November 30, 2006
Who's in charge? What it takes to manage diversity
The Scientist, magazine of the life sciences, November 2006 issue Ten years ago, a chief diversity officer or vice president of diversity was almost unheard of, but today about one in five Fortune 1000 companies have diversity managers, according...
Case researchers say artwork analysis flawed
The Plain Dealer, November 30, 2006 A Case Western Reserve University physics student and her colleague have added a new twist to a nasty feud about whether a group of recently discovered paintings is the work of renowned artist...
A shrinking outlay for science
The Plain Dealer, November 30, 2006 Ruth Keri's growing anxiety about securing research dollars should matter to more than the handful of scientists who toil in her lab at Case Western Reserve University. Keri's story—recently detailed by Plain Dealer...
It's not up to the EPA
USA Today, November 29, 2006 (Op-Ed) By Jonathan Adler (Jonathan Adler teaches environmental and constitutional law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law) Several states and environmentalist groups are asking the Supreme Court to force the Environmental Protection...
New push for full-time faculty jobs
Inside Higher Ed, November 30, 2006 The steady growth of professorial jobs off the tenure track has posed a dilemma for faculty unions. Adjuncts have in some ways been ideal candidates for organizing drives because they generally feel that...
Jobs for college grads plentiful
USA Today, November 26, 2006 College graduates are experiencing the best job market in four years as a stronger economy leads more employers to ramp up hiring. Employers expect to hire 17.4 percent more new college graduates in 2006...
November 28, 2006
Case student named Rhodes Scholar
Crain's Cleveland Business, November 27, 2006 A Case Western Reserve University student is one of 32 students selected in the United States to become a Rhodes Scholar in 2007. Shaan Gandhi, a fourth-year biochemistry and chemistry major from Battle...
Natural evangelism
The Toronto Star, November 25, 2006 Somewhere along the way, a forum this month at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., which might have been one more polite dialogue between science and religion, began to...
What ails the CDC
Time magazine.com, November 19, 2006 issue Julie Gerberding was still a deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2001 when someone started mailing anthrax spores to newsrooms and politicians' offices around the country. A...
Dartmouth apologizes for Indian incidents
Inside Higher Ed, November 27, 2006 Dartmouth College's president and athletics director issued pre-Thanksgiving apologies for a series of incidents that have angered American Indian students and professors. Following a meeting with Native American leaders, Dartmouth President James Wright...
Retreat on affirmative action?
Inside Higher Ed, November 28, 2006 The morning after Michigan voters approved a measure to bar affirmative action in public colleges and universities, University of Michigan officials refused to talk about how the university might carry out the ban....
November 27, 2006
Search for cure means chase for funding: Breast cancer research part lab, part grant work
The Plain Dealer, November 27, 2006 Ruth Keri inched forward with the crush of runners in the annual Race for the Cure. Like the others, she is fighting for a cure for breast cancer one painstaking step at a...
Science slippage in city's schools
The Plain Dealer, November 26, 2006 Cleveland already ranks last among Ohio school districts on this year's state report cards, so it should come as little surprise that it also trailed urban peers on a national measure of science...
Sleep may be key to staying trim
The New Zealand Herald, November 25, 2006 Middle-aged women may be able to sleep their way to a trimmer body, new study findings suggest. In a study that followed more than 68,000 U.S. women for 16 years, researchers found...
'Case' just can't describe Western Reserve
The Plain Dealer, November 25, 2006 (Letter to the editor) I am an alumna of Western Reserve University, class of 1956, on my annual visit to Northeast Ohio to see my family. Each year, I am angered when I...
Case senior teaches other students about joys of living in Cleveland
The Plain Dealer, November 24, 2006 Jeffrey T. Verespej is much, much busier than you, but he still finds time for a nightlife. The 21-year-old senior at Case Western Reserve University is majoring in pre-law with minors in political...
