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Professor Hoffman Publishes on the Implications of Cognitive Decline for Medical Licensing Boards and for the Workplace
Professor Sharona Hoffman recently published an article entitled “Physicians and Cognitive Decline: A Challenge for State Medical Boards” in the Journal of Medical Regulation. The article develops recommendations for state medical boards to establish late career testing programs to identify older…
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Burke Center Welcomes Noted Environmental Law Professor Victor Flatt to Law School for the 2022-23 Academic Year
The Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law is excited to welcome Professor Victor B. Flatt as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow and a Visiting Professor of Law for the 2022-2023 school year. Professor Flatt is a nationally recognized expert on…
Where They Are Now: Cooper Reif
In 2020, COVID-19 shutdowns prevented CWRU students from working their summer internships. In response to the problem, the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship created the Remote Entrepreneurship Project (REP) Program, pairing students with startups across the country for a remote internship…
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Key mechanisms of airway relaxation in asthma revealed in new study
Novel role for nitric oxide in treatment of asthma and other obstructive airway diseases detailed by team at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University Many therapeutics for asthma and other obstructive lung diseases target the β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR), a G protein-coupled…
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Law’s Michael Scharf discussed his plan to bring war crime cases against Russia
How to prosecute Russia’s war crimes Foreign Policy: Michael Scharf, co-dean of the School of Law, discussed his effort to create the structure for how the West and Ukraine could effectively and quickly manage a deluge of war crimes cases following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Just the…
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Medicine’s Ryan Marino discussed false claims about dangerous materials in tampons
TikTok video goes viral making false claim some tampons cause cancer Healthline: Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, discussed false claims that some tampons cause cancer. “This misconception is a good example of pseudoscience, when something sounds plausible because of…
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Nursing’s Mary Dolansky discussed the future of nursing instruction
Peering into the post-COVID nursing curriculum Minority Nurse: Mary Dolansky, Sarah C. Hirsh Professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, discussed the future of nursing school curriculums. “What we observed in the COVID crisis,” says Dolansky, “was an opportunity for nurses to stand…
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CWRU received shoutout for rapid antigen tests
The COVID essentials your college student needs AARP Magazine: In this feature on how college students should prepare for COVID-19 when returning to campuses this semester—especially given concerns for the highly contagious BA.5 subvariant—Case Western Reserve received a shoutout for offering…
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 Law’s Jonathan Adler discussed over-taxed federal agencies
White House energy rule delays may threaten climate goals E&E News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, argued that federal agencies are taking on more than they can handle. “Even in the best of times,” he said, “the control of (emissions) through federal regulation…
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Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative offers new funding opportunity 
The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative has a new funding opportunity that is open for submissions until Sept. 30. It’s called the Research Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Pilot Funding Research Opportunity. Up to six (6) awards will be awarded; available funding is $15-25K…