Media
May 21, 2014
What’s next, a bouncer?The New York Times:Mark Joseph, associate professor in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, talked about the restriction of certain amenities to rent-regulated tenants. “There’s a slippery slope here,” said Joseph. “What if the next amenity to…
May 21, 2014
Climate change delaying emergence of Ohio butterflies
The Columbus Dispatch: Sarah Diamond, assistant professor of biology, talked about the effect of climate change on the Ohio butterfly population. This could threaten the number of eastern swallowtails and seven other Ohio natives while helping…
May 19, 2014
Bay Bridge rods helping hold main cable are misaligned, may need repair
The Sacramento Bee: Arthur Hucklebridge, professor emeritus of engineering, discussed the complications of possibly repairing the Bay Bridge.
May 19, 2014
Case Western Reserve University to honor Cleveland Foundation, CEO Ronald B. Richard
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Case Western Reserve University honored the Cleveland Foundation and its CEO, Ronald B. Richard, with the President's Award for Visionary Achievement at commencement.
May 19, 2014
Universities to work together to help couples find jobs: Higher Education Roundup
The Plain Dealer: Representatives from 31 universities in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania will meet to launch a new cooperative job-posting system that will help couples working in academia find positions within…
May 19, 2014
Case Western Reserve University students create a community garden
The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University chemical engineering students spent the spring semester testing soil and creating a community garden on East 84th Street in Cleveland. The five seniors turned the garden over to the…
May 19, 2014
Elizabeth Gilbert, Dennis Lehane, Zadie Smith and more in 2014-2015 Writers Center Stage series
The Plain Dealer: Next year, the William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage—the fundraising series for the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation—will move to the Tinkham Veale University Center.
May 19, 2014
CWRU student Laura Watts finds a little time for fashion and bargain shopping: Fashion Flash (slideshow)
The Plain Dealer: Spanish and pre-med student Laura Watts is highlighted for her style sense, which she described as “classic and basic.”
May 19, 2014
Your brain is hardwired to make you one type of leader—can you overcome it?
Fast Company: Anthony Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, philosophy and psychology, and Richard Boyatzis, Distinguished University Professor and the H.R. Horvitz Professor of Family Business, found that leaders…
May 19, 2014
Unfettered: The quest for solitude and wide open spaces
Psychology Today: In her “Light and Shadow” blog, Julie Exline, associate professor of psychological sciences, uses a previous entry to evaluate how well she did “escaping” on her latest vacation.