The full-time advantage
Inside Higher Ed, November 27, 2006 A new report on community college student engagement suggests that the academic experience of full-time students is substantially more interactive than that of their part-time peers and also documents a disparity between the...
November 22, 2006
University Circle exploring service assessment: Fee could cover police, maintenance
The Plain Dealer, November 21, 2006 Faced with rapid growth, University Circle leaders will study new ways to fund safety and cleanup efforts in Cleveland's medical, cultural and educational mecca. University Circle institutions, including University Hospitals and Case Western...
Dateline revisits school shooting at Case Western Reserve
Dateline MSNBC, November 22 Dateline MSNBC has produced a segment about the May 2003 fatal shooting at the Peter B. Lewis Building at the Weatherhead School of Management. The segment "Terror in the Afternoon," is said to offer a...
Patents linked to income growth
Fort Worth Star Telegram (reprinted from The Plain Dealer), November 20 If necessity is the mother of invention, a recent trend in patents could bode well for Ohio's struggling economy. After starring as an incubator of inventions early in...
Alzheimer's research makes dramatic shift to widen perspective
The Wall Street Journal online, November 17, 2006 For more than 20 years, the leading theory has held that sticky blobs in the brain called amyloid plaques cause Alzheimer's disease. But as I've written before, many scientists whose work...
Taser case continues to reverberate
Inside Higher Ed, November 22, 2006 An incident last week in which a police officer used a Taser on a student in the University of California at Los Angeles library is still reverberating across the campus and abroad. University...
November 21, 2006
Picking up the pieces
The Columbus Dispatch, November 21, 2006 When Ralph Harvey scans Antarctica's icy terrain, it becomes clear just how rough-and-tumble the solar system was four billion years ago. At a minimum, the inner solar system had a rough coming-of-age moment,"...
Two Michiganders awarded Rhodes Scholarships
Detroit Free Press, November 20, 2006 Thirty-two men and women across the United States—two from Michigan—were selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2007. One of the Michigan winners is Shaan-Chirag C. Gandhi of Battle Creek, a student at Case Western...
Forty Under 40
Crain's Cleveland Business, November 20, 2006 From salon owner to fashion expert, and senior vice president to chief medical officer, Crain's Cleveland Business highlights a vibrant group of people under the age of 40 making a difference in the...
A new way to treat migranes
Kansas.com (The Wichita Eagle). November 21, 2006 Katherine Lahar's migraines stole years of Christmases and birthdays and other special occasions from her. She never knew when the tunnel vision, the nausea, the vomiting and diarrhea and excruciating pain would...
Cyber-strikers ask: which site are you on?
The Plain Dealer, November 21, 2006 Northeast Ohio is in the thick of two significant labor actions, a nationwide United Steelworkers strike against Akron-based Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and United Auto Workers Local 1050's strike against Alcoa Inc.'s...
College heads see climb in compensation
USA Today, November 21, 2006 More college presidents are earning annual compensation of $500,000 or more, fueled in part by stiff competition by schools for the best candidates and a move toward more "corporate-style" management, according to a study....
November 20, 2006
East Toledo in running for wind power lab
Toledo Blade, November 20, 2006 America's first laboratory for testing offshore wind turbine blades would be built in East Toledo and begin operating along the Maumee River shoreline by mid-2009 if a contingent of northern Ohio academic, business, and...
OSU cancer project apparently in limbo
Columbus Dispatch, November 20, 2006 Ohio State University officials have worked for at least two years to bring a rare, expensive cancer-treatment machine to central Ohio. University President Karen A. Holbrook included a statement about particle therapy in her...
Ohio must keep making things
The Plain Dealer, November 19, 2006 (editorial) When people talk about the economic glory days of Ohio, and especially its northeast quadrant, they invariably speak of this region's once-unsurpassed ability to "make things." Unfortunately, many of the industries that...
