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Parking renewal period begins; deadline to renew current spot is Dec. 16
The renewal period for parking has begun. Those who currently have parking permits should have received emails with renewal instructions. The deadline to renew current parking spots is Friday, Dec. 16, at 4 p.m. If you have questions or did not receive a renewal email, contact Access Services....
Get free access to 121 Fitness Nov. 28, 30
The Case Western Reserve University community has free access to Case Western Reserve University’s 121 Fitness on Monday, Nov. 28, and Wednesday, Nov. 30. Attend any time during operating hours (5:30 a.m.-10 p.m.) to check out the gym or try out free group exercise classes. For more information, vi...
Early Music Singers, Collegium Musicum join for Nov. 19 performance
Case Early Music Singers and the Case Collegium Musicum will combine for a performance of music from Spain in the late Renaissance, “Lux Perpetua: 400 Years of Victoria’s Music.” Music for voices and ensembles of winds and strings commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of the composer Tomás ...
Law, bioethics professor Jessica Berg publishes two papers, presents across U.S.
Jessica Berg, professor of law and bioethics, recently completed two papers for publication. One, “Informed Consent for Registry Research,” was a white paper for Health and Human Services’ Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) and was published in September. The other, “Times, they are a Cha...
Simon Peck says Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac execs' salaries are "going rate"
Fannie, Freddie executives say they need big paychecks to protect taxpayer money International Business Times: Top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac defended their lucrative pay during a House of Representatives panel. In 2009 and 2010, the top six officers were given a total of more than $3...
CWRU’s Max Kade Center for German Studies presents “The Berlin Wall After 50 Years”
Fifty years ago on Aug. 13, 1961, East Germany sealed the border between East and West Berlin and began to build what became known as the Berlin Wall. The wall symbolized the global Cold War conflict and the repression of communism, and its peaceful fall on Nov. 9, 1989, signaled the end of the Cold...
Department of Bioethics to co-host Nov. 18 photo exhibit with work by Cleveland youth
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Department of Bioethics and Esperanza Inc. are hosting a photo exhibit of images taken by Cleveland youth on the topics of health disparities and genetics. The exhibit will be held at the 78th Street Studios in Gordon Square Arts District on Nov. ...
Ethics Dialogue Award contest winners to be announced Nov. 17
The Inamori International Center for Ethics & Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will honor 25 groups of students that have risen to the top of the inaugural Ethics Dialogue Award contest. The ceremony, co-sponsored by the CWRU Ethics Alliance, Center for International Affairs, Greek Life...
Law's Jonathan Adler writes WSJ article on glitch in health care law
Another ObamaCare glitch The Wall Street Journal: School of Law professor Jonathan Adler co-wrote an opinion piece in which he explains a “glitch” in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that authorizes premium assistance in state-run exchanges but not federal ones....
Scott Shane says small business failure rates decline with age of owner
Under 30 CEO? Try under 20 The Washington Post: A D.C.-area 18-year-old woman became part of a small group—18- to 19-year-old self-employed people—when she opened an accessories store. According to research, hers would be an outlier if it succeeds. “The failure rates [of small businesses] decline w...