Publications + Presentations

Brandy Schillace, research associate and public engagement fellow at the Dittrick Museum of Medical History, will read from her latest book Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Powell and Lowman rooms of the Allen Memorial Medical Library. Her book, Death’s Summer Coat: What the History of…

Sanjaya Gajurel, computational scientist in Information Technology Services, wrote an opinion article for The Plain Dealer titled "Address terrorism through more socially beneficial enterprises." In his piece, Gajurel wrote about why he believes terrorism is a byproduct of the inequalities in…

Michael W. Clune, professor of English, wrote an opinion piece on general education in a recent edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. In Clune’s article, titled “Degrees of Ignorance,” he gives his take on the critical nature of general-education courses and problems that arise when…

Students in the spring semester 2014 Translation Techniques course recently published a translation of the novel C'est demain qu'on s’fait la malle by French/Gabonese author Alice Endamne. The English title of the work is Afropean. The following undergraduate students were involved in the…

Two Case Western Reserve University faculty members presented data and expert testimony to the Cleveland City Council to aid in their decision on the sale of tobacco products. The city passed legislation Dec. 7 to ban the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes to people under 21 years old. In…

Dalindyebo Shabalala, visiting assistant professor of law, recently presented on his papers. He was a presenter and commenter at the 2014 Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights on "The impact on advertising and marketing practices on the enjoyment of cultural rights" Nov.…

Thomas Montagnese, assistant professor of endodontics in the School of Dental Medicine, gave multiple presentations around the world this year on minimal and moderate sedation techniques. He presented at: The annual meeting of the American Association of Endodontists in Seattle The Egyptian…

David Hammack, the Hiram C. Haydn Professor of History, delivered a plenary address at the annual conference for the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), the leading international organization for researchers in its field, in November. In his speech,…

Sarah de Swart, the associate director of the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education, and William Doll, part-time lecturer of English and SAGES instructor, completed their 251st public speaking workshop for SAGES students Nov. 19. Nearly 4,400 Case Western Reserve University…

Two Case Western Reserve University faculty members presented their works alongside famed authors such as Tom Brokaw and Salman Rushdie at the Miami Book Fair International Nov. 21-22. Michael W. Clune, professor of English, read from his recently published memoir Gamelife (Farrar, Straus and…