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Winter break reads: Recommendations from CWRU faculty and staff
As winter break approaches, many in the Case Western Reserve University community are looking forward to a well-earned pause from the semester’s demands. Whether you're curled up by a fire, traveling to visit loved ones, or simply savoring some downtime, it's the perfect opportunity to immerse…
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Medicine’s Rui Wang and Moeez Rathore author article published in Gastroenterology
Rui Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, and Moeez Rathore, a research scientist, recently co-authored an article published in Gastroenterology. Their article is titled “Leucine-Rich Alpha-2-Glycoprotein 1 Promotes Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Growth Through Human Epidermal…
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Dhamakapella releases its ninth album
Dhamakapella, CWRU's premier award-winning South Asian Fusion A Cappella Team, recently dropped its ninth EP, “Junoon.” The EP contains songs from the group’s national-title-winning set from last year, which brought them the group’s third national title in three years at All-American Awaaz and…
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Political science’s Kathryn Lavelle weighs in on effects of the election
A day after the 2024 Presidential Election in November, Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs in the Department of Political Science, tackled the topic at the City Club of Cleveland Happy Dog forum. Lavelle weighed in on the effects of the election results on U.S.…
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Engineering’s Umut Gurkan co-authors article on promoting responsible research practices
Umut Gurkan, the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, co-authored a new publication by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Titled “On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research,” the work explores strategies for fostering ethical and…
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Type 2 diabetes prevention program information session
For those trying to make healthy lifestyle changes to prevent type 2 diabetes, Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Nutrition offers the PreventT2 lifestyle change program. With Prevent T2, a trained lifestyle coach and fellow participants will encourage enrollees to make healthy changes…
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Spirit of Play: A Board Game Social
The Spirit Committee of CWRU will host its third Spirit of Play board game social event Friday, Dec. 20, from noon to 3 p.m. in the Thwing Center atrium. The Spirit of Play is an engaging opportunity for faculty and staff to come together over a love of board games to connect and build a…
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EMS Spartan Reservation System to undergo maintenance
Due to scheduled maintenance, the EMS Spartan Reservation System will be unavailable from Thursday, Dec. 26, at 9 p.m. through Friday, Dec. 27, at 2 a.m. Campus users will be unable to book a room or workspace for a brief window during this time. For assistance with any technology product or…
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“Human Brain Organoids as Avatars to Understand Human Brain Disease”
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the School of Medicine’s Department of Neurosciences for a Frontiers in Biological Sciences Lecture Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Biomedical Research Building Auditorium (Room 105). Paola Arlotta, the Golub…
Student Spotlight: Ruth Bieber-Stanley
Class Year: May 2025 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus Concentration: Mental Health with Children and Adolescents Field Education Organization: Hispanic Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program (HUMADAOP) in Cleveland, Ohio Hometown: Albuquerque, NM Give a brief overview…