Science + Tech

Jeff Sharlet, author, investigative journalist and TV political commentator, will be on campus Nov. 9 for a discussion, “The Noise of Democracy Occupying Our Minds.” The lecture begins at 5:30 p.m. in Ford Auditorium and is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Sharlet’s ...

Applications for the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Case Western Reserve University Core Utilization pilot program are available. The deadline to apply for support—of up to $10,000—is Dec. 1. The program supports investigator use of and familiarity with CTSC Core operati...

Standing as bookends on a decade of architectural milestones are the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the 2010 opening of the world’s tallest building in Dubai. What’s happened between those hallmark events is what Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin will...

The Department of Human Resources invites faculty and staff to attend the annual Benefits Fair on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Thwing Center Ballroom. Please drop by to make your 2012 Benelect elections, speak with Benefits Staff and ...

Michael Pollino, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, recently secured a $599,603 grant from the National Science Foundation—a major accomplishment for faculty at the assistant professor level—for the project “NEESR: Seismic Rehabilitation of Substandard Building Structures th...

Ohio's percentage of premature live births declines The Plain Dealer: The March of Dimes 2011 Premature Birth Report Card gave Ohio a C grade—an improvement over 2010’s D and 2009’s F rating. Researchers are studying the development of children born prematurely. “We had demonstrated previously, as ...

CLEVELAND - Results of the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial published in the Nov. 3, 2011 New England Journal of Medicine, find that the oral medication ivacaftor (VX-770) provides major, sustained improvement in lung function, growth and other signs and symptoms for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The...

Understanding fear WCPN: On The Sound of Ideas, Tony Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, philosophy and psychology, discussed what happens in people’s brains when they’re fearful and how fears change throughout people’s lives....

Learning history from those who made it basis for new book about freeway fight Cleveland Heights Patch: A project by former graduate student Dave Harris and neurology professor Peter Whitehouse turned into an 80-page book, The Legacy of Clark Freeway Fighters. The book tells the story of the east s...

The Social Justice Institute recently received approval to launch the pilot introductory core course for its proposed Social Justice minor. The minor is under development by a multi-school team of faculty. The course, SJUS 100, will begin in spring 2012 and will focus on three questions: What is so...