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October 27, 2011
CaseEMS will hold its annual Mass Casualty Incident Drill (Disaster Drill) on Oct. 29. Participants will arrive at 8 a.m. and the drill will begin at 10 a.m. The drill will take place on Juniper Road from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.; parking will be prohibited and road access will be restricted.
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October 27, 2011
School of Law professor Jessie Hill recently completed four speaking engagements and two articles for publication. She was an invited panelist for the “Panel on Maternal-Fetal Issues” at Southpointe Hospital in Cleveland Oct. 17 and presented “Public Bodies, Private Reasons” as part of the UCLA Frid...
October 26, 2011
The Department of Religious Studies and the Program in Judaic Studies will host an open house in Tomlinson Hall 243 on Monday, Oct. 31, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., for students to meet with professors and learn more about the courses, majors and minors offered....
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October 26, 2011
Case Western Reserve University School of Law has received a $2 million gift from the Spangenberg Family Foundation to endow the Spangenberg Family Foundation Chair in Law and the Arts. The commitment was announced in conjunction with the university’s public launch of the $1 billion fundraising init...
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October 24, 2011
Aretha Franklin has worn some memorable ensembles in her day, and she’ll be unusually dressed at the upcoming American Music Masters tribute concert honoring her achievements: the 18-time Grammy Award winner will don academic regalia as she accepts an honorary degree from Case Western Reserve Univer...
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October 24, 2011
Faculty and staff can contribute toward their retirement savings on a pre-tax basis through payroll deduction. Calendar year 2012 limits on retirement contributions have been announced by the IRS, with amounts increasing for the first time since 2009: Participants can contribute up to $17,000. Parti...
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October 24, 2011
Osteoporosis is blamed for backbone fractures. The real culprit could well be our own vertebrae, which evolved to absorb the pounding of upright walking, researchers at Case Western Reserve University say.
Compared to apes, humans have larger, more porous vertebrae encased in a much thinner shell o...
October 22, 2011
CLEVELAND - “Say ‘ahhh.’” That is what Case Western Reserve University student doctors and nurses will be telling patients with sore throats and other health problems Saturday, Oct. 22, during the grand opening of the Student-Run Free Clinic at The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, 12201 Euc...
October 19, 2011
CLEVELAND - Osteoporosis is blamed for backbone fractures. The real culprit could well be our own vertebrae, which evolved to absorb the pounding of upright walking, researchers at Case Western Reserve University say.
Compared to apes, humans have larger, more porous vertebrae encased in a much thi...
October 19, 2011
CLEVELAND - John Chae, MD, has been elected as a new member to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM), one of the highest national honors in the fields of health and medicine.
A noted Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician specializing in stroke rehabilitation, Dr. Chae has made...