prospects of a worker pool with particularly stubborn rate of unemployment: ex-convicts looking to re-enter the labor market. Now, a newly passed U.S. law—based on research and advocacy by a Case Western…