University Circle open to suggestions
The Plain Dealer, November 20, 2006 University Circle, the arts-and-medicine district criticized for its closed-door planning, is ready for public scrutiny of its fast-growth future. The Cleveland Planning Commission recommended Friday that the city create a design-review body to...
Rise in female and minority enrollment at Case
The Observer, November 17, 2006 According to "Minorities in Higher Education: The 22nd Annual Status Report," the enrollment of females and Hispanics in higher education institutions has increased by 51 percent, within the last decade. Case's efforts to bring...
Science Ph.D.'s continue to grow
Inside Higher Ed, November 20, 2006 It is unlikely to quiet the burgeoning cries of alarm about a perceived crisis in American scientific competitiveness. But a new report from the National Science Foundation offers some evidence both of progress...
November 17, 2006
Palmer is coach of the year
The Plain Dealer, November 17, 2006 Case Western Reserve's Dan Palmer has been named the University Athletic Association men's soccer coach of the year after leading the Spartans to their first-ever UAA Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Read article....
A focus on cure or care?
Minnesota Public Radio, November 17, 2006 Researchers are learning more about Alzheimer's everyday, but some may argue that there is not enough of an emphasis on helping families cope and care for patients. Guests for the discussion are Peter...
Reinventing Ohio
The Plain Dealer, November 16, 2006 If necessity is the mother of invention, a recent trend in patents could bode well for Ohio's struggling economy. Ned Hill, vice president for economic development at Cleveland State University, said patents are...
Try Thanksgiving takeout and let someone else cook
The Plain Dealer, November 15, 2006 How many will be at your house for Thanksgiving? Twenty? Thirty? That's a lot of turkey, not to mention all the fussy side dishes. With all the prep, that's a day or two...
Coaches vs. faculty and staff
Inside Higher Ed, November 17, 2006 In a letter delivered earlier this week to Congress defending the tax-exempt status of big-time college sports, Myles Brand, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, writes that "coaches' compensation packages, especially those...
November 16, 2006
Racism rears its head
Inside Higher Ed, November 16, 2006 Racism and ignorance churn on college campuses as surely as they do in society at large, with a number of high-profile incidents each year serving as a ready reminder lest anyone forget. In...
Michigan, Ohio deer deemed safe to eat
The Toledo Blade, November 15, 2006 Hunters need not worry about contracting a brain-wasting disease from deer when the Michigan deer firearms season opens today, officials said. So far, the disease has not been found in Michigan or Ohio...
New test predicts best candidates for defibrillators
Forbes.com, November 16, 2006 A new, noninvasive test easily performed in a doctor's office may be able to predict which patients are at risk for sudden cardiac death and who would likely benefit from implanted defibrillators. "This trial suggests...
City schools failing in science
The Plain Dealer, November 16, 2006 Among 10 major American cities, Cleveland had the smallest percentage of fourth- and eighth-graders proficient in science, according to 2005 test data released today by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Since 2002,...
November 15, 2006
First on the docket: Accreditation
Inside Higher Ed, November 15, 2006 It's quiet. Too quiet. Those who have been following the work of the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education—be it with excitement or, more commonly in higher education, trepidation—might be...
Think tank will promote thinking: advocates want science, not faith, at core of public policy
The Washington Post.com, November 15, 2006 A group of prominent scientists and advocates of strict church-state separation yesterday announced formation of a Washington think tank designed to promote "rationalism" as the basis of public policy. The small public policy...
Six projects get NorTech money: $1 million will help turn technology ideas into moneymakers
The Plain Dealer, November 15, 2006 NorTech, the Northeast Ohio technology development organization, has distributed $1 million in grant money from the Fund for Our Economic Future to support the commercialization of six projects: A collaboration among the National...
November 14, 2006
New challenge to affirmative action
Inside Higher Ed, November 14, 2006 Nine out of every 10 students who apply to Princeton University are rejected, and many of them are students with the kinds of records that just about assure they will end up getting...
