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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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