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The Office of General Counsel will host “Higher Education Law 101” Sept. 22 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in Nord Hall 310. The session is geared to employees new to Case Western Reserve University or to higher education in general as well as anyone interested in a primer on higher education law topics. Durin...

The Fowler Center for Sustainable Value, in conjunction with Entrepreneurs for Sustainability (E4S), welcomes guest speaker Hunter Lovins, founder of Natural Capital Solutions and author of Natural Capitalism at the E4S Third Tuesday meeting Sept. 20. Check www.e4s.org and weatherhead.case.edu/cent...

Issue 3’s reach is too wide, foes say The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio’s ballot measure to cancel out the federal health-care law is written so poorly that it would threaten many health-care-related laws, such as child support and workers’ compensation, according to research done by Innovation Ohio and ...

Electronic medical records might boost diabetes care U.S. News & World Report: Randall D. Cebul, professor of medicine, found that using electronic medical records instead of paper files could improve care for diabetic patients because it increases communication. “The differences were rather remark...

Understanding contact dermatitis and eczema: NetWellness The Plain Dealer: Skin inflammation, whether it’s dry, cracked skin or widespread rashes with open sores, can be contact dermatitis. Susan T. Nedorost, associate professor in the Department of Dermatology, explained what contact dermatitis is...

As Undergraduate Student Government president and a nutrition and biology major, Divya Aggarwal has plenty on her schedule. But don’t think the Shrewsbury, Mass., native doesn’t lead a full life beyond the classroom and the boardroom. On campus, Aggarwal volunteers at the Free Clinic, conducts resea...

Engineers Without Borders' CWRU student chapter will hold its 8th annual Fall Kickoff Meetings to introduce students to nonprofit engineering work. Currently, the organization is running five projects—two domestically and three internationally. Engineers Without Borders is open to all students, not ...

A limited submission funding opportunity is available for the National Science Foundation’s Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE). PIRE supports international activities across all NSF-supported disciplines. The primary goal of PIRE is to support high-quality projects in whic...

The next Employee Wellness Seminar, to be held Sept. 7 from noon to 1 p.m. in Nord Hall 310, will discuss “Exercise & Aging: Quality of Life at All Ages.” During the session, Davon Jones, 121 Fitness Center’s intern and a master’s in exercise physiology student at Cleveland State University, will d...

for Case for Community Day closes Sept. 9, and volunteer opportunities are filling up quickly. Case for Community Day will be held Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 450 volunteers are needed; each volunteer will receive two tickets to a Cleveland Indians game. Projects include teaching tec...