Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

The CAPS course known as “Purchasing at CWRU from A to Z” is now available in an online format. Like the live class, this online course covers the policies for purchasing goods and services for use at CWRU through the eProcurement module, as well as requesting payments to individuals through the Acc...

Sarah Gridley’s latest collection of poems, Loom, recently won the Omnidawn open book contest. As winner of the contest, the assistant professor of English received $3,000 and publication of her book, which will debut next spring. Poet Carl Phillips, who selected Gridley’s poetry as the winner, sai...

Crews will begin to erect chain link fencing around the future home of the Tinkham Veale University Center today as they prepare to launch construction on the $50 million project later this summer. The 82,000-square-foot structure will be located just northwest of the university’s Kelvin Smith Libra...

Denny’s All Nighter has kicked off summer hours. The restaurant will now operate Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This Saturday, June 9, Denny’s All Nighter also will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for visitors to University Circle’s Parade the Circle. For more information, like Denny’s Al...

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County collaborate on curbing plastic bags The Plain Dealer: Cleveland and Cuyahoga County are working together to get rid of plastic grocery bags. Graduate student Nicole Mendelsohn wrote a paper for a class arguing that it makes economic sense for grocery stores to stop provid...

Scholar says superheroes lift despair, threaten status quo Examiner.com: As superheroes take the summer movie season by storm, SAGES fellow Brad Ricca, PhD, takes a critical look at the meaning behind these characters, their history and their impact on children. “I think that the idea of an indivi...

Robert M. Eiben Save the date for The Robert M. Eiben, MD, Lectureship in Pediatric Neurology and a celebration of his 90th birthday July 12. The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in Wolstein Research Building Auditorium, with Barry S. Russman leading the talk. Russman is a pediatric neurologist at Ore...

Man with diabetes determined to help others with the disease live well Cleveland Heights Patch: A Cleveland Heights resident lost his vision at age 21 due to complications from diabetes; since then, he’s devoted himself to raising money for education programs focused on prevention. He and Ann Willi...

Congratulations to the Class of 2014, who won this year’s Hudson Relays with a time of 1 hour, 58 minutes and 27 seconds. The results of the race were: Class of 2014: 1:58:27 Class of 2015: 2:02:59 Class of 2013: 2:06:57 Alumni Team: 2:08:43 Class of 2012: 2:09:21 Graduate/Professional Stude...

Move-out time is here—make a difference by donating items as part of REScycle. REScycle is an annual event that encourages donation of items (clothing, non-perishable food, school supplies, electronics, appliances and furniture) that are typically thrown away during residence hall move out. REScycl...