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Department of Music, Church of the Covenant team up for concert March 2-3
The Case Western Reserve University Department of Music and the Church of the Covenant will present Transformations, a collaborative concert event featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Toward the Unknown Region and Saint-Saën’s Organ Symphony. The concert will be held in the newly renovated sanctuary o...
First Breakdown of Public Health Data for Cleveland Neighborhoods
CLEVELAND - Today, the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods of Case Western Reserve University release new health data from Cleveland neighborhood groups on three of the most pressing public health concerns: obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. The three data briefs – statistical pu...
First and Only Study on Harmful Effects of Infants Prenatally Exposed to Ecstasy
CLEVELAND - A study led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of East London UK, and Swansea University UK, is the first to show the effects of the drug ecstasy on fetal and infant development. Ecstasy is a stimulant and hallucinogen, and is one...
Undergraduate Studies to host prelaw information session Feb. 29
Undergraduate Studies will sponsor a prelaw information session Feb. 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Sears 356. Dale Nance, the John Homer Kapp Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, will discuss “Jury Trials: Separating Fact from Fiction.”...
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Weatherhead School's Scott Shane says investor incentives aren't ideal
Don’t bind investment incentives to job creation Bloomberg Businessweek: Scott Shane, A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, penned an article explaining why he believes using investor incentives to support startups isn’t ideal for the economy....
Adjunct law professor’s article, “Life, Death and IQ,” appears in law review
Jeff Lazarus, adjunct professor of law, recently published an article, “Life, Death, and IQ: It’s much more than just a score: understanding and utilizing psychological and neuropsychological evaluations in atkins disability/mental retardation cases.” The article appeared in the Cleveland State Law ...
CWRU makes list of colleges where "geek is chic"
15 colleges where geek is chic The Huffington Post: Is geek chic? At Case Western Reserve University it is. The university is among 15 colleges and universities where “a geek would fit in well,” according to Inside College and The Huffington Post....
Submit a photo for the Coming of Age Birthday Card photo contest
Make your mark on a university tradition by submitting a photo to be considered for the 2012-13 Coming of Age Birthday Card. The Student Life Committee of the Undergraduate Student Government and the University Office of Student Affairs are soliciting photos for the 2012-13 Coming of Age Birthday C...
Circadian rhythms linked to sudden cardiac death, School of Medicine study finds
A fundamental discovery reported in the March 1 issue of the journal Nature uncovers the first molecular evidence linking the body’s natural circadian rhythms to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Ventricular arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms, are the most common cause of sudden cardiac death, which i...
Circadian Rhythms Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death, Study Finds
CLEVELAND - A fundamental discovery reported in the March 1st issue of the journal Nature, uncovers the first molecular evidence linking the body’s natural circadian rhythms to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Ventricular arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms, are the most common cause of sudden cardiac...