Income gap between races persists, census says
The Plain Dealer, November 14, 2006 Washington—Decades after the civil rights movement, racial disparities in income, education and home ownership persist and, by some measurements, are growing. And for Northeast Ohio, those gaps are even more pronounced than the...
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine interim dean awarded highest honor for life-changing research
Genetic Engineering News, November 13, 2006 During the 20th annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference in Denver, Pamela Davis, M.D., Ph.D., Case School of Medicine interim dean, received the Paul di Sant'Agnese Award. The award is the Cystic Fibrosis...
November 13, 2006
Ohio's now a leader in fuel cells
The Plain Dealer, November 12, 2006 UltraCell Corp. of Livermore, Calif., plans to invest $74 million to build a factory near Dayton that will hire 360 people over the next four years and create more jobs for Ohio-based suppliers....
Researchers relinking brain, paralyzed limbs
The Plain Dealer, November 12, 2006 In a sunny Case Western Reserve University lab, the 49-year-old Emma Freeman eases her wheelchair to an array of video screens. One displays the ghostly image of a disembodied right arm and hand,...
Case reaches the next level
The Plain Dealer, November 12, 2006 Two first-half goals held up as the Case Western Reserve men's soccer team defeated Denison, 2-0, Saturday at Case Field to reach the sectionals of the NCAA Division III Tournament. Read article....
Greek community placed under scrutinizing spotlight
The Observer, November 10, 2006 With 30 percent of all undergraduates members of a Greek organization on campus, it's obvious that fraternities and sororities are an essential part of life at Case. Case Greeks have strived to promote the...
November 10, 2006
New building planned for Case's Mandel Center
Cleveland Jewish News, November 10, 2006 The Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Case Western Reserve University, "one of the first programs in the country with a primary focus on educating nonprofits' management leaders," is embarking on an $11...
Gender was a crucial factor in women's election gains
The Plain Dealer, November 10, 2006 Column written by Karen Beckwith, Case Western Reserve University political science professor The 2006 midterm elections have resulted in a record number of women being elected to the U.S. House and to the Senate....
Strings attached
The Plain Dealer, November 9, 2006 Take a fine violinist. Connect electrodes to her fingers, arms and shoulders. Have her play classical pieces. Record her muscle activity and transmit the readings to a laptop. "The higher the peaks and the...
BioLabs seeking defense contract
The Plain Dealer, November 10, 2006 Cleveland BioLabs Inc. is taking another step toward supplying the federal government with a drug that could protect the military from the ravages of a radiological attack. The technology was developed by Andrei Gudkov,...
November 09, 2006
Back to 'Case Western Reserve University'
Crain's Cleveland Business, November 9, 2006 After the marketing fiasco that led to Case Western Reserve University alumni snubbing the private institution, Case once again is asking everyone to refer to the university by its full name until revisions...
What now?
The Plain Dealer, November 9, 2006 Democrats control the U.S. House—and may take the Senate as well. They bring with them an agenda that affects executives and managers, consumers and workers. Foreign trade: Not-so-fast track: We may say bye-bye...
Strategic thinking
Greenbiz.com, November 2006 Column written by Nadya Zhexembayeva The sign of a tipping point emerged for me at exactly 3:11 p.m., October 25, 2006. It was the closing ceremony of the Global Forum "Business as an Agent of World...
November 08, 2006
A resurgence in Cleveland
New York Times, November 8, 2006 According to research by the Brookings Institution, the potential for high-wage job growth is less likely to be found in traditional downtowns than in districts like University Circle, areas referred to as "eds...
Sawyer easily defeats Fink
Akron Beacon Journal, November 8, 2006 Former Congressman and Akron Mayor Tom Sawyer handily defeated incumbent Deborah Owens Fink in the District 7 state school board race Tuesday. Sawyer was drafted to run by Help Ohio Public Education, formed...
Analysis: elections hold sway for health
United Press International, November 7, 2006 This Election Day voters are taking health to the ballot box through several state initiatives and their views on medical research, experts say. A series of midterm ballot initiatives on tobacco, reproduction and...
