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At the beginning of each fall and spring semester, the Center for International Affairs welcomes new and returning students to campus. This semester, the center will host its welcome back party Thursday, Jan. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Tomlinson Hall lobby. Faculty, staff and students are invited…

Do you want to be more active in 2016? 121 Fitness will offer special discounts for those who join for the New Year. A short-term membership special will run from Dec. 30 to Jan. 3, where anyone who likes the 121 Fitness Facebook page can join the gym for the without an initiation fee or first…

Brandy Schillace, research associate and public engagement fellow at the Dittrick Museum of Medical History, will read from her latest book Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Powell and Lowman rooms of the Allen Memorial Medical Library. Her book, Death’s Summer Coat: What the History of…

Cyber criminals typically increase their efforts in December and January, so now is a time to use vigilance when checking your email or browsing online. Sue Workman, chief information officer and vice president of Information Technology Services, and Tom Siu, chief information security officer,…

Winter break is a perfect time to write an essay for the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest before the Monday, Jan. 4, 5 p.m. deadline. This year, the MLK Week theme is “The Urgency of Then and Now,” and the contest’s theme reflects on King’s influence on the city of Cleveland and how his…

The Office for Sustainability will host the next installment of the Green Bag Lunch Series Wednesday, Jan. 13, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Senior Classroom of the Tinkham Veale University Center. The session will feature a panel discussion on installing solar panels on household roofs, with two…

Kelvin Smith Library now offers Kanopy, a video-streaming service featuring educational and documentary films for faculty to use in classes, students to use in activities and researchers to use in support of their work. The films, which cover a variety of topics, can be embedded into Blackboard…

From department announcements to student correspondence, mailing lists play a crucial role in the day-to-day operations of Case Western Reserve University. It is critical that the university use a mailing list system that is modern and reliable. To that end, Case Western Reserve mailing lists will…

Industry experts have discovered that recently purchased Dell computers ship with a faulty digital certificate (eDellRoot) that could allow attackers to imitate legitimate websites on the computers. An imitated website could take many forms—from Google to online banking sites—with the intent of…

Members of the university community are encouraged to avoid East 115th Street between Wade Park Avenue and Finnegan Way Thursday, Dec. 17, from 8 to 10 a.m. The road will be closed in that area to allow for deliveries to the new residence hall. Drivers should seek alternate routes.