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Mahmoud Ghannoum, professor at the School of Medicine, recently had a book published titled Total Gut Balance: Fix Your Mycobiome Fast for Complete Digestive Wellness. In this text, Ghannoum discussed the mycobiome and impacts of diet on digestive health and wellness. The book also includes…

Each semester, the finance department holds an award ceremony to recognize its outstanding students, in the categories of leadership and academic excellence. This year, student Sicheng Chen received the Student Leadership Award and Wan Liu was named an Outstanding Student in Finance. Faculty…

Studies show that delaying criminal background checks in the hiring process can boost the job prospects of a worker pool with particularly stubborn rate of unemployment: ex-convicts looking to re-enter the labor market. Now, a newly passed U.S. law—based on research and advocacy by a Case Western…

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the third-leading cause of adult blindness in the world. Because it is an age-related condition, AMD is expected to increase in prevalence as the U.S. population ages, resulting in billions of dollars in health care costs. Both environmental and genetic…

Power pairs, such as ‘Rastus and Hattie’ and ‘Tiny Houses,’ were the talk of the stage this season: Year in Review 2019 The Plain Dealer: Alex Brightwell, a third-year student in the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA program in the College of Arts and Sciences, earned praise…

Exploradio Origins: The evolving role of a biostatistician WKSU: Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, the Sally S. Morley Designated Professor in Brain Tumor Research in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the School of Medicine, discussed risks and causes associated with brain tumor…

Understanding the motives of mothers involved in their childrens’ deaths Boston Globe: Philip Resnik, professor of psychiatry in the School of Medicine, weighed in on the case of a woman who killed herself and her children in Boston.

Consumer alert: Don’t abbreviate 2020 when signing documents Fox 8 - WJW: Tim Fogarty, professor of accountancy in the Weatherhead School of Management, spoke about the possibility and implications of fraudulently changing dates on legal documents.

Q&A: 2019 full of legislative victories for opponents of abortion rights WCPN: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, was a part of a conversation about the state of abortion of rights in Ohio. She opined that it may take some time before a challenge to Roe v. Wade comes before…

As we begin the year 2020 at the School of Medicine, we are very pleased to congratulate four employees who were honored with Staff Awards for 2018 - 2019. These accolades celebrate those who not only have consistently performed their duties in an outstanding manner, but regularly operate with an…