http://blog.case.edu/case-news/authors Authors en-us Thu, 01 May 2008 14:11:25 EST Thu, 01 May 2008 14:11:25 EST Copyright 2008 Case Western Reserve University heidi.cool@case.edu heidi.cool@case.edu http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Movable Type v3.121 http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/05/01/women The road to political office in the U.S. is fraught with obstacles for women. Some women have navigated the barriers to fill 17 percent of the seats in the U.S. Congress, but for many others these obstacles present real challenges to gaining office at state and national levels, according to Karen Beckwith, Case Western Reserve University political scientist. She is an editor of and contributing author to "Political Women and American Democracy", published this month by Cambridge University Press. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/05/01/women Authors College of Arts and Sciences Faculty HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Public Policy/Politics Research news Thu, 01 May 2008 14:11:25 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/03/10/calvetti Calvetti and her collaborator Erkki Somersalo from Helsinki University of Technology revisited scientific computations and augment data with those beliefs and hunches. They outline the process in their new book, "Introduction to Bayesian Scientific Computing: Ten Lectures on Subjective Computing" (Springer). http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/03/10/calvetti Authors Collaborations/Partnerships College of Arts and Sciences Faculty HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Research Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:41:11 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/03/04/jamison When Kay Redfield Jamison, Case Western Reserve University's 2008 Distinguished Lecturer, takes the stage at Severance Hall, campus researchers says she will offer a message of encouragement for those challenged with the mood swings of bipolar disorder. She will explore the psychological disorder's impact on the daily lives of individuals and how it has resulted in the creation of art during her free, public talk, "Creativity and Madness," at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/03/04/jamison Authors Events HeadlinesMain Healthcare Lectures/Speakers Provost Initiatives Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:14:03 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/02/26/lasso Nationalism and racial harmony forged one of Latin America's most powerful racial ideologies—the myth of racial democracy, says Case Western Reserve University historian Marixa Lasso. The assistant professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences reconstructs the evolution of this myth as the central theme of her book, "The Harmony of War, Race and Republicanism in the Age of Revolution, Colombia 1795-1830" (University of Pittsburgh Press). http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/02/26/lasso Authors College of Arts and Sciences Faculty HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Public Policy/Politics Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:19:52 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/02/20/historian Case Western Reserve University historian Rhonda Y. Williams in the College of Arts and Sciences learned she was named a "Top Young Historian" by the History News Network. She joins a group of young researchers, recognized by the flagship online site that posts news about historians, historical research and current events. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/02/20/historian Authors Awards College of Arts and Sciences HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Research Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:46:35 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/02/08/kotelenez The world is constantly abuzz with particles in motion. Peter Kotelenez, professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, has applied his mathematical knowledge to explain this motion. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/02/08/kotelenez Authors College of Arts and Sciences Faculty HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Research Science Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:07:57 EST