Media
October 16, 2014
Family doings: Amazing feats at Cleveland Circus juggling festival on CWRU campus The Plain Dealer: The CWRU Juggling Club will hold its third annual Cleveland Circus juggling festival this weekend.
October 15, 2014
Why your digital library will die right along with you
CNBC: Digital media purchases have skyrocketed in recent years—but even when you buy digital media, you technically don't own it. "Our traditional assumptions of ownership are really frustrated by these digital distribution models," said Aaron…
October 15, 2014
Vanessa Rubin & Helen Sung, Daniel Goldmark and Hispanic Radio
ideastream: On an episode of The Sound of Applause, Daniel Goldmark, director of the Center for Popular Music Studies, previewed his talk, “Rust Belt Alley: Pop Music in Cleveland Before Rock and Roll.”
October 15, 2014
Ohio groups react to Supreme Court's same-sex marriage sidestep
WKYC.com: Jessie Hill, professor of law and Laura B. Chisolm Distinguished Research Scholar, said a gay marriage case involving Ohio might yet make it to the Supreme Court. "Justice Ginsburg tipped her hand and said the Supreme Court…
October 14, 2014
Were 401(k)s a conspiracy to help companies and hurt workers?
The Plain Dealer: Author and scholar James Russell will give a lecture at Case Western Reserve University on the looming retirement crisis. The free lecture will take place today, Oct. 13, at Wolstein Auditorium.
October 14, 2014
The artist as change agent
ideastream: Mark Chupp, assistant professor of community development, joined a Sound of Ideas panel to discuss art’s historical role in society.
October 14, 2014
Visit to Cleveland 'lit my fire,' says Starbucks co-founder
Freshwatercleveland.com: Zev Siegl, co-founder of Starbucks, spoke about his recent talk at the Tinkham Veale University Center, as well as his impression of the impact being made on Cleveland by Case Western Reserve University’s emphasis…
October 10, 2014
Higher Education Roundup
The Plain Dealer:Michael Benard, the George B. Mayer Chair in Urban and Environmental Studies and assistant professor of biology, found in a recent study that after warmer winters, wood frogs breed earlier and produce fewer eggs.
October 10, 2014
At the heart of Case Western Reserve, Donald and Ronald Cunningham bring joy to football team
The Plain Dealer:Brothers Donald and Ronald Cunningham, who have been Case Western Reserve University ball boys since 1976, have never missed a practice or home game and are beloved by the campus community.
October 10, 2014
Step toward artificial hand with a sense of touch
ABC News: Dustin Tyler, associate professor of biomedical engineering, has created an artificial hand that helps amputees regain a sense of touch. "We can change what they're feeling and how they're feeling it," he said.