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February 25, 2015
Case Western Reserve University receives $2.2 million to establish professorship The Plain Dealer: Jane Nord and the Eric and Jane Nord Family Fund committed $2.2 million to establish the Eric and Jane Nord Family Professorship. Peter Knox, who came to the university in December, was appointed to…
February 25, 2015
Supreme Court case against Obamacare faces obstacles USA Today: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discussed a legal challenge surrounding the 8-percent-of-income test for Obamacare. "There's tons of cases where you have ideological plaintiffs," he said. "If this is what…
February 23, 2015
Peace Corps continues to draw volunteers from Ohio and its colleges
The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve was recognized as one of three Ohio universities who have the most graduates that serve in the Peace Corps. The university tied with Oberlin College for 14th on the list for volunteers from…
February 23, 2015
Cleveland’s race problem
Politico Magazine: Rhonda Williams, director of the Social Justice Institute and associate professor of history, discussed the nature of racism in Cleveland. “I’m talking about a system that has a history, not just personal and individual dynamics, but strategies by which…
February 20, 2015
Rescuing Detroit’s art museum: an interview with director Graham Beal
The Conversation: Henry Adams, the Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, interviewed Graham Beal, director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, to discuss two of his major achievements: rescuing the museum when Detroit went…
February 20, 2015
Will John Roberts or Anthony Kennedy save Obamacare?
National Journal: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discussed the potential for either United States Chief Justices John Roberts or Anthony Kennedy to become the swing vote in the Obamacare insurance subsidies decision.…
February 20, 2015
CWRU film scholar gets us ready for the Oscars
WKSU: Film scholar Robert Spadoni, associate professor in the Department of English, gives tips on analyzing films, in preparation for the Oscars on Sunday. “The most casual viewer can really benefit from thinking about the details and specific…
February 18, 2015
Go Red For Women: 5 highlights fromFriday's event which raised $1 million for heart research
The Plain Dealer: Colleen Lance, assistant professor of medicine, gave the keynote speech at Cleveland’s Go Red for Women event. Lance, who also is the clinical director of sleep medicine at University…
February 18, 2015
Northeast Ohio medical technology projects get financial boost from Third Frontier program
Crain’s Cleveland Business: The Ohio Third Frontier program awarded Case Western Reserve University $50,000 to further develop a device to improve treatment of atrial fibrillation, a heart condition.
February 17, 2015
Why do we place our most vulnerable prisoners in solitary?
The Crime Report: Joseph Galanek, research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research & Education, wrote about how solitary confinement in prison is detrimental for inmates with mental illnesses.