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Meet a student who is turning her curiosity about computers into engineering experience
As a high school student, Pamela Marrero enjoyed helping in her school’s IT department, where she opened computers up, fixed screens and tightened hinges. But she wanted to go even deeper to understand the software and circuitry on which the computers ran.“I wanted to understand them at a deeper…
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Political Science’s Justin Buchler says bipartisan agreement is required to avoid government shutdown
Will we have another government funding fight soon?WWL New Orleans: Justin Buchler, associate professor in the Department pf Political Science at the College of Arts and Sciences, said a funding compromise is still possible despite Congress’s August recess, but the compressed legislative calendar…
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Summer in the city: Legal intern hones research skills with Human Rights Watch
New Philadelphia native Anna Styer finds her place—and her passion for international law—in New York City.
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Mandel School’s Dexter Voisin links rising suicide rates among older adults to social isolation
Why Suicide Risk Is Higher Among Older Adults—and How Families Can HelpSaving Advice: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, explained how, for the past decade, there has been an increase in suicides among older adults. He cited social isolation…
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Economics’ Susan Helper explains how Chinese EVs are reshaping global auto competition
The Next Auto Disruption? CWRU’s Susan Helper on China’s EV ChallengeWUOM Michigan Public: Susan Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics at Weatherhead School of Management, discussed how low-cost Chinese electric vehicles are reshaping global competition, drawing parallels to…
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Medicine’s Claire Sullivan and Ian Neeland challenge concerns about very low LDL cholesterol
Can LDL cholesterol be too low? Health Central: Case Western Reserve experts say there is no evidence that very low LDL cholesterol harms brain health or cognition. Claire Sullivan, assistant professor at CWRU School of Medicine, called some concerns about dementia a “myth,” while Ian Neeland,…
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Biology’s Gabriella Wolff says ultrasonic repellents lack evidence of effectiveness
15 Things Mosquito Experts Never Do in the SummerTIME: Gabriella Wolff, assistant professor of biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, said researchers have found no evidence that ultrasonic repellents effectively deter mosquitoes, and offered scientifically backed tips to avoid falling prey…
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Biology's Gabriella Wolff offers tips on how to avoid mosquito bites
15 Things Mosquito Experts Never Do in the SummerTIME: Gabriella Wolff, assistant professor of biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, said researchers have found no evidence that ultrasonic repellents effectively deter mosquitoes, and offered scientifically backed tips to avoid falling prey…
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Alumna Julia Bianco's debut novel will bring magic, romance, action to TV series
Julia Bianco (CWR ’16) is having a big year.The Case Western Reserve University alumna recently published her debut novel, Witch Season, a contemporary fantasy from St. Martin’s Press—and it’s already on its way to television. In June, Deadline reported that Lionsgate Television is developing the…
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Weatherhead students take their expertise abroad
MBA students in the International Institute course visited Tallinn, Estonia to provide support to a medical device company