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In an effort to help employees become more active participants in their health care, reduce costs and improve outcomes, Consumer Reports has offered three resources to the Case Western Reserve University community. The "Choosing Wisely" resources available for review are an app, a video library and...

Services will be held this week for Ethan Schafer, PhD, (GRS '01, '04, psychology), an adjunct assistant professor of psychology who died unexpectedly Aug. 8 from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. He was 39. Schafer, a licensed child psychologist, specialized in treating children and adolescents with anx...

This fall, 121 Fitness will offer exercise and nutrition seminars, a beginner's exercise program, healthy cooking classes and one-on-one personal training programs for those looking to put their best foot forward. Attend the “Thrive Program” meet and greet event Monday, Aug. 24, from 4:30 to 5:30 p...

Faculty members planning to apply for National Science Foundation (NSF) and other grants are invited to participate in a new grant-writing program, meeting biweekly August through October for November grant deadlines. The writing group, a program of the Office of Faculty Development, provides suppor...

Case Western Reserve University is seeking nominations for director of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, a full-time staff position. The new director will provide overall leadership and administration of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, including staff and student supervision, resour...

Engineers will conduct maintenance to the Human Capital Management (HCM) system from 7 p.m. Friday, July 31, to noon Saturday, Aug. 1. During this time, HCM will be unavailable to members of the Case Western Reserve University community. For assistance with any technology product or service, such a...

The Garden@Case, located on Magnolia Drive by Mather Park, is looking for volunteers for summer and fall. Food harvested from the garden is donated to a local community hunger center. For more information, email garden@case.edu....

The Case Western Reserve University Wellness Program will launch a pilot series in August to strengthen faculty and staff financial wellbeing. Learning how to implement a sound investment strategy will help reduce financial stress and strengthen preparation for life events (such as children, colleg...

Research suggests that faculty who strive to create a good first impression and a warm climate in the classroom not only obtain better educational outcomes, but they and their students also have much more enjoyable experiences than those who neglect to pay attention to doing so. Even simple things,...

Most instructors often think of assessments as something only to be used at the very end of learning as a way to gauge a student's success in their classes. But there are a number of other useful ways to think about assessments—both as a learning tool for students and for instructors. Formative ass...