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The annual summer garage sale at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is scheduled for Wednesday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A $3 summer cookout lunch will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on the school’s patio. The sale, now in its fourth year, features home decorative items...

EEGs may someday be able to diagnose autism ABC News: A brain test could someday be used to diagnose autism in young children. But Max Wiznitzer, associate professor of pediatric neurology, said the EEG is more of a confirmatory tool because specialists usually make diagnoses. “I think the value is...

CLEVELAND - Following a national search, Cliff A. Megerian, MD, has been named Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center. Dr. Megerian, currently Vice-Chair of the depart...

Human Resources must receive tuition waiver applications for summer 2012 no later than July 1. Tuition waivers will be posted to student accounts beginning in early July and will continue to be posted throughout the month. Remember to pay any portion of a student bill not covered by the tuition wai...

CLEVELAND - The opportunity to find common ground in health research between academia and community organizations is vast. Unwavering in its vision to work for the collective good, a new pilot program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine aims to bolster these collaborations by offer...

CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine announces the appointment of the inaugural holder of The Richard B. Fratianne Professorship in Surgery – Christopher P. Brandt, MD of The MetroHealth System. The new professorship is named in honor of Dr. Fratianne, the founder of the Me...

Eight junior faculty members from Iraq will visit Case Western Reserve University July 7–Sept. 15 as part of a Fulbright program. CWRU faculty members are looking for student, faculty and staff volunteers to join the scholars on cultural activities. These activities could include a visit to a museum...

Crawford Hall will undergo an exterior renovation beginning June 14 to upgrade the building’s main entrance. The project will include replacing podium pavers with concrete directly in front of the main entrance, upgrading the wheelchair ramp and entry steps leading to the podium level, and adding a ...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s contract with LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics provides laboratory testing services at reduced or no cost to Anthem health plan participants. Anthem Blue Access PPO plan participants: There is no employee cost share when using LabCorp or Quest Diagnostics. That mean...

Ellen Landau, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities in the Department of Art History and Art, recently presented her paper, titled “Effacing the Scottsboro Boys: Censorship as Discourse.” Landau’s presentation occurred at an international conference on Art and Social Justice at Ben-Gurio...