Entries for March 07, 2006

Academic Research - Physical Space at the Cost of Education

Academic-Research Space Expands While Science-Education Needs Deepen
By JEFFREY BRAINARD (Friday, February 24, 2006)

Various highlights:

• Universities built more research space on their campuses in 2002 and 2003 than at any time since 1988
• In 1991 federal funds paid for 16 percent of new construction of lab space, but by 2003 that figure had fallen to 5 percent
• See full article for various employment trends as well

The Case community can access the full article from the E-Journal Portal. Several of the sources have a one month embargo before the article is available.

Polymer Science for Everyone

Volunteers from Case Western Reserve University's Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering brought polymers to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in hands-on activities for children and their families. Read more...

(Originally posted on Case News Center - February 10, 2006)