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Post-Doc Q&A: In Pursuit of Nursing Research
In Pursuit of Nursing Research By Shelly Koski The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is known for educating the most innovative nurse scientists in the nation. Forefront asked to four of the school’s post-doctoral fellows what inspired them to become a nurse scientist and what advice they…
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Exercise incentives do little to spur gym-going, study shows
Even among people who had just joined a gym and expected to visit regularly, getting paid to exercise did little to make their commitment stick, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University. Mariana Carrera The rewards also had no lasting effect: Gym visits stabilized after the…
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Case Western Reserve law professor suggests ways to cut legal fees and time unnecessarily spent on pretrial for civil cases 
Strategies lawyers often use to prepare for a civil trial can drive up costs to clients and make those lawsuits more complicated and time-consuming than necessary, according to a Case Western Reserve University law professor. In a new research paper published in the Fordham Law Review, Case…
US News & World Reports
US News and World Report declares us among the top 25 medical schools in the United States. We are pleased to be in such company and delighted to be acknowledged for our achievements as an outstanding institution of biomedical learning and discovery. Of course, rankings such as these can’t capture…
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Case Western Reserve University law students help build future for restored youth baseball league in Cleveland
From left: Mia Ulery , B-Buzz Chairman Wendell Fields and James Walsh A recently resurrected historic Cleveland youth baseball league is gaining legal and financial footing, thanks to the work of two Case Western Reserve University students. Since fall, third-year law students Mia Ulery and James…
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Stanton Foundation grant expands new CWRU Law School lab dedicated to intellectual property and First Amendment issues
The Stanton Foundation awarded a $112,000 grant to Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology and the Arts to support its recently launched First Amendment and the Arts (FAA) project, a new law lab offering students curriculum and experience with the…
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CWRU law students prepare and file "friend of the court" brief for U.S. Supreme Court
Case involves how government handled detentions after 9/11 terror attacks Four students at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law can now say their experiences include preparing and filing an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief for the United States Supreme Court in a civil case…
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New book examines legal, ethical and policy implications of electronic health records and medical “big data”
Recent years have marked a dramatic transition from paper to electronic medical records. Simultaneously, Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems allow for the creation of medical “big data”—massive collections of electronic data that can be used for medical research, public health initiatives and…
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Wait, before you buy, do you really “own” that product?
New book exposes consumer caveats in an expanding digital economy Buy a book at the bookstore and you own it. You can take it home, scribble in the margins, put in on the shelf, lend it to a friend, sell it at a garage sale. But is that true with e-books or other digital goods you buy? Retailers…
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Are apprenticeships worth the investment?
New Case Western Reserve University, U.S. Department of Commerce report documents value to companies when investing in apprentices A Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management professor was a key researcher and co-author for a U.S. Department of Commerce study that validates…