• Research event is scheduled
• Self-defense courses to begin
• Tickets on sale for Morley lecture
• Cultural fair in planning stages
• Lecture to cover SMART recovery
• Alums to be honored by state

Research event is scheduled

Research ShowCASE 2004 is right around the corner and a few changes are in store for the second annual event.

Next year's Research ShowCASE will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 12 in the Veale Convocation Center, and the deadline for submitting abstracts for research displays is 5 p.m. January 9.

As was the case last year, all faculty, post-doctoral fellows and professional/graduate students are invited to participate, as are researchers from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center, MetroHealth System and University Hospitals of Cleveland.

Next year's event will build on the success of the first ShowCASE but with some key changes:
• All poster displays will be in Veale.
• The time of the event will be extended to 5 p.m.
• The number of panel discussions will increase to six, and their time will be extended to an hour.
• Space will be provided for several active demonstrations of research and scholarship, as well as for exhibits of core centers that support research.

Topics for panel discussions will include biodefense; bioethics; instrumentation, controls and electronics; science and society; nanotechnology; and global issues.

For more information about Research ShowCASE 2004 and submitting abstracts, visit the event Web site at http://www.cwru.edu/menu/showcase.

Self-defense courses to begin

Case's Protective Services will be offering Rape Aggression Defense classes for basic self-defense beginning September 22.

The classes, which will be conducted in Wade Commons, are free of charge to any female.

For more information, contact Karen Gregor at karen.gregor@case.edu.

Tickets on sale for Morley lecture

Tickets are on sale now for the 2003 Michelson-Morley Award and Lecture, featuring Stephen Hawking.

As the recipient of this honor, Hawking will discuss a "Brane New World" at 8 p.m. October 13 at Severance Hall.

Tickets, which are available on a first-come, first-served basis through the Severance Hall box office at 231-1111, are $30, $50 and $150 each. The $150 ticket entitles the bearer to a box level seat and a pre-lecture reception with Hawking. Students with a Case ID can purchase tickets for $7 at the Severance Hall Box Office until September 30.

For details, visit http://www.case.edu/events/mml, e-mail mmlecture@case.edu or call 368-4303.

Cultural fair in planning stages

Plans are now underway for the University's third annual Heritage and Cultural Fair.

During the celebration of diversity from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. November 6 in the Thwing ballroom, faculty, staff and students from various cultures will share their heritage through artwork, dress, dancing, singing, food and more.

Members of the campus community who are interested in being on the fair planning committee or who would like to reserve a display table or schedule a performance, contact Carolyn Gerich at carolyn.gerich@case.edu or 368-2458 or Gail Shipley at gail.shipley@case.edu or 368-4279.

Lecture to cover SMART recovery

Tom Horvath, one of the nation's foremost experts on cognitive behavioral therapy for addictions will address health care and social work professionals on the SMART Recovery(r) alternative to 12-step programs from 4:30-6 p.m. September 22 in Ford Auditorium.

Horvath, who is president of Practical Recovery Services and SMART Recovery, a non-profit organization that offers free scientifically based mutual help for overcoming addictive behaviors, will speak on "SMART Recovery and the Need for Diversity in Addiction Treatment."

SMART Recovery is an abstinence-based self-help program for all addictive behaviors, not just substance abuse. It is based on four main tenets: motivation, coping with urges, problem solving and lifestyle balance.

The talk is free or continuing education credits are available for $15.

It is sponsored by University Health Services and University Counseling Services/Center for Collegiate Behavioral Health. Neither group opposes or endorses any particular treatment program but offers this as an alternative.

For more information, contact Bill Hale at University Counseling Services at 368-5872 or Eleanor Davidson at University Health Services at 368-2450.

Alums to be honored by state

Two School of Graduate Studies alumnae will be among 12 women recognized when Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and first lady Hope Taft host the 2003 Ohio Women's Hall of Fame induction ceremonies October 7.

The late Evelyn Gray Scott (1903-2000), a pioneer in the field of hospital pharmacy, organizing professional groups, lobbying and mentoring young professionals, and Yvonne C. Williams, former dean of faculty and founder and long-time director of the black studies program at the College of Wooster, both will be recognized.

Scott earned a master's of science degree in chemistry from Case in 1943, while Williams earned a doctorate in political science in 1982.

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