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August 28, 2003

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Case to enhance campus climate for women
With a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation, Case Western Reserve University will be setting the national standards for work environments that promote women in science and engineering.

School of Dentistry
'Superclot' therapy tested as repair for periodontal disease
Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry are testing a "super blood clot" that will potentially spur regeneration of lost bone, gum and connective tissues damaged by periodontal disease.

Case School of Engineering
Instant replay
Bill Memberg, senior biomedical engineer and president of Replay for Kids, a nonprofit organization that repairs and adapts toys for children with disabilities, works to repair an adapted toy Frankenstein while Tickle Me Elmo and Barney wait their turn.

New undergraduate initiatives underway
Case Western Reserve University has awarded nearly $1 million to undergraduate initiatives—including enhanced chemistry and engineering labs, service learning opportunities in modern languages and a variety of new interdisciplinary programs—to help implement recommendations from the President's Commission on Undergraduate Education and Life.

Best-selling author to speak today during fall convocation
Oliver Sacks, a best-selling author hailed as "the poet laureate of medicine," by the New York Times, will be the featured speaker at Case Western Reserve University's 2003 Fall Convocation at 4:30 p.m. today in Severance Hall. The program will be followed by a celebration on Freiberger Field.

College of Arts and Sciences
Cosmology program aspires to 'universal' leadership
Case Western Reserve University's already world-class cosmology program is poised to become the universal leader in astrophysics with its new Center for Education and Research in Cosmology.

Case highly ranked by U.S. News, tops in Ohio
Case Western Reserve University continues to be highly ranked among the nation's premier universities and remains the only Ohio institution among the top 50.

School of Dentistry
Dental school to help take bite out of high school athletes' oral injuries
The dental school, teaming with the Cleveland Browns Foundation, has provided personalized, professional-grade mouth guards to the 31 members of Cleveland's East Technical High School football team.

Student IDs good for free admission to Cleveland arts, cultural institutions
Case Western Reserve University students have a new passport to leisure-time activities around Cleveland. By presenting their Case student ID, they receive free admission to nine local cultural institutions and museums.

Case teams with Motion to offer Tablet PCs
Case Western Reserve University's newest technology partnership is bringing the convenience of pen and paper to campus computing. Case has entered into a four-year agreement with Motion Computing to collaborate on the research, development and testing of Motion products, including the M1300 Tablet PC and accessories.

College of Arts and Sciences
On display
Anne Meinzenbach, an intern from Leipzig University in Germany, spent the past six months learning about museums at the Dittrick Medical History Center in Allen Memorial Library.

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