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Law school is at the forefront with program on artificial intelligence
Case Western Reserve University's School of Law is in the "legal AI" Vanguard.
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Exemplary student work recognized with LLEAP writing awards
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December 17, 2013
Two teams of researchers, including scientists linked to Case Western Reserve University, have announced the discovery of a new species of fossil horse from 4.4-million-year-old, fossil-rich deposits in Ethiopia.
About the size of a small zebra, Eurygnathohippus woldegabrieli—named for geologist Gi...
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December 16, 2013
All-nighters and caffeine may not help during finals week, professor says: Higher education roundup
The Plain Dealer: Michael Decker, associate professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and national sleep expert, discussed the effects of caffeine on the brain and potentially negative ...
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December 12, 2013
The 2013-14 Frontiers in Astronomy Series will continue with a presentation by Steven Rodney titled “Chasing Supernovae in the Early Universe” on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 8 p.m. in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Murch Auditorium.
Most stars end their lives with a whisper, gradually shedding...
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December 11, 2013
If Obamacare is overturned, a Case Western Reserve law professor gets the credit
The Plain Dealer: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discovered a significant flaw in the Affordable Care Act, which has led to pending cases in federal court. “I'm a firm believer that the la...
November 25, 2013
Juscelino Colares, professor of law and associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, was appointed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative to serve on the 2013-2014 U.S. roster of North American Free Trade Agreement panelists.
Colares was selected to serve on...
November 19, 2013
Juscelino F. Colares, professor of law, presented “Climate Change-Related Litigation: Signal or Noise?” at the University of Tennessee’s College of Law Sept. 20 and “The Limits of WTO Adjudication: Is Compliance the Problem? A 2013 Update,” at the University of Arizona on Sept. 26.
He also gave th...
November 15, 2013
Case Western Reserve University announced the appointment of two of its renowned scholars—one in health law and the other in international law—as acting deans for the School of Law, effective immediately. Jessica Berg, professor of law, bioethics and public health, and Michael Scharf, associate dean...
November 12, 2013
The Environmental Law Society will host a screening of the award-winning documentary, Bidder 70, the story of one university student's act of civil disobedience to protect the American wilderness from oil and gas exploitation.
In 2008, Tim DeChristopher placed a bid on 14 parcels (22,500 acres) of ...
November 08, 2013
Case Western Reserve University School of Law earned top honors in Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s 2013 Public Service Mock Trial Competition.
The competition, which took place at the Franklin County Courthouse, was designed to provide a valuable learning opportunity for Ohio law school student...
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October 29, 2013
Oral pain that feels like a scalded mouth and can last for months has baffled dental researchers since the 1970s, when burning oral sensations were linked to mucosal, periodontal and restorative disorders, and mental or emotional causes.
It’s called burning mouth syndrome (BMS), and it’s gaining th...