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Medicine’s Irina Pikuleva leads team of researchers to investigate CYP46A1 activation
CYP46A1 activation by low dose efavirenz uncovers the link between brain cholesterol metabolism, energetics and vasculature.Researchers at Case Western Reserve University—led by Irina Pikuleva, PhD, the Carl F. Asseff Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences—identified brain processes that…
Political science’s Kathryn C. Lavelle participates in luncheon discussion hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations
Political science’s Kathryn C. Lavelle participates in luncheon discussion hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations
This past March, Kathryn C. Lavelle, PhD, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs in the Department of Political Science at the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured as a panelist at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) discussion on Strategic Frontiers in U.S. Foreign Policy:…
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Police Lt. Sarah Shendy leads classes for Northeast Ohio police officers to discuss the impacts of childhood trauma
Officers often serve as a buffer to help mitigate tragic and unfortunate outcomes, and trauma-informed policing can change the dynamics of encounters and influence the trajectory of lives.Since December, Sarah Shendy, a police lieutenant in the Case Western Reserve University Division of Public…
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Religious studies’ Deepak Sarma publishes research findings related to psychedelics and drug policy
In a recent publication, Deepak Sarma, PhD, professor and Inaugural Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities in the Department of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University, addressed issues related to psychedelics and drug policy. At CWRU, Sarma also has a secondary appointment as…
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Henry Lawrence Hitchcock: the president who saved Western Reserve College
As Case Western Reserve University celebrates its bicentennial, the campus community is reflecting on two centuries of trailblazing achievements. This milestone is a chance to remember visionaries such as Henry Lawrence Hitchcock, Western Reserve College’s third president, whose mix of diplomacy…
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Law's Michael Benza highlights legal impact of true-crime documentaries
Netflix documentary renews spotlight on Mackenzie Shirilla's Strongsville crash caseWKYC: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said Netflix true-crime documentaries can reignite public interest in closed criminal cases, shaping perceptions long after court rulings. Benza noted…
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Case Western Reserve University breaks ground on DiSanto Arena
Renovation of historic Adelbert Gym will mark the return of varsity basketball and expand community engagement
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Creative Destruction Lab launches CDL-Cleveland in partnership with Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals
CDL-Cleveland will host a new Healthcare Delivery stream—the first CDL Site anchored to a health system—giving science-based ventures direct access to a clinical environment
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Inside a headset, a memorial returns
A CWRU team uses XR to bring Temple-Tifereth Israel’s World War II memorial back to its first home.
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President Eric W. Kaler shares comments for a panel on artificial intelligence
College presidents say the real danger isn’t students using AI—it’s not knowing howCrain's Cleveland Business: President Eric W. Kaler's comments in a panel discussion were used for a story on how artificial intelligence is reshaping higher education—not only in the classroom, but in research,…