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July 13, 2018
Facilities Services will conduct a test of the university’s ability to respond to emergency demand response events. Case Western Reserve University participates in a voluntary electricity-reduction program to help prevent massive electrical shutdowns, or “blackouts,” across the regional electric…
July 13, 2018
To accommodate for the FRONT Opening Concert Celebration Saturday, July 14, at 6 p.m., there will be several road closures, including a section of Euclid Avenue. From 6 a.m. Saturday, July 14, to 6 a.m. Sunday, July 15, the following road closures will be in effect: Hard closures, no traffic…
July 12, 2018
Bionic hand gives amputees a sense of touch and allows one man to finally cuddle his granddaughter and a 52-year-old to brush his teeth Daily Mail: A bionic hand developed by Dustin Tyler, the Kent H. Smith II Professor of Biomedical Engineering, uses pressure sensors to communicate with amputees’…
July 12, 2018
LeBron James brings more than NBA championships—he has a track record of boosting local economies CNBC: Jack Kleinhenz, adjunct professor of economics, commented on LeBron James’ economic impact on Cleveland. Daniel Shoag, visiting associate professor of economics, co-authored a study on this…
July 12, 2018
Supplementing a single protein found in the spinal cord could help prevent symptoms of Lou Gehrig’s disease, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Researchers found high levels of the protein—called mitofusion 2 or Mfn2—prevented nerve degeneration,…
July 12, 2018
A University Hospitals construction project is underway in the area near the Biomedical Research Building, Wood Building and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. As part of the work, a crane to lift equipment will be placed on the walkway between the buildings for about two weeks starting…
July 12, 2018
The Office of First-Year Experience and Family Programs will sponsor the inaugural First-Generation Student Luncheon Monday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Thwing Center ballroom. The luncheon is one of the Office of Multicultural Affairs' new initiatives to support Case Western Reserve…
July 12, 2018
The university community is invited to the Cause & Effect Festival, an opportunity to meet with several of Cleveland’s nonprofit and activist organizations. Attendees will learn more about the work the organizations are doing in the community and how they can get involved. There also will be…
July 11, 2018
The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) at Case Western Reserve has started a fundraiser selling t-shirts to donate the money to the American Speech-Language and Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation). This is a non-profit organization that supports innovators who research to…
July 11, 2018
Case Western Reserve to receive more than $10 million for energy research center Crain’s Cleveland Business: The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Case Western Reserve University $10.75 million to establish the new Energy Frontier Research Center, to be led by Robert Savinell, Distinguished…