Science + Tech
November 22, 2011
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $3.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study sleep apnea as a possible cause of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most commonly diagnosed type of arrhythmia, or irregular heart rhythm....
November 20, 2011
In just a few weeks, Weatherhead School of Management adjunct professor Michael E. Goldberg will head to Vietnam, where he’ll begin a five-month stint teaching on a Fulbright award. Goldberg will teach entrepreneurial finance at Vietnam’s National Economics University in Hanoi, where he and his fami...
November 18, 2011
Exploring new paths to cancer treatment
ideastream: Integrative oncology combines traditional cancer treatment with proven complementary alternatives. Dale Cowan, clinical professor of environmental health sciences and oncologist at Cleveland Clinic, joined The Sound of Ideas to discuss how integra...
November 18, 2011
The renewal period for parking has begun. Those who currently have parking permits should have received emails with renewal instructions.
The deadline to renew current parking spots is Friday, Dec. 16, at 4 p.m.
If you have questions or did not receive a renewal email, contact Access Services....
November 18, 2011
The Case Western Reserve University community has free access to Case Western Reserve University’s 121 Fitness on Monday, Nov. 28, and Wednesday, Nov. 30. Attend any time during operating hours (5:30 a.m.-10 p.m.) to check out the gym or try out free group exercise classes.
For more information, vi...
November 17, 2011
Case Early Music Singers and the Case Collegium Musicum will combine for a performance of music from Spain in the late Renaissance, “Lux Perpetua: 400 Years of Victoria’s Music.” Music for voices and ensembles of winds and strings commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of the composer Tomás ...
November 17, 2011
Jessica Berg, professor of law and bioethics, recently completed two papers for publication. One, “Informed Consent for Registry Research,” was a white paper for Health and Human Services’ Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) and was published in September. The other, “Times, they are a Cha...
November 17, 2011
Fannie, Freddie executives say they need big paychecks to protect taxpayer money
International Business Times: Top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac defended their lucrative pay during a House of Representatives panel. In 2009 and 2010, the top six officers were given a total of more than $3...
November 17, 2011
Fifty years ago on Aug. 13, 1961, East Germany sealed the border between East and West Berlin and began to build what became known as the Berlin Wall. The wall symbolized the global Cold War conflict and the repression of communism, and its peaceful fall on Nov. 9, 1989, signaled the end of the Cold...
November 17, 2011
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Department of Bioethics and Esperanza Inc. are hosting a photo exhibit of images taken by Cleveland youth on the topics of health disparities and genetics. The exhibit will be held at the 78th Street Studios in Gordon Square Arts District on Nov. ...