| College
of Arts and Sciences
Cameras to focus on diversity in Case, Fisk collaborative class
Cameras simultaneously will roll this spring at Case Western
Reserve and Fisk universities as students begin discussions through
cyberspace for the collaborative course, "Multicultural
Diversity, Social Inequality and the Pursuit of Health in Global
Perspective."
 College
of Arts and Sciences
Biologist
to weed out mutant plants
It can take as long as nine months for a farmer to discover
that a banana plant grown in culture will not bloom—and up to
seven years for the date palm—but a Case Western Reserve University
biologist has discovered a way to monitor for abnormal plants
at each step of the growing
process.
 Holiday
spirit
During a holiday reception in Adelbert Hall, Case Western
Reserve University President Edward M. Hundert
thanked Adelbert staff for their visionary spirit throughout
the year.
 School
of Medicine
Faculty
member, alumnus elected to national Institute of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty
member and alumnus James M. Anderson was one of 65 people elected
to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
 College of Arts and Sciences
Communication
scientist to develop social interventions for brain-injured
youth
Case Western Reserve University communication scientist
Angela Ciccia, who earned her doctorate from Case in 2003,
will become
one of the first to use functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI) to study teen communication.
ShowCASE
2004 to feature active demonstrations
Building on the success of Case Western Reserve University's
Research ShowCASE 2003, the event's organizers have plans to
make ShowCASE
2004
even
better.
School
of Dental Medicine
 Clinical
training restructured with real world dental practices in mind
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine
students will be a step ahead of many of their professional peers
now that the school has reorganized its clinical experience around
nine new patient care coordinators who function much like receptionists
in private practices.
Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences
Case
to partner in new holiday meal program
Case Western Reserve University's Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun
Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education is partnering
with
independent
restaurants
in the Cleveland area in an innovative program designed to bring
holiday cheer to some local families and strengthen community
ties.
 Phase
I
University representatives break ground for the first phase
of Case Western Reserve University's North Residential Village
project.
Also in this issue:
Hundert
to lead BioEnterprise
Two
attorneys join general counsel's office
Accolades
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