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Social work's Kathryn Betts Adams blogs about "getting old"
Letting ourselves get old? Psychology Today: Kathryn Betts Adams, associate professor of social work, blogs about whether individuals are apologetic about looking, feeling or even just being “old.”
Faculty encouraged to apply for research grants from STERIS Corp. by July 9
Faculty members from basic science and clinical departments in the School of Medicine as well as other departments throughout the university are invited to apply for seed money to foster research in emerging and healthcare-associated infections. The Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV…
Researchers find joint failures potentially linked to oral bacteria
The culprit of a failed hip or knee replacements just might be found in the mouth. DNA testing of bacteria from the fluid that lubricates hip and knee joints had bacteria with the same DNA as the plaque from patients with gum disease and in need of a joint replacement, according to research from…
Nearly a mile of books up for sale at CWRU Book Sale 2012
Where can you find nearly a mile of books, music and more at bargain prices? Just stop by the 66th Annual CWRU Book Sale 2012 from Saturday, June 2, to Tuesday, June 5, in Adelbert Gym to see thousands of selections from popular novels to rare finds or autographed first editions. Browse 20,000…
5 questions with…engineering student, Ultimate Frisbee enthusiast Ashley Gan
As Ashley Gan prepares for her last semester at Case Western Reserve University (she’s graduating in August), she’s already a bit nostalgic. After all, she has seven years full of memories to reflect on, first as an undergraduate student, earning her diploma in 2010, and now as a graduate student,…
Researchers root out the mechanisms behind mesenchymal stem cells’ healing effects
Could stem cells cure MS? The Scientist: A look deep in the inner-workings of mesenchymal stem cells points to hepatocyte growth factor as the mechanism that likely contribute to the cells’ healing effects. Case Western Reserve’s Robert Miller, PhD, whose 2009 discovery has laid the groundwork for…
Munch Café introduces summer hours
Munch Café, located in the School of Law, is open this summer Monday–Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Enjoy a refreshing bowl of Gazpacho, or a wrap or melt combo meal.
Broadband efforts move forward
Cleveland Heights startup part of $200 million gigabit broadband effort Crain’s Cleveland Business: Case Western Reserve University is one of 30 research universities across the country participating in Gig.U, an initiative that aims to provide ultra-high-speed networks to urban communities. The…
Growth factor in stem cells may spur recovery from MS
A substance in human mesenchymal stem cells that promotes growth appears to spur restoration of nerves and their function in rodent models of multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found. Their study has been published in the online version of Nature…
School of Law’s Michael Scharf talks foreign policy on WCPN
Tune in to WCPN at 8 p.m. today to hear “Talking Foreign Policy,” the hour-long radio program hosted by Michael Scharf, director of the law school’s Frederick K. Cox International Law Center. The expert panel for the May 24 program is composed of: The international prosecutor: David Crane,…