University News
June 29, 2011
After leading the Case School of Engineering since 2007, Dean Norman C. Tien has decided to step down from his post at the end of his current term, effective Dec. 31, 2011. The Nord Professor of Engineering and an Ohio Eminent Scholar in Physics, Tien will return to the Department of Electrical…
June 28, 2011
Talking about religion can seem taboo, especially among people from different religious backgrounds. But a committee from Case Western Reserve University wants to get people talking—and serving the community—through the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge. Last week the…
June 27, 2011
Could a multimillion-dollar prize spur the next big innovation in sustainable climate technology? School of Law professor Jonathan H. Adler thinks so. He recommends that some of the dollars earmarked for alternative energy research be shifted to prizes. Adler believes a clear need exists for new…
June 24, 2011
After the Employee Wellness Program/ThinkFit launched its Facebook page last week, it made us realize that there likely are a plethora of unknown Facebook fan pages and groups out there that members of the university community would like to join. We compiled a list, but it’s surely not a…
June 22, 2011
Business strategist and investor Charles H. Phipps of Dallas has made a $2 million commitment to the Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. The Phipps Endowment Fund will support the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. “Charles Phipps continues the…
June 21, 2011
While in college, Deepak Sarma struggled through one of the classic texts in Indian philosophical thought: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s and Charles A. Moore’s A Source Book in Indian Philosophy. Once he found himself teaching the subject as an associate professor of religious studies, Sarma saw his…
June 17, 2011
Numbers from the Case Western Reserve University Greek community’s 365 Days of Service Campaign have been tallied, and the chapters reported 12,680 hours of service in all. Additionally, they collected $42,886.50 in donations and 15,771 cans of food. This is a slight increase in the number of…
June 15, 2011
When teens start experiencing changes in moods or emotions, they tend to fear sharing their blue days with their families and adults who can help them. As a consequence, they often suffer in silence. Melissa Pinto-Foltz, a KL2 Clinical Research Scholar and instructor from the Frances Payne Bolton…
June 14, 2011
Three staff members were honored with the 2011 President’s Award for Distinguished Service at the Staff Service Awards brunch June 8. This annual award honors up to three staff members whose outstanding contributions to campus culture have a transformational effect on university colleagues,…
June 13, 2011
The Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations presented the 2011 John A. Yankey Student Community Service Award to two students, Francisca Chaidez-Gutierrez and Angela Lowery, at the Mandel Center graduation celebration. The award is presented annually to a Mandel Center student(s) who has been…