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Healthy adult volunteers needed
The Institute of Transformative Molecular Medicine (ITMM) at Case Western Reserve University is conducting a study on how storage affects the ability of banked blood to deliver oxygen. We are seeking healthy adults with no known blood, lung, or circulatory disorder. Female participants will be…
121 Uptown Cycle offers early bird special
121's Uptown Cycle is offering an Early Bird Special with FREE morning and noon classes from Wednesday 5/17 - Sunday 5/28! Register on our website to reserve your spot! Open to the public, so sign up with a friend! Learn more at onetoone.case.edu/uptown-cycle/schedule--pricing/. Download the…
Early MRI May Lower Costs for Prostate Cancer Treatment
A diagnostic MRI followed by one of three MRI-guided biopsy strategies is a cost-effective method to detect prostate cancer, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Researchers compared MR-guided…
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Get updates with the CWRU Commencement App
Commencement information and real-time updates are available at your fingertips with the new CWRU Commencement App. Use it for navigating around campus, getting details about ceremony sites and viewing locations, accessing the local weather forecast, locating restaurants near campus and more. To…
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Tech Transfer’s Daniel Pendergast honored with 2017 J. Bruce Jackson, MD, Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
Daniel Pendergast understands the importance of mentoring students, but his opportunities to do so as senior director of operations in Case Western Reserve University’s Technology Transfer Office (TTO) are limited. His work demands full attention to the complex and time-consuming process of…
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Jeffrey Garvin, guider of students through peaks and valleys, receives 2017 J. Bruce Jackson, MD, Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
Jeffrey Garvin, professor of physiology and biophysics, is an avid amateur mountaineer who relishes conquering challenging summits and contemplating fresh horizons. Much the same could be said about his approach to science and mentoring. “My father was my first, and remains, my most valued…
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Medicine's Mark Griswold discusses how Microsoft HoloLens could impact the future of education
Scientists are turning your body into holograms National Geographic: Mark Griswold, professor of radiology, reflected on his first experience with the Microsoft HoloLens and discussed its potential for the future of education.
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Richard Drushel wins Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Richard Drushel, senior instructor and executive officer in the Department of Biology, considers teaching an opportunity to repay staff and faculty who helped him as an undergraduate and graduate student at Case Western Reserve University. “I’m a lifer at this university,” said Drushel, who…
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David Kazdan honored with Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
After three decades of practicing medicine, David Kazdan, who has a PhD in biomedical engineering from CWRU and is a musician, birder, cyclist, photographer and licensed pilot of manned airplanes and of drones, returned to Case Western Reserve University to teach a SAGES course based on his passion…
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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Research Center symposium
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Research Center will host its 19th annual symposium Friday, June 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Wolstein Research Building. Principal investigators, postdoctoral scholars and graduate students from the various departments and labs comprising…