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Analysis of ‘growth mindset’ research suggests little to no positive effect on student performance New research suggests the “growth mindset” strategy favored by some educators to improve student performance hasn’t lived up to its promise—resulting in time and effort dedicated to growth mindsets in...

While you may not have heard the term before, “sextortion”—or “image abuse”—takes place all too often. This form of blackmail occurs when a person threatens to expose explicit images of an individual to make them do something, such as pay money to the blackmailer.Unfortunately, college and graduate ...

2020 was a defining year for many people, and Jaimee Bowen was no exception. Just after launching her own freelance paralegal business, COVID-19 hit, and everything—including many legal proceedings—stopped abruptly overnight. That disruption meant Bowen’s clients no longer needed her assistance, and...

The Case Western Reserve University community is mourning the loss of staff member Denise Fuzzell, who died Oct. 28 following a battle with gallbladder cancer. She was 69. Since 2013, Fuzzell worked as a coordinator in the School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Scien...

Though Halloween just passed, winter will be here before we know it. And this year, faculty and staff members at Case Western Reserve University will have the chance to celebrate the season with their colleagues in person. President Eric W. Kaler and Karen F. Kaler invite all university faculty and...

Animated movies such as The Book of Life (2014) and Disney's Coco (2017) propelled Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) into the mainstream globally, prompting mass production of merchandise and paraphernalia. But did you know this annual two-day observance dates back more than 3,000 years? Typic...

Recognized yearly on Nov. 1—the day after the candy-filled and cavity-inducing Halloween holiday— National Brush Day reminds us to clean away all that sugar and reinstate some healthy habits to improve our oral health. To refresh the Case Western Reserve University community on best practices for t...

With midterms and fall break in the rearview mirror and Thanksgiving just around the corner, it can only mean one thing: November is officially here! In addition to chillier temps on the horizon, there are plenty of seasonal events and activities to engage with across Cleveland this month. We have ...

The spooky season is upon us, and with it comes mounds of chocolate, horror movie marathons and imaginative costumes. But, where did some of these Halloween traditions even come from? The Daily wanted answers—and found them through Timothy Beal, a Distinguished University Professor and the Florenc...

In October, pink ribbons become a common sight as organizations promote breast cancer awareness. The goal of these efforts is to encourage those at risk of developing the disease to get mammograms in hopes of catching potential diagnoses early, when treatment is most effective. But despite efforts...