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COVID-19: answers to concerns about new variants
Mark Cameron was part of the rapid-response research team when the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak hit Toronto in the early 2000s. Now a faculty member in Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, he is conducting COVID-19 and other infectious disease research while also…
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Alumna and philanthropist Charlotte Kramer passes away
Charlotte Kramer, a 1941 alumna whose philanthropic passion helped advance Judaic studies and launch a campus law clinic, died last week at the age of 101. Kramer’s lifetime of support of the people and institutions of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio continued a family tradition of charity reaching…
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Microsoft features Case Western Reserve’s signature software for anatomy education at two online events
HoloAnatomy® mixed-reality curriculum highlighted in webinar and industry summit Case Western Reserve University’s HoloAnatomy® Software Suite will star this week in a pair of online events that Microsoft is hosting for colleges and universities: On Tuesday, Jan. 26, representatives from the…
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5 questions with... Damaris Punales-Alpizar, chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and associate professor of Hispanic studies
As chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures since August 2020, Damaris Punales-Alpizar has been laser-focused on raising the profile of the department, which she considers to be the multicultural epicenter of Case Western Reserve University. “We cover languages and cultures from…
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Unique prediction of ‘modified gravity’ challenges dark matter
Case Western Reserve astronomer Stacy McGaugh and international collaborators detect ‘external field effect,’ a prediction unique to rival dark matter hypothesis An international group of scientists, including Case Western Reserve University Astronomy Chair Stacy McGaugh, has published research…
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Fighting the cybersecurity battle
National Science Foundation funds Case Western Reserve team working to stop data breaches, protect customer information A pair of Case Western Reserve University computer researchers want to develop a better defense against big data breaches—and the National Science Foundation (NSF) is intrigued…
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New Alzheimer's disease pathway discovered, providing earlier target for potential therapies
A novel Alzheimer’s disease marker—coming early in progression of the condition—could open significant new fronts of research into possible therapies Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new target in development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that could…
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Advancing Together: See Case Western Reserve’s 2019–20 annual report
Whether transforming class formats in a matter of days or discovering and dating the bones of one of the earliest human ancestors, reconstructing a young man’s face after a terrorist attack or engineering new solutions amid the pandemic, Case Western Reserve’s greatest progress nearly always comes…
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Case Western Reserve University teams with Boehringer Ingelheim on artificial intelligence solutions for precision medicine
The Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) at Case Western Reserve University recently signed a three-year research agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. The agreement was the third partnership in 2020 between the…
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New CWRU study shows child care facilities can be safe and are essential
Researchers outline recommendations to maintain safety standards during the pandemic Child care programs can be safe within the context of low community transmission of COVID-19, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University, based on data from child care programs throughout…