Science + Tech

How politically active is the Case Western Reserve University campus? According to our poll, very. Nearly everyone who voted in our poll also exercised their right to vote in the 2011 general election, either at the polls on Tuesday or back in their hometowns with an absentee ballot. A few opted out...

Case Western Reserve University is taking part in the U.S. Department of State/U.S. Department of Education’s International Education Week Nov. 14-18 with a full calendar of events. Events include a poster display at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Nov. 14; an open house at the new Cente...

CLEVELAND - Today the Society for Integrative Oncology highlighted top research findings presented at the Eighth International Conference this week in Cleveland, Ohio, which is co-sponsored by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. More than 80 abstracts will be presented at the annual ...

Should Hindus study Hinduism? The Huffington Post: In a blog, Deepak Sarma, associate professor of South Asian religions and philosophy, makes a case for why Hindus should study Hinduism in college. One reason: “I think that college students are obliged to learn to think critically, and Hindus are ...

“Inaugural,” the fall dance concert at Case Western Reserve University, celebrates the transition of dance on campus from a program to a department. The concert will feature an exciting mix of choreography, music and multimedia technologies by faculty and guest artists. Performances are Nov. 11, 12...

The Thai Student Organization presents a Thailand Flood-Relief Benefit Movie Night, where guests can see the Thai musical-drama film The Overture. The film was Thailand’s official selection for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The benefit will be held Nov. 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m....

Join the next Institute for the Science of Origins’ noontime lecture, “Do the Locomotion: Lucy’s Feet were Made for Walking,” to be held Nov. 16 at noon in Ford Auditorium. Carol Ward, from University of Missouri’s Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, will lead the lecture. Ward’s resear...

They're playing our poem Chicago Tribune: Centuries ago, poems and songs were regarded as the same thing, but “today’s cultural gatekeepers” insist poetry and song lyrics are different. One reason: “Modern poetry is more intellectual than modern songwriting,” said Ross W. Duffin, Fynette H. Kulas P...

The deadline has been extended to Nov. 18 for the three-credit course/service learning to Costa Rica over winter break; only five spaces are left. The Department of Bioethics and the Center for Civic Engagement and Learning have teamed up to offer a two-week experience Jan. 2-14 in Costa Rica that ...

CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is honored to announce gifts to establish the inaugural Parker Hannifin – Helen Moss Cancer Research Foundation Professorship in Integrative Oncology. This professorship will establish the School of Medicine and its affiliate hospitals a...