spring/summer 2011 issue
ARE WE FINALLY READY TO CUT THE PAPER OUT OF DOCTORS' PAPERWORK?
As physicians trade in their patients' file folders for electronic medical records, CWRU experts discuss the promises and pitfalls that lie at the intersection of technology and health care.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF SILENCE
David Heald, head photographer at the Guggenheim Museum and 1973 graduate of Western Reserve College can't seem to get away from work, even when he tries to take a break.
A SECRET GIFT
Ted Gup shares how he came across a trove of letters to discover the secret life of his grandfather and the hidden history of the Great Depression.
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BYE-BYE, FANNY PACK. HELLO, MAN PURSE
A clever way for gadget guys (and girls) to lug around their toys without resorting to the dreaded fanny pack.
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GOALIE DOESN'T LET CANCER TAKE HER OUT OF THE GAME
When CWRU student Anna Kennedy was diagnosed last summer with Hodgkin's lymphoma all she cared about was getting back on the soccer field.
FOLLOW THE LEADERS
Prospective students are learning about the Case School of Engineering's strengths in robotics from those who know it best: the robots themselves.
A DOWNSIDE TO DOWNTIME FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
Every year, about 1 million pregnant women are ordered on bed rest in an effort to delay preterm birth.
CHANGING LIVES ONE PENNY AT A TIME
How helping villagers in rural Nepal save money can benefit the world.
BUGS: IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER
Across the globe, there's a tremendous variety in culinary preferences and definitions of what foods are considered normal.
SENIOR NAMED CHURCHILL SCHOLAR
The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States named a Case Western Reserve University senior one of 14 Churchill Scholars for 2011.
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE STUDENT PUTS GORILLAS ON A DIET
Two gorillas at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo recently learned that staying healthy in captivity takes sacrifice.
CHIP A NAIL? BLAME GOD
A Case Western Reserve University researcher says people also become angry with God for small stuff, like an athletic injury or a romantic breakup.
