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August 14, 2012
Studying digestive health: Research could help control cholesterol levels National Science Foundation: Gregory Tochtrop, assistant professor of chemistry and pharmacology, is studying how bile acids signal to the liver that it’s time to replenish, what role intestinal bacteria play in the…
August 13, 2012
Procurement and Distribution Services has entered into strategic partnerships with two local companies to service the university’s computer equipment needs while meeting strategic sourcing goals to control costs, ensure quality service and promote responsible stewardship of university funds. MCPc,…
August 13, 2012
Seven years ago a coalition of concerned Clevelanders came together to try an unusual idea: Rather than have fugitives turn themselves in at police stations or courthouses, how about asking them to come to church? This month, researchers at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case…
August 13, 2012
Case Western Reserve University’s official student banking service is PNC Bank, which offers students, faculty and staff access to five on-campus ATMs, on-site assistance from PNC representatives, CaseOneCard linking and other benefits. Five ATMs are available on campus, at Leutner Commons,…
August 13, 2012
The Student-Run Free Clinic (SRFC), an interprofessional collaboration between the School of Medicine and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, will host the first SRFC Charity Golf Tournament Sept. 15 at noon. SRFC is a Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Registration for the event,…
August 13, 2012
CLEVELAND - A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, led by Dr. Mark W. Jackson, have developed a novel method to identify genes that, when overexpressed, make normal cells behave like cancer cells. Using this method, the Jackson laboratory has identified a new…
August 13, 2012
Case Western Reserve University receives record $64.6M grant The Plain Dealer: The university received a $64.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health to help bring cutting-edge medicine to hospital bedsides. "This is such a big win for Cleveland," said School of Medicine Dean Pamela…
August 13, 2012
Trial hinges on dying man's gesture ID'ing gunman Associated Press: An upcoming murder trial hinges on videotape of a victim who was unable to communicate but identified a suspect through a series of blinks. "People blink naturally anyway, so the question could be whether the blinking is really…
August 13, 2012
Reconstructed bridge trusses from 1918 New Hampshire span to spend at least a year at Case Western Reserve University The Plain Dealer: Two 13,000-pound trusses from the ruins of a wooden bridge in New Hampshire are now on campus, as civil engineering’s Dario Gasparini intends to study their…
August 13, 2012
Case Western Reserve University’s ambitious collaboration to bring medical discoveries to patients has won an extraordinary endorsement: a $64.6 million federal grant that is the largest ever awarded in Northeast Ohio. “Five years ago Cleveland’s leading biomedical institutions came together in an…