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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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November 17, 2011
Jessica Berg, professor of law and bioethics, recently completed two papers for publication. One, “Informed Consent for Registry Research,” was a white paper for Health and Human Services’ Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) and was published in September. The other, “Times, they are a Cha...
November 17, 2011
Fannie, Freddie executives say they need big paychecks to protect taxpayer money
International Business Times: Top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac defended their lucrative pay during a House of Representatives panel. In 2009 and 2010, the top six officers were given a total of more than $3...
November 17, 2011
Fifty years ago on Aug. 13, 1961, East Germany sealed the border between East and West Berlin and began to build what became known as the Berlin Wall. The wall symbolized the global Cold War conflict and the repression of communism, and its peaceful fall on Nov. 9, 1989, signaled the end of the Cold...
November 17, 2011
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Department of Bioethics and Esperanza Inc. are hosting a photo exhibit of images taken by Cleveland youth on the topics of health disparities and genetics. The exhibit will be held at the 78th Street Studios in Gordon Square Arts District on Nov. ...
November 16, 2011
The Inamori International Center for Ethics & Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will honor 25 groups of students that have risen to the top of the inaugural Ethics Dialogue Award contest. The ceremony, co-sponsored by the CWRU Ethics Alliance, Center for International Affairs, Greek Life...
November 16, 2011
Another ObamaCare glitch
The Wall Street Journal: School of Law professor Jonathan Adler co-wrote an opinion piece in which he explains a “glitch” in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that authorizes premium assistance in state-run exchanges but not federal ones....
November 16, 2011
Under 30 CEO? Try under 20
The Washington Post: A D.C.-area 18-year-old woman became part of a small group—18- to 19-year-old self-employed people—when she opened an accessories store. According to research, hers would be an outlier if it succeeds. “The failure rates [of small businesses] decline w...
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November 15, 2011
History is constantly changing, and now The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History is updating itself as well.
Launched in 1998 as an online publication after more than 10 years in print, The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History added many new articles but kept a similar look over the years.
That all chan...
November 15, 2011
College is a stressful time for students: they’re away from home, pressured by academic requirements and social responsibilities, feeling their way through new relationships and opportunities. In addition to these “normal” stressors of college life, many Case Western Reserve University students are ...
November 14, 2011
Faculty, staff and students are invited to purchase discounted tickets to the Nov. 19 Lake Erie Monsters game at Quicken Loans Arena. Purchase tickets for just $10 and give back to the community at the same time: $5 of every ticket purchased will be donated to the nonprofit Transitional Housing, in ...