Publications + Presentations

The Ethnic Studies Program sponsored a three-day seminar on literature at New York University, March 20-23. The seminar was proposed by current Director of the Ethnic Studies Program Cheryl Toman and Founding Director Gilbert Doho. The seminar, titled "Breaking with Capital Culture," was selected…

Ica Manas-Zloczower, the Thomas W. and Nancy P. Seitz Professor of Advanced Materials and Energy in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, will present "Challenges in Nanocomposites: Mixing Obstacles and Opportunities," on Monday, April 28, at the Annual Technical Conference…

Nadzeya Marozkina, assistant professor of pediatrics, published a book titled Essential Components of Nutrition (vitamins, micro and macroelements, proteins, carbohydrates and essential fatty acids) in Cancer Prevention. The book is designed both for medical professionals and the general…

In celebration of Social Work Month, Women’s History Month and World Social Work Day on March 18, the Council on Social Work Education published a paper celebrating three former CSWE presidents, including M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad, Distinguished University Professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton…

Jennifer Madden, a doctoral candidate in the Weatherhead School of Management, had her paper, “The ABCDs (Autonomy, Boundary Spanning, Common Vision and Design Attitude) of Successful Collaboration,” accepted for presentation in a Divisional Paper session at the 2014 Academy of Management Meeting…

The Northern Ohio Art Dealers Association will host two events featuring Case Western Reserve University professor of American art Henry Adams on Saturday, March 15, and Sunday, March 16, at the Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Foundation’s Transformer Station (1460 W. 29th St., Cleveland). At 2 p.m.…

Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor of Political Science, recently gave a talk at the Scottish Parliament Women's Dinner, during Scottish Trade Union Week. Her talk was titled “Current Issues in the US Labor Movement.” At the event, she was introduced by Elaine Smith, who is a deputy…

Daniela Calvetti, chair of the Department of Mathematics, and Erkki Somersalo, professor of mathematics, published a new textbook titled Computational Mathematical Modeling: An Integrated Approach Across Scales. The book concentrates on two modeling paradigms: macroscopic, in which phenomena are…

M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad, the Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, is the co-editor of  Teaching Human Rights, a new curriculum resource for social work faculty. The book reflects the Council of Social Work Education’s…

On Saturday, Jan. 18, Marilyn Sanders Mobley, vice president for the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, was the keynote speaker at the annual Portage County NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast. Her talk, "Two Men, One Dream, Our Challenge," focused on the connections…