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Assistant professor Gregory Tochtrop studies how bile acids could control cholesterol
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…
New companies GovConnection and MCPc coming to Smart CART
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,…
Offender’s safe surrender in churches works, according to CWRU research findings
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…
PNC Bank offers student banking services, including in-person assistance and CWRU check cards
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,…
Student-Run Free Clinic to hold first charity golf tournament; registration now open
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,…
New Oncogene Identified For Breast Cancer
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…
Dean Pamela Davis says NIH grant to CWRU is "big win for Cleveland"
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…
Law's Michael Benza how upcoming murder case might use a victim's blinks to ID suspect
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…
Dario Gasparini discusses bridge trusses brought to campus
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…
NIH awards $64.6M grant to Case Western Reserve, largest ever in Northeast Ohio
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…