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5 questions with… novelist and staff member Susan Petrone
Susan Petrone compares the feeling she got when holding a hard copy of her first published novel to holding one’s child for the first time. And, though she said she realizes it’s not quite the same, it still is “pretty darn good.” “Obviously you have editors and publishers and art designers and…
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‘Virtual’ energy audits
Researchers at Great Lakes Energy Institute partner with Johnson Controls to begin marketing lower-cost technology to small businesses Case Western Reserve University and Johnson Controls Inc. are working together to bring dramatically less expensive energy audits to small- to medium-size…
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Experiential learning gives Master of Engineering and Management students real-world practice
Student team organizes park cleanup for project management course To Fehmida Kapadia, an adjunct professor in the Master of Engineering and Management (MEM) program, the best way to learn is through doing. “You’re not going to learn anything if you don’t have real-world experience—at least…
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Apollo 11 space scientist, advocate for clean water and international cooperation, to accept 2018 Inamori Ethics Prize
Farouk El-Baz to deliver free public lecture, meet with CWRU students, and participate in academic symposium panel discussion; Inamori Center to host its first essay contest related to the award, with cash prizes Farouk El-Baz For more than 50 years, Farouk El-Baz has paired his powerful…
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5 questions with… medieval art historian, Professor Elina Gertsman
One need not travel far to see where Professor of Art History and Art Elina Gertsman found inspiration for her new book, The Middle Ages in 50 Objects (Cambridge University Press, 2018). All of the 50 pieces that she and her co-author, Barbara H. Rosenwein (Loyola University, Chicago), explore in…
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Juvenile diversion programs work, but new CWRU research shows they also curb tendencies to reoffend in early adulthood
Juveniles who complete diversion programs for their crimes are less likely to continue their criminal activity as adults, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University. The researchers got a rare opportunity to examine early adulthood recidivism for juvenile justice-involved youth…
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Medicine Dean Pamela B. Davis reappointed; chooses to step down June 30, 2020
President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III today announced the reappointment of Pamela B. Davis as dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs. Davis, who has led the school since 2006, has accepted this reappointment but will return to the faculty…
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Convelo Therapeutics, founded on discoveries at Case Western Reserve, to develop regenerative medicines for neurological disorders
Convelo Therapeutics Inc., a company founded on seminal scientific discoveries made in the laboratories of Paul Tesar and Drew Adams at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has launched from working in stealth mode with a mission to discover and develop a new class of medicines that…
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Dave's Cosmic Subs and Music to open in former Barking Spider Tavern space on Case Western Reserve University campus
Revives location’s 30-year legacy as live-music and community gathering spot Live music of all genres will once again emanate from a former early-1900s carriage house in the heart of the Case Western Reserve University campus in University Circle. Locally owned and operated Dave's Cosmic Subs and…
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Red-light cameras don’t reduce traffic accidents or improve public safety: analysis
Red-light cameras don’t reduce the number of traffic accidents or injuries at intersections where the devices are installed, according a new analysis by Case Western Reserve University. Touted by supporters as a way to increase public safety by ticketing drivers who continue through red lights,…