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Record Participation at December 2019 Intersections Symposium

January 14, 2020

Student and faculty participation in the December 2019 Intersections Symposium was tremendous. With 308 students presenting 155 posters, it marked the highest student participation yet for the fall semester symposium, which was held at Tinkham Veale University Center. Students from the departments of Biology, Anthropology, Cognitive Science and Physics were recognized for their achievements.

Making the List: Haile-Selassie Honored as One of “10 People Who Mattered in Science” in 2019

January 17, 2020

Yohannes Haile-Selassie is one of “10 People Who Mattered in Science” in 2019, according to the scientific publication Nature. Haile-Selassie is curator and head of Physical Anthropology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology at Case Western Reserve.

In Memoriam: James E. Zull

November 27, 2019

James E. Zull, professor emeritus in the biology department, died Oct. 27, at age 80. Among his many contributions during his 48 years on the faculty (1966–2014), Zull explored what brain science reveals about the nature of learning, and he made his conclusions accessible to educators in two influential books. Zull, who held secondary appointments in biochemistry and cognitive science, spent the first half of his highly productive career studying biology at the level of cells and their biochemical properties. A turning point occurred, however, in 1994, when he became the founding director of the University Center for Innovation in...

Graduate studies collaboration results in CMA exhibition

November 5, 2019

Graduate students in the CMA-CWRU Joint Program in Art History and Museum Studies collaborated to organize the exhibition “Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance,” on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art through Feb. 23, 2020.

Phase II of the Maltz Performing Arts Center Breaks Ground

November 1, 2019

“Imagine the possibilities,” Roe Green told more than 130 people Thursday night at the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center. The occasion was the official launch of Phase II of the ambitious project to transform the historic synagogue into a state-of-the-art space for the university’s programs in music, theater and dance. A quartet, a quintet and two duos took the stage in the legendary Silver Hall, the centerpiece of the project’s Phase I. They offered classical music, jazz and a one-act play that lecturer Greg Vovos penned for the occasion. It is Green’s $10 million gift that made the...

Lessons for all in partnership between SAGES classroom and elementary school

October 11, 2019

In early October, 60 second-grade students from Noble Elementary School in Cleveland Heights visited students from Case Western Reserve University as part of a SAGES First Seminar course, Children’s Picture Book, led by Cara Byrne. For most of the elementary school students, it was the first time they stepped on a college campus. The CWRU students have been exchanging letters with the elementary school students since August, helping the children improve their literacy and get more excited about books and reading. On this particular day at the Tinkham Veale University Center, the second-graders eagerly sorted through piles of books to...

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