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CWRU cited as "the future of Wi-Fi" for colleges
The future of Wi-Fi is already on these college campuses Wireless Design & Development: Because of its leadership on the Gig.U project, Case Western Reserve University is named one of the 10 schools that are “the future of Wi-Fi.” “By now, we expect that Case Western [Reserve] is well-versed…
Christopher Butler talks America's struggle with math
Trouble with math ideastream: Christopher D. Butler, director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Mathematics, joined “The Sound of Ideas” to discuss recent findings that the U.S. lags dozens of other countries in math. He and members of the panel took on issues such as why Americans…
Professor Deepak Sarma discusses billion-dollar treasure hunt in Hindu temple
Results of billion-dollar treasure hunt in Hindu temple to be revealed Fox News: Last summer, archaeologists opened the underground chambers of a 16th century temple in southern India, where they discovered chambers containing sacks of diamonds and gold, crowns and other antique jewelry. The…
Uptown highlighted in "Architechtural Record"
New life for the American city Architectural Record: As part of a series about different architectural projects around the city, Uptown is highlighted. “Uptown signals Case [Western Reserve]'s continued dedication—along with that of other local institutions—to elevating design in Cleveland and…
English Professor William Marling discusses upcoming Bouchercon convention
Mystery writers, fans head to Cleveland for big Bouchercon convention The Plain Dealer: This week, the Bouchercon convention—the world’s largest, longest-running conference of mystery writers and readers—will come to Cleveland, featuring talks by some of the genre’s biggest authors. English…
Insanity plea difficult to prove, explains psychiatry's Sara West
Attorneys say T.J. Lane insane at time of Chardon High School shooting The Plain Dealer: Attorneys for T.J. Lane, the teen accused in the Chardon school shootings, entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. This plea is uncommon and rarely successful in Ohio because it’s difficult to…
CWRU students, CIA grad present energy-saving app in D.C.
Clevelanders to debut award-winning app Fox 8 Cleveland: Two computer programming students from Case Western Reserve, Robert Karam and Bryan Marty, and Cleveland Institute of Art graduate Patty Ni traveled to Washington, D.C., to present their award-winning, energy-saving app. “It allows consumers…
Math Chair Daniela Calvetti helps fact check Secretary of State Husted's claims
Jon Husted says online address tool would have cut Ohio's provisional ballot totals by 130,000 PolitiFact Ohio: Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said if a new tool that allows voters to update their address online would have been in place in 2008, about 130,000 voters who cast provisional…
Poli sci's Justin Buchler discusses importance of "coal miner ads" this election
What’s the deal with all the coal miner campaign ads? ABC News: Much of American’s coal production takes place in three states: Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia, which all are battleground states in the upcoming election. Both candidates have taken out ads recently related to the coal industry,…
School of Medicine receives $1.5M gift from alumnus
Alumnus donates $1.5 million to Case Western Reserve medical school for construction of new medical school The Plain Dealer: Alumnus Michael Eppig and his wife, Ruth, committed $1.5 million to help construct a new building for the School of Medicine. "As Clevelanders, we see how important the…