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Student discovers new praying mantis species in Rwanda
Female bush tiger mantis hunts prey on ground and underbrush Circling the light trap used to lure insects out of the thick, wet night in Rwanda’s mountainous Nyungwe Forest National Park, Riley Tedrow reached into the leaf litter on the ground and nabbed a male and female of what turned out to be a ...
Summer reads and more available at CWRU’s annual book sale, May 31-June 3
Case Western Reserve University’s annual Association for Continuing Education free and public book sale—where there will be more than 70,000 books and other donated items for sale—is Saturday, May 31, through Tuesday, June 3, in Adelbert Gym. Sale hours are noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday (coupon d...
5 questions with…ultramarathon runner, faculty member Jim Van Orman
Last weekend marked the 38th annual Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon—a grueling 26.2-mile race throughout the city. The traditional marathon is a daunting task for most, but most are not like ultramarathon runner Jim Van Orman. A North Florida native, Van Orman was primarily a recreational cyclist befor...
Researchers study what makes psychotic teens more at risk for suicide than others
Suicide is a general risk for people with psychosis. According to The Journal of Psychiatry, 20 percent to 40 percent of those diagnosed with psychosis attempt suicide, and up to 10 percent succeed. And teens with psychotic symptoms are nearly 70 times more likely to attempt suicide than adolescent...
Professor-student team discovers extinct kitten-sized hunter
A Case Western Reserve University student and his mentor have discovered an ancient kitten-sized predator that lived in Bolivia about 13 million years ago—one of the smallest species reported in the extinct order Sparassodonta. Third-year undergraduate student Russell Engelman and Case Western Rese...
Inamori Center selects human rights activist Denis Mukwege for ethics prize
When Denis Mukwege was growing up in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), he would accompany his father, a Pentecostal minister, on visits to comfort sick people in his community. The desire to heal those for whom his father prayed inspired a life’s devotion to do the same through me...
CWRU grants exclusive license to Folio Photonics
Folio Photonics LLC, a start-up company spun off from research in the Center for Layered Polymer Systems at Case Western Reserve University, received an exclusive license from the university to commercialize products for a large and evolving archival optical data storage market. Folio Photonics is ...
Researchers profile women’s employment, caregiving workloads, effort and health
A study from the Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing provides a profile of women with the dual responsibilities of full-time paid work and unpaid care for an elderly family member. “We often hear caregivers talk about ‘how much time and effort it takes’ to provide...
A preview of the CWRU Class of 2018
This year it was nearly twice as hard to get accepted to Case Western Reserve than in 2007. When President Barbara R. Snyder arrived seven years ago, about three-quarters of those who applied received admission letters. For 2014, the figure is just above 38 percent. “Our selectivity has increased...
Commencement speaker urges graduates to put realistic goals to paper, aim high and ”think for yourselves”
As an international mediator and peacekeeper whose efforts have brought stability to war-torn regions of his native Africa, Mohamed Ibn Chambas exists in a world where challenges are either met, or people suffer. As Sunday’s commencement speaker for the Case Western Reserve University Class of 2014...