Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

CWRU to help China build social work programs The Plain Dealer: The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is one of seven programs chosen by the Council on Social Work Education to help China build its social work education programs. As part of the collaboration, the Mandel School will host facu...

In recent months, Juscelino F. Colares, law professor and associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, has published and presented on a variety of topics related to international trade. A forthcoming article, “The Reality of EU-Conformity Review in France,” will be published...

For most people, a look at family ancestry can lead to a few exciting revelations or the discovery of a long-lost family member. But for Larry Gibson, senior executive director of advancement services, genealogy—combined with a few other completely unrelated factors—turned him into a winemaker. In ...

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer considers ethics a key path to creating community. As the university’s Beamer - Schneider Professor in Ethics, he is tasked with promoting ethics throughout Case Western Reserve’s undergraduate curriculum. But upon arriving on campus in 2010, he chose to embrace an even broader...

The Undergraduate Student Government will host the annual Student Activities Fair Aug. 25, prior to the start of classes. The event is held during New Student Orientation and is a place where student groups and organizations can talk to interested incoming (and current) students. Groups can reserv...

At Case Western Reserve University, everyone has free access to a suite of more than 40 Google Apps, from mobile to media, geo to social. These Apps for Education products are a lot more than email, calendaring and docs, but many people are not aware of how to access and use them all effectively. A...

J.B. Silvers, John R. Mannix/Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Management, has agreed to serve as interim dean of the Weatherhead School of Management during the next three-and-a-half months, until Dean-Elect Rob Widing starts Oct. 15. He starts his new position Sunday. “J.B. brings t...

The Connor Integrative Medicine Network at University Hospitals Case Medical Center will offer a discounted rate on its meditation classes for Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals employees. In the four-week series Meditation 102: The Next Step, participants can continue their m...

Cleveland selected among 25 cities to get support for high-speed broadband networks The Plain Dealer: As part of the US Ignite Partnership, Cleveland is one of 25 cities selected to create next-generation Internet applications and services. The selection of Cleveland “certainly confirms for us that...

New CWRU fellowship helps nonprofits probe urban health issues The Plain Dealer: The Partners in Education, Evaluation and Research program connects representatives from community groups and agencies to Case Western Reserve University researchers. The program aims to produce “significant, accurate ...