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May 10, 2012
Did you guess correctly? The sculpture featured in this week’s photo contest (pictured at right) was Dancers, located in the Mildred Putnam Sculpture Garden at East 118th Street and Euclid Avenue.
Dancers is a blue-painted steel sculpture more than 30 feet tall, created by Cleveland architect Richa...
April 27, 2012
It’s official: It’s Tribe time now. At least, that’s how most of the people who took this week’s poll feel. Everyone’s focus is on the beloved Cleveland Indians, who currently lead the American League Central with their 9-8 record.
Next, people are most excited about the upcoming Browns season, as ...
April 19, 2012
When exactly did the name “Spartan” become associated with the university’s athletic teams? Suggested answers ranged anywhere from 1926 to 2000, but the correct answer lies somewhere in the middle: 1970.
In 1967, Case Institute of Technology (known as the Rough Riders) and Western Reserve Universit...
April 12, 2012
Photo of Juno by Susan Griffith.
Earlier this week, we introduced you to Juno, who can be found—as many of you correctly guessed—at the Dittrick Museum of Medical History.
Juno, “the transparent woman,” was designed in 1926 by Franz Tschakert of the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden. Her clear, pla...
March 30, 2012
It seems Hunger Games mania has swept ϳԹ. The first movie adaptation of the best-selling trilogy saw a record-breaking weekend at the box office, claiming the best opening weekend for a non-sequel and the third-highest opening weekend ever. And fans from Case Western Res...
October 10, 2011
The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Advisory Board is accepting funding requests for programming for the 2012 MLK Celebration, “MLK: Honoring His Legacy in a New Era.”
Past co-sponsorships have helped support speakers, films, displays, workshops, receptions, lunches and field trips. Co-sponsorsh...
September 27, 2011
The 16th running of the Head of the Cuyahoga, held Sept. 17, was the first at the new Rivergate Park in Cleveland. The new Cleveland Rowing Foundation (CRF) boathouse played host of the event, which featured Case Crew winning five gold medals and one silver.
The Women’s Varsity 4+ event ended with ...
May 27, 2011
Self-healing coating knits back together when exposed to light.
The days of living in fear of wayward shopping carts in parking lots might be numbered, thanks to a self-healing material discovered at ϳԹ University.
A team of researchers has developed a polymer-based coating tha...