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Nov. 17 UCITE session to discuss “Identifying and helping students in distress”
College is a stressful time for students: they’re away from home, pressured by academic requirements and social responsibilities, feeling their way through new relationships and opportunities. In addition to these “normal” stressors of college life, many Case Western Reserve University students are ...
Discounted tickets available for Lake Erie Monsters game; proceeds donated to hunger, homelessness awareness
Faculty, staff and students are invited to purchase discounted tickets to the Nov. 19 Lake Erie Monsters game at Quicken Loans Arena. Purchase tickets for just $10 and give back to the community at the same time: $5 of every ticket purchased will be donated to the nonprofit Transitional Housing, in ...
Lentingen and UH Case Medical Center Initiate Phase I Trial Using Gene Therapy and Bone Marrow Stem Cells in the Treatment of Brain Cancer
CLEVELAND - University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Lentigen Corporation announced today the initiation of a novel Phase I clinical trial of LG631 gene therapy for the protection of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from the dose limiting t...
Helping others helps teens stay on the road to addiction recovery, CWRU study says
A new study of teens undergoing substance abuse treatment finds helping others helps the adolescent helper by reducing cravings for alcohol and drugs, a major precipitator of relapse. These novel findings stem from the “Helping Others” study (helpingotherslivesober.org) led by Maria Pagano, PhD, ass...
Hospitals using new stroke guidelines improve care, says William Lewis
More stroke patients get clot-busting drugs Reuters: Doctors at hospitals that participate in the “Get with the Guidelines—Stroke” program from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association are getting better at prescribing recommended drugs to stroke patients. "Hospitals participa...
New eURF for research funding proposals to be implemented; attend information session Nov. 15
The Office of Research Administration will implement a revised electronic University Review Form (eURF) Nov. 19, with a number of enhancements to make it easier to fill out. A number of suggestions from users around campus were used to update the form, including an HTML version of the initial page ...
Open auditions Nov. 14-15 for spring drama productions
Photo by Peter Jennings. Open auditions for the Spring 2012 drama productions in Eldred Theater will be held Nov. 14-15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the second floor theater in Eldred Hall. Auditions are open to all members of the Case Western Reserve University community. Sign-up sheets are posted in Eldre...
Campus community exercised its right to vote in Tuesday’s election
How politically active is the Case Western Reserve University campus? According to our poll, very. Nearly everyone who voted in our poll also exercised their right to vote in the 2011 general election, either at the polls on Tuesday or back in their hometowns with an absentee ballot. A few opted out...
Full schedule of events planned for International Education Week Nov. 14-18
Case Western Reserve University is taking part in the U.S. Department of State/U.S. Department of Education’s International Education Week Nov. 14-18 with a full calendar of events. Events include a poster display at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Nov. 14; an open house at the new Cente...
Society for Integrative Oncology Releases Findings Presented at Annual Meeting
CLEVELAND - Today the Society for Integrative Oncology highlighted top research findings presented at the Eighth International Conference this week in Cleveland, Ohio, which is co-sponsored by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. More than 80 abstracts will be presented at the annual ...