Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

According to AARP, the annual cost of unpaid elder caregiving—a responsibility that falls primarily to family members—totals about $450 billion. Until Case Western Reserve University nurse researchers began their study, however, the mental, physical and emotional expenditure of such caregiving had ...

This Friday, Nov. 9, the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Challenge at CWRU will sponsor “Religions of the World: Celebrating our Religious Diversity at CWRU.” Planned in collaboration with the Interreligious Council and the Department of Religious Studies, the program will take place f...

All Case Western Reserve University undergraduate and graduate students are invited to the Career Center for doughnuts, cider and music at the Fall Open House. Mingle with the Career Center staff and learn about career resources to help students achieve their career goals. The open house will take ...

Investigator: Cyber attack bigger threat than Sandy WKYC: The threat exists of cyber criminals who could try to control the power grid; if hackers do get in, they could potentially shut down power generators. "The economic costs are huge and the restoration process is also very slow," said Nord Pro...

Humans can’t be empathetic and logical at the same time PopSci: A new study led by Anthony Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, found that separate pathways in our brains are used alternately for empathetic and analytic problem solving. So, “when you’re busy empathizing, the neural netwo...

The Cost of Dying: Simple act of feeding poses painful choices Silicon Valley Mercury News: Feeding tubes are now used in one-third of nursing home patients with dementia, but some families are beginning to turn down their use. In 1979, Jeffrey Ponsky, now chair of the Department of Surgery at the ...

Valuating your business and going national MSNBC: On a recent episode of “Your Business,” Michael Goldberg, adjunct professor of banking and finance, answered viewer questions about valuating a company when talking to investors and the most strategic ways to take a company national....

Trump jumps into fray, is rebuked, on Romney auto ad claims Detroit Free Press: Last week, Donald Trump tweeted that Chrysler wants to send all Jeep manufacturing to China—a claim that Chrysler executives have rebuked. Mark Major, a visiting lecturer in political science, said it’s a long shot at b...

Eaton Corp. wants new judge in 8-year trade-secret dispute The Plain Dealer: Eaton Corp.’s lawyers have requested a new judge in its trade-secret dispute with Frisby Aerospace. Andrew Pollis, assistant professor of law, said attempting to recuse a judge "is a very, very serious request to make and ...

Tax deductions and politics ideastream: Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs, joined a panel on The Sound of Ideas to discuss the differences between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney’s ideas to deal with mortgage interest and other tax deductions....