Publications + Presentations
March 25, 2015
If Diane could reverse time, she never would have slammed the door—an act of teen frustration and ongoing family conflict that finally got her kicked out of her mother’s house. Thus began a cascade of events that, a few years later, led to her pregnancy at age 19. Diane is one of 108 teenage moms…
March 06, 2015
Timothy C. Summers, a PhD candidate in Management: Designing Sustainable Systems, explained the unique abilities of hackers, their motivations to hack systems, and their role in a technology-driven society. To read his work, visit weatherhead.case.edu/news/2015/02/23/how-hackers-think.
March 06, 2015
It was 12:30 a.m. on July 5, 2013, when Andre K. Mickel, distraught over his recent divorce, began writing his feelings in a catharsis of positive thoughts that eventually became a book, It’s PROOF TIME…There is Hope! (Xulon, 2015). “People often think I have this perfect life. But I’m a normal…
March 06, 2015
At Case Western Reserve, pushing teaching and learning past their usual bounds is critical. EDUCAUSE Review reinforced this commitment by publishing a key paper on the efforts taken at Case Western Reserve to foster a culture of active learning. The Information Technology Services (ITS) academic…
March 06, 2015
Valerie Haywood, instructor in the Department of Biology, was invited to present her research on biology education at the annual meeting of the National Association of Biology Teachers last fall. Haywood's talk, titled " Concept Maps as a Student-Centered Approach for Teaching Photosynthesis to…
March 06, 2015
Shannon French, director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, delivered the Eisenhower Institute's 24th annual Henry M. Scharf Lecture at Gettysburg College on Feb. 19. Her lecture, titled, "Death Before Dishonor? Modern Military Ethics Meets the Warrior's Code,” focused…
January 29, 2015
Darcy Freedman, associate professor of epidemiology, biostatistics and social work and associate director of the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN), presented a national webinar Jan. 29 on “Developing, Implementing & Sustaining Healthy Food Incentive Programs at…
January 29, 2015
Christopher Pekoc, a part-time lecturer in the Department of Art History and Art, gave a talk Jan. 29 at the Akron Art Museum on his exhibition, “Christopher Pekoc: Hand Made.” His exhibition includes innovative approaches to traditional materials—gelatin silver and Xerox prints, gold and…
January 29, 2015
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, recently published “Climate Balkanization: Dormant Commerce and the Limits of State Energy Policy” in the Louisiana State University Journal of Energy Law and Resources as well as “The Halbig Cases: Desperately Seeking Ambiguity in Clear…
January 29, 2015
Cassandra Burke Robertson, professor of law, recently has had works published: Professional Responsibility In The Life Of The Lawyer, second edition, forthcoming in 2015, with Carl A. Pierce, Judy M. Cornett, Alex B. Long and Paula Schaefer; “Toward a New Equilibrium in Personal Jurisdiction,”…