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January 06, 2014
Many rare disorders are caused by gene mutation, like sickle cell anemia. Yet until now the underlying genetic cause of more common conditions—for example, rheumatoid arthritis—has evaded scientists for years. New research from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine that appears in the…
January 03, 2014
Juscelino Colares, professor of law and associate professor of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, recently published an article in Bloomberg BNA, a leading source of legal, regulatory and business information for professionals. His article, titled "In Search of Policy Coherence:…
January 03, 2014
Kenneth L. Kutina, vice president emeritus for institutional planning and adjunct professor in the School of Medicine, and Ana B. Locci, director of the Case Western Reserve University’s Biological Field Station and adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Biology, co-authored a paper…
January 03, 2014
Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, moderated a roundtable for Physicians Money Digest about electronic health records and their impact on medical malpractice claims. Also, Hoffman's paper with Andy Podgurski—“The Use and Misuse of…
January 03, 2014
Business gets blasted for not only ignoring the world’s environmental problems, but for contributing to them. But a new book by Jessica F. Green, associate professor of political science, explains how private firms, in many cases, are emerging as leaders in tackling the world’s climate…
January 03, 2014
Prosthetic hand with sense of touch in development at CWRU and Cleveland VA The Plain Dealer: Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland VA are working on an artificial hand that provides sensory feedback to the person wearing it.“Most people don’t feel that the (artificial)…
January 03, 2014
CWRU researchers receive $486,000 grant for sickle cell work The Plain Dealer: A research team led by Umut Gurkan, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, received $486,000 from the Doris Duke Foundation to continue its work on sickle cell disease. The team is working to help…
January 03, 2014
Robert Eiben (ADL '44, MED '46), professor emeritus of pediatric neurology and local pioneer in the treatment of polio, died Saturday as a result of complications from congestive heart failure. He was 91. Eiben worked at MetroHealth following his residency until accepting a fellowship in neurology…
January 03, 2014
The Case Western Reserve University police department will offer additional ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training sessions on Wednesday, Jan. 8, and Thursday, Jan. 9, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Strosacker Auditorium. Class size is limited. Those interested in attending…
January 02, 2014
The Department of Human Resources’ records team will hold a lunch and learn webinar about Human Capital Management (HCM) updates on Friday, Jan. 3, from noon to 1 p.m at connect.case.edu/hcmupdates. Topics to be discussed include a confidentiality agreement, a new page in HCM for emergency alert…