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5 questions with… high-scoring running back Aaron Aguilar
Aaron Aguilar almost missed his chance to play football. Worried about the injuries he might suffer, his father wouldn’t let him take the field. But Aguilar was determined to play, so in eighth grade, his mother snuck him out of the house to sign up for Junior All-American Football. “Ever since…
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Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership awards $1.1 million for promising university-based biomedical engineering technologies
The Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, which helps to commercialize projects by clinicians and biomedical engineering faculty that improve human health and well-being, has awarded more than $1.1 million in financial backing and other support for the 2017 round of funding. The…
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5 questions with… Zach Lyon, football player with game-saving play last week
As the clock was winding down during the Case Western Reserve University Spartans’ football game against the Carnegie Mellon University Tartans last Saturday, it seemed as though the team’s season was coming to an end. But with just 28 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, a punt block by…
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Racial profiling by retailers creates an unwelcome climate for black shoppers, study shows
Discrimination endured by black shoppers forces them to downplay their race or shy away from an activity among the most common and celebrated in American culture, according to new research. The study, “Shopping While Black,” published in the Journal of Consumer Culture, details how…
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Early dismissal Thanksgiving Eve to express gratitude to university employees
The university wishes to remind the campus community that, as in the past two years, Case Western Reserve’s administrative offices will close at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22. Affected staff still will be paid as though they worked a full day on Thanksgiving Eve. President Barbara R. Snyder announced…
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People will desire something even more if you increase their focus on it: study
Study suggests ways marketing and clinical treatment can influence behavior The relationship between desire and attention was long thought to only work in one direction: When a person desires something, they focus their attention on it. Now, new research reveals this relationship works the other…
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Support the community by making contributions through Charity Choice campaign
This holiday season, Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff members can help the Greater Cleveland community by making a donation through Charity Choice. The annual campaign runs through Dec. 15. Individuals can designate funds to go to any independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit of their…
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5 questions with… nonprofit founder, grad student Oghenerukeme Asagba
When Oghenerukeme Asagba began interviewing applicants for a job at her family’s store in Nigeria, the then-high schooler became overwhelmed. But it wasn’t by the responsibility of selecting a potential employee; it was the realization that, despite having high school diplomas, many of them lacked…
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“Listening Tour” results in recommendations to make CWRU more inclusive
A yearlong “Listening Tour” involving two university vice presidents has led to a series of wide-ranging recommendations to make Case Western Reserve a more inclusive campus. Specific steps include increasing diversity on faculty hiring committees, funding innovative ideas to enhance inclusion,…
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Dancing with holograms: CWRU stages first-of-its-kind mixed-reality dance performance using Microsoft HoloLens
When Case Western Reserve University student Karen Opper dances in the debut performance of Imagined Odyssey, she will not see the show’s elaborate visuals surrounding her—but her audience will. Each of the 80 audience members will wear a Microsoft HoloLens to view Imagined Odyssey The show’s…