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The waiting room at the Village of Healing’s clinic is buzzing with warm laughter, as a young family arrives for an appointment. A nurse remarks that Euclid resident Shalon Salters looks tired walking in, carrying her sleeping 4-month-old baby, Zarah. But by the appointment's end, Salters’ glazed…

Swetland Center connects researchers and community to strive for environmental health equity. Darcy Freedman, PhD, was nervous as she walked into The Way Station Inc., a community center in East Palestine, Ohio. It was April 10th, 2023—more than a year after a train carrying toxic chemicals had…

Assistant ProfessorElectrical, Computer and Systems EngineeringGourav Datta’s journey began with an endless curiosity about technology. “As a kid, I was always fascinated by how electronics could transform the world,” he said. “Every circuit, every algorithm was like a puzzle waiting to be…

As Ron Triolo, PhD, turned up the nerve stimulator in his lab at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the research trial participant connected to the machine immediately perked up. “That’s my big toe!” he said. “If I had a big toe.” The trial participant—a military veteran…

Finding offers potential new target for treatment Psoriasis, a painful and uncomfortable inflammatory skin condition that affects millions worldwide, flares up from the activity of disease- and infection-protecting immune cells. In a new study, researchers at Case Western Reserve University…

At Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the future of healthcare is being forged one student at a time. These aspiring medical professionals are not just learners— they are the next generation of leaders, innovators and healers, carrying with them a passion for medicine that will…

Precise SolutionsArtificial intelligence (AI) is often touted as the solution to countless challenges across industries. But for Rong Xu, PhD (GRS ’99, biology), the potential of AI lies not in its broad application, but in its precision.The bioinformatics professor’s strategy is a departure from…

As Cleveland native Honey Bell-Bey finished reciting her poem, “The Transformational Power of Art,” at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2024, the leaders who filled the room got to their feet to deliver a standing ovation. …

Trump returns to power with historic inauguration Cleveland Jewish News: Michael Scharf, the Joseph C. Hostetler - BakerHostetler Professor of Law and associate dean for global legal studies at the School of Law, discussed the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Scharf highlighted Trump’s…

Cosmologists try a new way to measure the shape of the universe Quanta Magazine: Glenn Starkman, professor and co-chair of the Department of Physics at the College of Arts Sciences, noted that while the universe’s shape remains a mystery, he’s leading efforts to explore its topology through…