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Susan Cain, author of the best-seller Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, will share how introverts can excel in a society often overpowered by extroverts during Case Western Reserve University’s fall convocation Aug. 28, at 4:30 p.m. in Severance Hall. The event is fr...

Colon cancer and oral bacteria linked in Case Western Reserve University research: Discoveries The Plain Dealer: Yiping Han, professor of periodontics, discussed her recent research linking colon cancer and a gingivitis-causing bacteria, as well as the need for continued research. "I think we all ne...

Paul Giannelli, the Albert J. Weatherhead III and Richard W. Weatherhead Professor in the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, has been selected to receive the National Italian American Bar Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Giannelli, also a Distinguished University Professor, has...

Chaste ascetic? A letter details Mahler’s love life The New York Times: Stephen Hefling, professor of musicology, talked about a recently discovered letter written about the love life of Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler. “The letter is a fairly complete account of love affairs with qu...

In Cleveland, killings show social costs of deterioration The New York Times: Robert L. Fischer, co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, talked about the decline of East Cleveland, explaining it lost 40 percent of its population from 1990 to 2011....

Ex-Phillies wonder if stadium is to blame for players' brain cancer USA Today: Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, associate professor in the School of Medicine, weighed in on whether the high number of former Philadelphia Phillies players being diagnosed with brain cancer is related to a common factor or just c...

Peter Gerhart, professor of law, recently published an article for the Case Western Reserve Law Review’s fracking symposium. The article, titled “Recognizing the Shared Ownership of Subsurface Resources,” was co-authored with alumnus Bobby Cheren. In addition, Gerhart recorded a podcast discussing ...

As the federal government works to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as “Obamacare,” a Case Western Reserve University School of Law professor warned Congress the IRS may not be complying with the law’s provisions concerning tax credits. Professor Jonathan...

Jessie Hill, associate dean for Faculty Development and Research, presented her paper, “Anatomy of the Reasonable Observer,” at the Annual Law and Religion Roundtable at Stanford University Law School in June. She also presented another paper, “The Unreasonable Critique of the Reasonable Observer,”...

Martha Woodmansee, professor of English and law, recently presented her paper, titled "The Author Function in the Era of the Entertainment Franchise." Her presentation took place in late June at a Sage Handbook of Intellectual Property symposium, hosted by the University of Durham’s Institute of Ad...