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January 09, 2014
Researchers at Affinity Therapeutics, a Case Western Reserve University spinoff whose technology allows the release of drug therapy to be customized and better controlled, recently received another round of federal funding, through the National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation…
January 09, 2014
When inmates with severe mental illness are released from jail, their priority is finding shelter, food, money and clothes. Even needs as basic as soap and a place to bathe can be hard to come by for people leaving jail, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University’s social work…
January 09, 2014
The university will offer two tobacco-cessation program series this winter for members of the campus community. Eight weekly sessions are available, led by a representative from ease@work, the university’s Employee Assistance Program vendor. Goals of the program include: Assess readiness to end…
January 09, 2014
Free dental exams for adults offered at Case Western Reserve University The Plain Dealer: The School of Dental Medicine will offer free dental exams, X-rays, cleaning and oral screenings to adults this Saturday, Jan. 11, as part of the school’s organized day of service, known as “Prophy Day.” The…
January 09, 2014
The Office of Planning and Institutional Research released 13 new reports about the first-year experience at Case Western Reserve University. One report provides information about first-year students’ transition to Case Western Reserve. Results indicate that most 2012-13 first-year…
January 09, 2014
Polar vortex brings subzero temperatures and 'amazing' wind chills The Plain Dealer: Joseph Prahl, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, discussed the science of the wind-chill effect that was experienced in Cleveland this past week. “The wind and low temperatures work together to…
January 09, 2014
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will host a Graduate Nursing Open House on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The open house will include information about the Graduate Entry Nursing Program/Master's of Nursing, Master's of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice and PhD…
January 09, 2014
Oxford University Press is publishing an updated edition of an award-winning how-to guide for making oral presentations. The primer, called SPEAK, was developed in 2008 for undergraduate students in Case Western Reserve University’s Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship (SAGES)…
January 08, 2014
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have identified a microRNA biomarker that shows promise in predicting treatment response in the most common form of ovarian cancer – a breakthrough that has the potential to improve outcomes for patients with the disease. A CWRU research team led by…
January 07, 2014
Although too young to gamble, student innovators from Case Western Reserve University hope to “hit the jackpot” by drawing interest for their inventions from investors and companies at the Consumer Electronics Association’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which started yesterday and…