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Art lecturer Chris Pekoc’s work featured in new gallery
Artwork by Art Studio lecturer Chris Pekoc will be on display at the opening of the Darby Fine Art Gallery in Vero Beach, Fla. The inaugural exhibition is titled “Six Contemporary Masters” and features the work of Pekoc, Kevin Cole, Stuart Fink, Frank Herrmann, Kayla Mohammadi and John Walker....
Alumni Association to present awards during Alumni Luncheon Oct. 14
The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University will present awards to alumni and friends during the Alumni Luncheon to be held Friday, Oct. 14, at 11:30 a.m. in Horsburgh Gym. Theodore J. Castele (ADL ’51, MED ’57) will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes a graduate ...
Staff Advisory Council holding Sweetest Day bake sale Oct. 13
The Staff Advisory Council will hold a Sweetest Day bake sale on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 11 a.m. until the bakery runs out. The bake sale locations will be Biomedical Research Building atrium, Peter B. Lewis Building lobby and Crawford Hall’s SAGES Café. If you buy a baked good, you will receive a d...
Women faculty: Learn tips on working with department chairs
“Advice From Full Professors: Tips On Working With Your Chair” is an informal lunchtime program for women faculty to discuss professional development issues and ask relevant questions. The discussion will take place Wednesday, Oct. 12, noon-1:30 p.m. in the Cleveland Room of Thwing Center. RSVP to ...
Researchers receive $1.95 million grant to create free Health Risk Appraisal tool
Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University Center for Health Care Research and Policy at MetroHealth received a four-year $1.95 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to create a free Health Risk Appraisal tool. A Health Risk Appraisal can be an important tool in d...
Get involved with Relay for Life at kickoff event Sept. 30
Join the 2012 Relay for Life Planning Team as they begin the Relay for Life season at Case Western Reserve University. The kickoff event will take place from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Sept. 30 in the Thwing Center Atrium. Campus members are invited to start off their weekend with free pizza, cake and a fun...
Science Café Cleveland to discuss “Dinosaurs in Technicolor”
Science Café Cleveland presents “Dinosaurs in Technicolor: the Evolution of Plumage Color Since the Jurassic.” Birds are among the most colorful organisms on the planet, but for years the colors of their ancestors, the dinosaurs, were limited to artists’ and children’s imaginations and were thought ...
Department of Music presents “Wine, Women and Song!” Oct. 2
The Case Western Reserve University Department of Music will present the program Wine, Women and Song! on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 3 p.m. The concert will be performed by Panorámicos, the newly appointed mixed chamber Ensemble in Residence CWRU. The concert will be held in Harkness Chapel, 11200 Bellflowe...
Mice Stem Cells Guided into Myelinating Cells by the Trillions
CLEVELAND - Scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found a way to rapidly produce pure populations of cells that grow into the protective myelin coating on nerves in mice. Their process opens a door to research and potential treatments for multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy...
NIH Director Collins to Keynote Eighth International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology; Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Sponsors the Conference
CLEVELAND - The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) announced today that National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, will deliver the keynote address at its eighth international conference, which is co-sponsored by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. As the f...