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July 27, 2018
The University Technology ([U]Tech) Software Center has updated Minitab and purchased Spirion for Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff. For more information, contact the [U]Tech Service Desk at help@case.edu or 216.368.4357 or visit help.case.edu.
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July 26, 2018
Nike Air Sole inventor's family donates $1.9 million to Case Western Reserve University for sports uniforms cleveland.com: Margaret Dormiter Rudy, daughter of inventor of the Nike Air Sole technology, M. Frank Rudy (CIT ’50), created a $1.9 million endowment in her father’s name to fund uniforms…
July 26, 2018
CEO Gawande’s first task: a road trip to hear firsthand about workers’ health challenges STAT: Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway have formed a health care organization for their employees. J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance,…
July 26, 2018
The artful dodge that saved Kavanaugh from Supreme Court doom Bloomberg: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, commented on a past legal decision U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh made regarding the…
July 26, 2018
When insurers drop medications for cheap alternatives, the effects can be devastating for some patients The Philadelphia Inquirer: When patients with chronic health conditions are told by insurance providers to switch brands of a prescribed medication, it may significantly impact their treatment,…
July 26, 2018
Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic are partnering on biomedical engineering Crain’s Cleveland Business: A new partnership between Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic facilitating biomedical collaboration is a “big deal,” said Robert Kirsch, the Allen H. and Constance T. Ford…
July 26, 2018
Researchers generate missing cell type in brain “organoids”
A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now recapitulates human brain development more accurately than ever, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.…
July 26, 2018
Case Western Reserve University has partnered with The HistoryMakers to provide students, faculty and staff with access to thousands of African-American oral history videos, including information highlighting the university and its alumni. CWRU is the first organization in Cleveland to have access…
July 26, 2018
The Vacation Donation Bank program, which allows staff to contribute vacation days they don’t expect to use to a bank within their school or unit, is open for donations through Aug. 15. Donated time will be available for use by employees taking unpaid medical leave during the 2018-19 fiscal…
July 25, 2018
Dozens of drug candidates identified that share a common mechanism to stimulate regeneration of the brain’s myelinating cellsResearch published today in the journal Nature provides new understanding about how drugs can repair damaged brain cells that cause disability in patients with multiple…