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Developing emotional intelligence Training: Enhancing an emotional intelligence skill requires work, but there are steps you can take to improve. One tactic is mental rehearsal, a method Richard Boyatzis, H.R. Horvitz Professor of Family Business, has used with his MBA students at Weatherhead…

Banking on PNC at Case Western Reserve Crain’s Cleveland Business: PNC Bank is the student-banking partner for Case Western Reserve University, operating five ATMs on campus, providing CaseOneCard linking and offering financial management workshops, among other benefits.

Sustainability lessons from the boardroom Financial Times: A growing number of corporate executives are now teaching sustainability at business schools and can help students get a leg up after graduation, including Roger Saillant, executive director of the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value.…

No country for old people In These Times: After years of being underrepresented in nursing homes, black and Latino elderly are seeking nursing home care—while whites are moving out. “So now, you just have more money flowing away from the nursing homes,” said Ruqaiijah Yearby, School of Law…

The best campuses for Halloween Metro: The Department of Physics’ annual pumpkin toss makes Case Western Reserve University one of “the best campuses for Halloween.” Participants “honors Galileo by dropping pumpkins of varying weights from the top of the physics building and howling with glee as…

Spooky contacts can be a nightmare for your eyes HealthDay: Nonprescription contact lenses can cause infections and even blindness, with people losing vision sometimes within 24 hours, said Thomas Steinemann, professor of ophthalmology. “We worry this time of year especially. Halloween is coming…

Unused prescription drug dropoff opportunities at several Greater Cleveland locations on Saturday The Plain Dealer: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration asked people to dispose of unneeded and expired prescription drugs at designated locations nationwide on Saturday. The collected drugs will…

Blackhawk helicopters land at Notre Dame College in South Euclid as part of ROTC exercise Sun News: ROTC cadets from area colleges and universities, including those from Case Western Reserve University, took part in training exercises at Notre Dame College in South Euclid last week.

Learning history from those who made it basis for new book about freeway fight Cleveland Heights Patch: A project by former graduate student Dave Harris and neurology professor Peter Whitehouse turned into an 80-page book, The Legacy of Clark Freeway Fighters. The book tells the story of the east…

In Good Company: Losing Weight WKYC: Mary Beth Kavanagh, senior instructor in the Department of Nutrition, stopped by In Good Company to challenge the theory that it’s harder to lose weight as you age. She gives tips on what to eat to lose weight at any age.