Grid computing gets small
IEEE Distributed Systems online, November 2006 The United States and Japan have successfully demonstrated one of grid computing's long-standing holy grails—dynamic, on-demand provisioning of bandwidth and interoperability between high-performance resources in two national research testbeds. Recent grid computing deployments...
November 07, 2006
Nonprofit program moves to Case site
The Plain Dealer, November 7, 2006 A program aimed at educating leaders of nonprofit organizations is getting a new home on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. The Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations is scheduled to move next...
The campaign that never happened
Amherst Times, November 5, 2006 (column) Autumn arrived: the leaves began to fall and the political signs sprouted up in people's yards. For a week or so there was excitement about the "tight" Senate race—a virtual tie according to...
They Love (column)
The Plain Dealer, November 5, 2006Interviewed: Creg Jantz, sports information director and assistant athletic director, Case Western Reserve University Most embarrassing thing in your CD collection? "Merry Christmas—Mariah Carey." Sorry if that puts a damper on the upcoming holiday...
November 06, 2006
Attorney claims illegal Medina County jury selection
The Plain Dealer, November 4, 2006 A defense attorney claims Medina County court officials have not followed state laws that dictate how jurors should be selected. Defense attorney Robert Schultz alleges "wholesale violations of the Ohio jury code" that...
Orthopedic boom continues
Crain's Cleveland Business, November 6, 2006 There's no need to sit around with achy joints when surgery can fix it. That's the mindset of many Americans today, and one that's prompting hospitals to cash in on the popularity of...
'Star Trek' inspires Case speech therapy
The Plain Dealer, November 4, 2006 Think Wizard of Oz on board the Starship Enterprise. As an unseen force behind a curtain calls the shots, a virtual reality "holodeck" transports its users to a fast-food restaurant and beyond. The...
Free birds
Inside Higher Ed, November 6, 2006 Just as campuses once banned non-union grapes or stocked Nicaraguan coffee, colleges are increasingly choosing cage-free eggs, responding to student activists' appeals for socially conscious consumer choices and endorsing what they call a...
No time limit on Hussein appeal
CNN.com, November 5, 2006 The death sentences handed down Sunday against former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and two of his co-defendants triggers an automatic appeal to the Iraqi Criminal Tribunal. There is no time limit for the appeals court...
Hussein trial was flawed but reasonably fair, and verdict was justified, legal experts say
New York Times, November 6, 2006 The yearlong trial that ended yesterday with a sentence of death by hanging for Saddam Hussein had serious legal flaws that left doubts about whether he was allowed to present a full defense, international...
November 03, 2006
Under 30 set makes voting a priority
Cleveland Jewish News.com, November 2, 2006 The CJN recently contacted several college students and 20-somethings to find out if they were voting in the November 7 election and how they prepared for making their choices. A self-described "political junkie,"...
LaTourette's voting record is focus of City Club debate
The Plain Dealer, November 3, 2006 Case Western Reserve University law professor Lewis Katz had been chasing U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette for a full year. The Democratic challenger kept up the political pressure on LaTourette, a six-term Republican incumbent,...
Rumors fly regarding CSE accreditation
The Observer online, November 3, 2006 On October 18, all Case School of Engineering (CSE) faculty, staff, and undergraduate students received an e-mail from Dean of Engineering Robert F. Savinell providing an update on the school's accreditation process. Some...
Case leader's so-called stress was pure invention
The Plain Dealer, November 3, 2006 (Letter to Editor) By Gregory L. Eastwood, Case interim president I write to express my strong concern and embarrassment about the portion of Bill Lubinger's October 23 article "Bust this stress" that had...
Case acting program draws rave reviews
The Plain Dealer, November 3, 2006 This summer, six students from Case Western Reserve University's graduate acting program showcased their talent in New York City. All six were signed by major talent agencies. "It is unheard of for an...