Health + Wellness

Should Hindus study Hinduism? The Huffington Post: In a blog, Deepak Sarma, associate professor of South Asian religions and philosophy, makes a case for why Hindus should study Hinduism in college. One reason: “I think that college students are obliged to learn to think critically, and Hindus are ...

“Inaugural,” the fall dance concert at Case Western Reserve University, celebrates the transition of dance on campus from a program to a department. The concert will feature an exciting mix of choreography, music and multimedia technologies by faculty and guest artists. Performances are Nov. 11, 12...

The Thai Student Organization presents a Thailand Flood-Relief Benefit Movie Night, where guests can see the Thai musical-drama film The Overture. The film was Thailand’s official selection for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The benefit will be held Nov. 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m....

Join the next Institute for the Science of Origins’ noontime lecture, “Do the Locomotion: Lucy’s Feet were Made for Walking,” to be held Nov. 16 at noon in Ford Auditorium. Carol Ward, from University of Missouri’s Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, will lead the lecture. Ward’s resear...

They're playing our poem Chicago Tribune: Centuries ago, poems and songs were regarded as the same thing, but “today’s cultural gatekeepers” insist poetry and song lyrics are different. One reason: “Modern poetry is more intellectual than modern songwriting,” said Ross W. Duffin, Fynette H. Kulas P...

The deadline has been extended to Nov. 18 for the three-credit course/service learning to Costa Rica over winter break; only five spaces are left. The Department of Bioethics and the Center for Civic Engagement and Learning have teamed up to offer a two-week experience Jan. 2-14 in Costa Rica that ...

CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is honored to announce gifts to establish the inaugural Parker Hannifin – Helen Moss Cancer Research Foundation Professorship in Integrative Oncology. This professorship will establish the School of Medicine and its affiliate hospitals a...

Jeff Sharlet, author, investigative journalist and TV political commentator, will be on campus Nov. 9 for a discussion, “The Noise of Democracy Occupying Our Minds.” The lecture begins at 5:30 p.m. in Ford Auditorium and is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Sharlet’s ...

Applications for the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Case Western Reserve University Core Utilization pilot program are available. The deadline to apply for support—of up to $10,000—is Dec. 1. The program supports investigator use of and familiarity with CTSC Core operati...

Standing as bookends on a decade of architectural milestones are the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the 2010 opening of the world’s tallest building in Dubai. What’s happened between those hallmark events is what Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin will...