Hundert invites CWRU community to partner in new vision

For the complete text of Edward M. Hundert's investiture address, go to
http://www.cwru.edu/
menu/president/inauguration.htm.

Anxiety, aggression gene found in mice

CWRU researchers report that they have found a gene essential for normal levels of anxiety and aggression. They call it the Pet-1 gene.

Study uncovers link between obesity, sleep apnea

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the CWRU School of Medicine/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital are the first to complete a whole-genome scan for obstructive sleep apnea and obesity.

Aeronautics research to take off with wind tunnel

CWRU have rebuilt and modernized a wind tunnel that will help develop next-generation aircraft.

Adams' career shift to strengthen ties between University, art museum

Surrounded by piles of boxes with reminders of what's in each carton, Henry Adams is settling into 103 Mather House as a full-time CWRU professor and chair of art history.

CWRU management programs continue rise to world's best

Continuing its surge in recent rankings of the world's top MBA programs, the Weatherhead School of Management at CWRU announced that it leaped 13 places in The Financial Times Annual International MBA Survey and was named best school in the world for organizational behavior.

Orientation will give Ed Caner, director of CWRU's new Student Educational Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) Center, the opportunity to pitch the idea of students starting businesses on or around the University.

Study to investigate Alzheimer's among African Americans

Robert Friedland, professor of neurology at the CWRU School of Medicine, is seeking to learn why African Americans suffer from higher rates of Alzheimer's disease and strokes than the rest of the population.

Dental school to clean students' teeth for free

CWRU dental students will give their peers from the University and other Northeast Ohio colleges a healthy smile during Prophy Day 2003. Students, with valid college IDs, are invited to the CWRU dental clinic for a free dental exam, cleaning and x-rays.

Prayer for peace

Case for Peace—a group of more than 70 faculty and staff—speaks out against going to war against Iraq.

Top docs have CWRU ties

Northern Ohio Live magazine recently featured the region's "Top Docs"—more than half of whom have CWRU connections. Among the 80 doctors listed in the article, 44 are affiliated with CWRU.

New prof applies portfolio management to health care

A health economist, John F.P. Bridges, recently appointed assistant professor in the Division of Health Services Research in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Medicine at CWRU, applies portfolio management concepts to various aspects of health care management and research.

For the third time in six years, a CWRU School of Medicine alumnus has received the American Public Health Association's highest honor, the Sedgwick Memorial Medal.

Faculty Senate approves new intellectual property policy

With a majority vote, the Faculty Senate has approved a new policy outlining the rights to intellectual property created at the University.

Theater arts students to stage 'Picnic'

CWRU's Department of Theater Arts continues its 2002-2003 season at Eldred Theater with the award-winning play "Picnic" by William Inge.