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June 30, 2011
The summer barbecue season will conclude Wednesday, July 6, on the Case Quad with a Southern Barbecue theme and music by folk singer Ashley Toussant. The barbecue is located on the Case Quad from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and is open to the public. The cost is $7.95 per person for a single entree and…
June 30, 2011
ӰƵ School of Medicine has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestives and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to study intestinal inflammation. The five-year grant from the institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health…
June 29, 2011
The Commencement Speaker Committee is surveying the campus community for commencement 2012 speaker nominations. The following criteria are considered when selecting candidates: Have high degree of name recognition among students; have notable achievements in academic, artistic, humanitarian,…
June 29, 2011
This Fourth of July weekend, Kelvin Smith Library is open July 2 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and is closed July 3-4. Early birds have noticed that the library now opens at 8 a.m. weekdays throughout the year, making it easy to come in early and get started on work. The KSL NewsBlog has more details…
June 29, 2011
Emeritus statistics professor Joe Sedransk will be honored at the 2011 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) in Miami July 31-Aug. 4. Two sessions will be held in his honor: “Surveys, Bayesian Modeling and the Interconnections” and “Bayesian Modeling and Inference for Finite Populations.” Sedransk’s…
June 29, 2011
Beginning July 1, the opportunity to contribute to a Roth 403(b) supplemental retirement account will be available for benefits-eligible faculty and staff at ӰƵ. A Roth 403(b) lets you access your savings tax-free in retirement, provided you meet certain conditions.…
June 29, 2011
CLEVELAND - Researchers at ӰƵ School of Medicine have discovered a long-sought cellular factor that works to inhibit HIV infection of myeloid cells, a subset of white blood cells that display antigens and hence are important for the body’s immune response against…
June 29, 2011
After leading the Case School of Engineering since 2007, Dean Norman C. Tien has decided to step down from his post at the end of his current term, effective Dec. 31, 2011. The Nord Professor of Engineering and an Ohio Eminent Scholar in Physics, Tien will return to the Department of Electrical…
June 28, 2011
Earlier this month, G. Dean Patterson, associate vice president of student affairs, served as a member of the National Advisory Committee at the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE). NCORE is designed to provide a forum for discussion on effective…
June 28, 2011
Suzanne Rivera, associate vice president for research, was named to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Human Research Protections. She will be sworn in at the committee’s July 19-20 meeting, along with Albert Allen, senior medical fellow bioethics and…