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Michael Goldberg on rising natural gas prices
Michael Goldberg shared with Channel 5 about the concern for rising natural gas prices. “It powers our houses. It also powers the electric grid,” he said. “I think there’s concern both at the gas pump as well as natural’s prices that those will get passed to our gas and electric bills as winter app...
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Adjunct Professor Edmund W. Searby Named Top 500 Litigator in America
The inaugural guide to Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America was recently released and CWRU is proud to announce that adjunct professor Edmund “Ned” W. Searby was recognized in the White Collar Defense and Leading Investigations; Appellate category. Ned serves as chair of Porter Wright’s Whi...
Michael Goldberg discusses the contribution of ergonomics to job satisfaction
Our executive director Michael Goldberg spoke with Crain's Cleveland Business about how ergonomics can contribute to employee's comfort and productivity—and in turn, their job satisfaction. This can be an important component to attracting valuable workers to Cleveland. "The Cleveland conundrum has...
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When 'nudging' goes too far: $1.6M to support research into ethics of recruiting research participants
In the late-1950s, market researchers inserted subliminal messages into movies, encouraging the audience to “eat popcorn” and “drink Coca-Cola.” It didn’t take long for the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. courts to ban subliminal advertising—messages not consciously perceived by the eye b...
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CWRU Law Ranked 5th Best in the Nation for Mock Trial Success
In this year’s recently published GAVEL rankings, Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s mock trial teams were ranked 5th best in the nation based on their successful performance at a number of national mock trial competitions. The top five ranked mock trial programs for 2021-22 were: ...
Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Helen Trujillo Prado, second-year economics student
National Hispanic Heritage Month takes place each year from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. In honor of the month, we are highlighting members of the Weatherhead School of Management community who are of Hispanic heritage to shed light on their experiences at the school and learn how they like to celebrat...
MBA students participate in experiential workshop with Cleveland Guardians leadership
Weatherhead School of Management master of business administration (MBA) students in the Leading People and Organizations (LEAD) course engaged in an experiential workshop with the Player Development Team of the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. "There is remarkable overlap between what th...
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Two attorneys join Intellectual Property Venture Clinic as adjunct faculty
The Milton and Charlotte Kramer Law Clinic welcomed two experienced intellectual property attorneys to teach students enrolled in the Intellectual Property Venture Clinic in 2022-2023. John Yirga is a partner with the law firm Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tumino LLP, where he is co-chair of the Pa...
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Big wins: Mock trial and moot court teams bring home honors
International excellence—and best oralist in the world After coming in third in the national competition in February, Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Jessup International Law moot court team ranked 14th in the World Championship Rounds in April, thanks to exemplary performances from...
Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Derrick Espadas, DBA student
National Hispanic Heritage Month takes place each year from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. In honor of the month, we are highlighting members of the Weatherhead School of Management community who are of Hispanic heritage to shed light on their experiences at the school and learn how they like to celebrat...