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February 25, 2013
The President’s Committee on Child Care Options (PCCCO) is sponsoring two spring break camps this year for children of Case Western Reserve faculty, staff and students. One weeklong program will take place on the university campus through a partnership with The Music Settlement, while the other…
February 22, 2013
Update Monday, Feb. 25: The panel now can be viewed online. An idea emerging from research at Case Western Reserve University will be pulled from the ivory tower and placed squarely among executives from IDEO, Google and Udacity at the Wisdom 2.0 Conference in San Francisco today. Anthony Jack,…
February 22, 2013
Return to Think By Numbers, the 2012-2013 Annual Report Professor Lee Thompson takes an unusual approach to teaching her course “Life of the Mind,” a First Seminar in SAGES (the Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship) at Case Western Reserve University. Thompson, chair of the…
February 21, 2013
What it takes to succeed doesn’t waiver, whether winning in business or a Super Bowl, advises an executive who’s done both. “It requires the ability to be strategic, tenacious and opportunistic,” said Andrew Wasynczuk, a former principal with the National Football League’s New England Patriots and…
February 21, 2013
This spring people around the world will be able to take free online classes from two of Case Western Reserve’s most prominent professors—one an acclaimed expert in international law, and the other a renowned scholar of emotional intelligence in leadership. The extraordinary educational…
February 19, 2013
From sore feet to backache pains, blame it on human evolution, according to Bruce Latimer, an anthropologist from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine. “We are the only mammals to walk on two feet,” he said. Last week, Latimer presented the talk “A Backache of…
February 19, 2013
Case Western Reserve University is leading an international investigation of a finicky alternative to silicon-based electronics and its use in high temperatures or under radiation that would render traditional components useless. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research has awarded a $2.9…
February 19, 2013
What place do honor and morality have in a world where identity is too often defined by race, ethnicity, religion and nationalism? Princeton University philosopher, cultural theorist and author Kwame Anthony Appiah will share his thoughts on the subject during the 2013 F. Joseph Callahan…
February 18, 2013
Case Western Reserve University will award the Inamori Ethics Prize to Yvon Chouinard, founder of the outdoor gear and clothing company Patagonia Inc. Chouinard is a global leader in corporate social responsibility with a keen focus on protecting the planet. A legendary rock climber and avid…
February 15, 2013
When President Barack Obama presented his fifth State of the Union address Tuesday night, it was a bright night for junior Mel Sayre. After all, as 2012 calendar year president of Case Democrats, she devoted much of her spare time in the fall semester to helping his reelection. She spent Tuesday…