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Going green: 5 practical ways to become more eco-friendly
Everything we do has an impact on our planet—from sleeping with the TV on all night to letting the shower run while getting ready. But we may not realize just how much our daily habits make an impact. As global warming and climate change become more irreversible, it’s essential to take more steps to...
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2022-23 Think Forum lecture series announced
Fall event to feature physicist and novelist Alan Lightman Photo by Brian Smith With the 2022-23 academic year comes the return of the Think Forum lecture series at Case Western Reserve University, an invitation to members of campus and the Greater Cleveland community to engage with prominent acad...
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When 'nudging' goes too far: $1.6M to support research into ethics of recruiting research participants
In the late-1950s, market researchers inserted subliminal messages into movies, encouraging the audience to “eat popcorn” and “drink Coca-Cola.” It didn’t take long for the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. courts to ban subliminal advertising—messages not consciously perceived by the eye b...
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What if some stress actually protects your body?
New Case Western Reserve University study suggests it just might Stress has been linked to all sorts of serious health issues, from insomnia to high blood pressure, obesity and even heart disease. But it’s generally acknowledged that some stress can also be helpful, like when someone’s chasing a wo...
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CWRU Medicine Professor Nathan Berger earns school's Lifetime Achievement Award
Nathan Berger has produced decades of biomedical research into cancer development and its associated risk factors. He is a nationally renowned authority on hematology and oncology and founding member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, a consortium between Case Western Reserve, University Hospi...
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Professor Shannon French’s work honored at United States Naval Academy
If you don’t know what’s worth dying for, you don’t know what’s worth living for, either. That’s a topic of military ethics that Shannon French has explored for decades, both in her role as the Inamori Professor of Ethics at Case Western Reserve University and, before that, when she was teaching e...
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Working toward making ‘tissue engineering’ a reality
Case Western Reserve awarded $6.1 million from National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to advance body tissue engineering A team led by tissue-engineering pioneer and Case Western Reserve University biologist Arnold Caplan aims to close the gap between academic promise and clini...
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Maltz Performing Arts Center's Silver Hall Concert Series features performances from around the world for 2022-23
Schedule includes slate of international programming and roster of returning favorites The world comes to Cleveland for the 2022-23 Silver Hall Concert Series at the Milton and Tamar Maltz Center for Performing Arts at the Temple-Tifereth Israel on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. Th...
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4 ways to protect your online identity
Imagine you’re going about your day when all of a sudden, you’re notified that someone logged into your bank account. Or, you finally get a second to relax from a long day of classes, then you get a text that someone is using your identity for a fake profile on a dating app. These scenarios and othe...
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Back with a bash: Homecoming weekend gets reimagined for 2022
When planning Case Western Reserve University’s first full-fledged homecoming since 2019, organizers seized the opportunity to reimagine some of the events. This included a bigger and more ambitious opening night celebration, a pregame party instead of a parade, and a free Saturday night homecoming ...