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CWRU School of Medicine’s Akua Abrah earns Fulbright award to combat a common cause of infant mortality in Ghana
It only took an instant for all of Akua Abrah’s career ideas to shift. Peering into the eyes of an infant at an orphanage in Ghana, she tossed aside her aspirations of becoming a veterinarian—inspired by repeated viewings of Eddie Murphy’s Dr. Doolittle. Though she had yet to hear the word …
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March 05, 2012
Christine Somosi has been named director of marketing and communications for the National Center for Regenerative Medicine and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Somosi previously worked in the university’s enrollment management division, where she developed and implemented recruitment marketing comm...
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March 04, 2012
The Department of Bioethics and the Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law (CGREAL) will host “Community Voices: A Perspective of Health and Genetics Through Photo Documentation” March 7 from 10 a.m. to noon.
The free, public event, to be held at Cleveland Public Library’s Martin Luther King Jr...
March 03, 2012
La Alianza, a Latino cultural group at Case Western Reserve University, will sell quesadillas March 5-6 from 9 to 11 p.m. in Wade Pioneer Room.
Stop by the fundraiser and enjoy a quesadilla while preparing for midterms....
March 01, 2012
The National Residence Hall Honorary recognized three Case Western Reserve University leaders, programs and organizations in its Of The Month awards. Of The Month awards recognize outstanding contribution to the residence halls.
Of The Month (OTM) award winners for January were:
Outstanding Commu...
February 29, 2012
CLEVELAND - Today, the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods of Case Western Reserve University release new health data from Cleveland neighborhood groups on three of the most pressing public health concerns: obesity, hypertension, and diabetes.
The three data briefs – statistical pu...
February 28, 2012
CLEVELAND - A study led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of East London UK, and Swansea University UK, is the first to show the effects of the drug ecstasy on fetal and infant development.
Ecstasy is a stimulant and hallucinogen, and is one...
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February 23, 2012
Don’t bind investment incentives to job creation
Bloomberg Businessweek: Scott Shane, A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, penned an article explaining why he believes using investor incentives to support startups isn’t ideal for the economy....
February 23, 2012
Jeff Lazarus, adjunct professor of law, recently published an article, “Life, Death, and IQ: It’s much more than just a score: understanding and utilizing psychological and neuropsychological evaluations in atkins disability/mental retardation cases.” The article appeared in the Cleveland State Law ...
February 23, 2012
15 colleges where geek is chic
The Huffington Post: Is geek chic? At Case Western Reserve University it is. The university is among 15 colleges and universities where “a geek would fit in well,” according to Inside College and The Huffington Post....
February 22, 2012
Make your mark on a university tradition by submitting a photo to be considered for the 2012-13 Coming of Age Birthday Card.
The Student Life Committee of the Undergraduate Student Government and the University Office of Student Affairs are soliciting photos for the 2012-13 Coming of Age Birthday C...