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Baja Team races off-roading car in four-day international competition
Earlier this month, eight members of the Case Western Reserve University Baja Team packed up their trailer and drove south to Auburn, Ala., to compete in an international competition run by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Every year since 2001, students on the Baja Team have designed,…
Princeton Review names CWRU to 2015 ”Green Guide” for sustainability efforts
The Princeton Review recently named Case Western Reserve University as one of the 353 most environmentally responsible colleges of 2015 in its sixth annual "Guide to Green Colleges." Case Western Reserve’s Office for Sustainability reported more than 25 criteria on sustainability-related policies,…
SOURCE announces travel funding award recipients for 2014-2015
Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE) is pleased to announce the travel funding award recipients for 2014-2015. The following students presented a poster or paper about their research or creative endeavors at a conference: Diana Acosta (biomedical engineering)…
CWRU joins inaugural social entrepreneurship business competition for Tibet
To broaden students’ entrepreneurial opportunities and help others around the world, Case Western Reserve is one of six universities to join the inaugural Tibetan Innovation Challenge, a social entrepreneurship business plan contest that aims to improve the lives of Tibetans living in refugee camps…
Biomedical engineering's Anant Madabhushi part of three teams receiving grants for cancer research
Anant Madabhushi, professor of biomedical engineering, and Lyndsay Harris, professor of medicine-hematology/oncology, were awarded a one-year, $50,000 grant titled, "Radiogenomic approach for predicting pathologic complete response in HER2+ breast cancers" as part of the Case Comprehensive Cancer…
Stock up on fair trade goods for Mother’s Day, finals
Coffee, tea, chocolate and hand-crafted gifts will be for sale in Nord Hall atrium from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 27. A selection of fair trade goods that help artisans and farmers earn a fair, living wage will be for sale. Payment options for most items include Case Cash, check and…
Prevent, treat back pain with upcoming classes
Faculty and staff members are invited to attend upcoming “Healthy Backs and Bodies” sessions to treat and prevent back pain. “Healthy Backs and Bodies” is a power-packed, fun and interactive program developed by Tanya Weiker, orthopedic physical therapist and back health expert. This program will…
Hoodie Allen to headline SpringFest 2015 this Saturday
SpringFest 2015 will be this Saturday, April 25, on Freibeger Field. Festivities will start at 12:30 p.m. and will include free food (dining halls are closed from 12:30 to 6 p.m.), student activity booths, free swag and large rides such as a Ferris wheel, Round-Up, Kamikaze and Yo-yo. Performances…
Anthropology, engineering students work together to solve global health problems
During spring break, Case Western Reserve University students and faculty traveled to Uganda to work with Ugandan colleagues in the social sciences and engineering on two global health projects. The project is part of an initiative linking Case Western Reserve students with biomedical engineering…
Alana Foundation to fund CWRU-MIT research in identifying drugs to treat Down syndrome
Goal for therapeutics is to improve cognitive function in persons with this neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative condition Thanks to the generosity of a philanthropy dedicated to children’s issues, renowned Down syndrome researcher Alberto Costa has taken yet another step toward making…