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October 24, 2013
Five Cleveland biomedical research and health care institutions have received a $1 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), one of the National Institutes of Health, to collaborate on developing the Cleveland Stroke Clinical Trials Regional…
October 24, 2013
As part of the Power of Diversity Lecture Series, the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity will present a lecture by John H. Flores on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m. in the Thwing Center’s 1914 Lounge. Flores, the Climo Junior Professor and an assistant professor of history, will…
October 24, 2013
The Panhellenic Council and Greek Life recruitment invites all first- and second-year women interested in sorority recruitment to attend the next pre-recruitment event. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. in the lobby of Taft House. At the event, sorority recruitment…
October 24, 2013
The Dittrick Medical History Center will host a lecture by Lindsey Fitzharris on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m. in Allen Memorial Medical Library’s Ford Auditorium. Fitzharris will discuss her forthcoming documentary film, Medicine’s Dark Secrets, as part of the center's Anton and Rose Zverina…
October 24, 2013
The Center for AIDS Research at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center will provide strategic investment for funding of programs to foster interdisciplinary research in HIV/AIDS through the Catalytic Fund for Strategic Interdisciplinary Research. Investigators…
October 23, 2013
A possible cure for baldness, in 3D Sciencemag.org: Radhika Atit, associate professor of biology, weighed in on new research by scientists who have successfully grown new hair follicles from the skin cells of balding men. “Their work is very elegant and extremely rigorous,” she said. “This is a…
October 23, 2013
CWRU researchers get nearly $2 million from NCI to answer "provocative question" about cancer The Plain Dealer: A team of researchers from the School of Medicine, Case School of Engineering and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from the National Cancer…
October 23, 2013
The Rolling Stones at 50 ideastream: Case Western Reserve University and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sponsor the 18th annual Music Masters series, honoring the 50-year career of The Rolling Stones. "Somewhere in the ‘80s it became clear that the Stones were doing something that there was no…
October 23, 2013
Exercise may not limit pregnancy weight gain PakTribune: Patrick Catalano, professor of reproductive biology, weighed in the importance of an exercise plan early in a woman’s pregnancy. He said the farther women get into pregnancy, the harder it is for them to stick to an exercise program, so…
October 23, 2013
CWRU student company launches Kickstarter funding appeal, would manufacture miniature meter for home "smart shower"The Plain Dealer: Engineering students Craig Lewis and C.J. Valle, along with Cleveland Institute of Art alumnus Andrew Schad, have created a smart meter for home showers, called…