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The Case Western Reserve University Social Justice Institute invites faculty members to apply to re-design a course in the undergraduate curriculum to include a significant focus on social justice. Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $2,500 to be spent on travel, materials, and/or…

The annual Benelect open enrollment period will run Nov. 4-30. Open enrollment is the time when benefits-eligible university employees make decisions regarding their benefits for the upcoming year; the selections made this November will be in effect for the entire 2014 calendar year. Enrollment…

All faculty and staff members are invited to join lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied (LGBTA) faculty, staff and alumni from Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth, University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic for a happy hour with free appetizers and a cash bar. The happy hour will…

The Center for International Affairs will host “Study Abroad 101: Tips for faculty advisers,” on Thursday, Oct. 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Tomlinson Hall 135. This session will provide faculty advisers with concrete answers to student questions about study abroad program availability and the…

Women faculty: Join colleagues from across campus for Women Faculty Connect, a brown-bag lunch to network, chat and share advice. The next Women Faculty Connect event will be held Thursday, Oct. 3, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Cleveland Room at Thwing Center. Drinks and dessert will be…

121 Fitness will host its annual “Get Fit for Life” program beginning Sept. 23. The program offers three tiers to cater to different goals and skill levels: Take It Off, a 12-week nutrition-based weight-loss program; Choose to Lose, an 8- or 12-week exercise weight-loss program; and Get Active, an…

The internal deadline for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program is Oct. 14.  This program serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in institutions of higher education and not-for-profit…

When alumna Ann Kowal Smith, founder of Books@Work, was looking for faculty members to facilitate book discussions at Swagelok in Solon, Ohio, the first thing she did was look to her alma mater. That contact led her to Peter Whiting, director of the SAGES program. The result? Three SAGES faculty…

John Kennell, professor emeritus of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, passed away Aug. 27. He was 91.After earning his bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of Rochester, Kennell served in the U.S. Navy from 1947 to 1949 prior to entering residency at Harvard Medical School.After…

The Women Faculty Leadership Development Institute of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will sponsor a talk on “Maintaining Your Work-Life Balance as a Faculty Member.” The brown bag meeting will take place Thursday, Sept. 26, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Spartan Room in Thwing…