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With yearlong grant in hand, Classics’ Maddalena Rumor explores how ancient cultures shared medical knowledge
Receiving a prestigious fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Maddalena Rumor will work on a manuscript for a book currently titled Dreckapotheke in Ancient Mesopotamia and the Graeco-Roman World.  Rumor is the only scholar…
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Living in a COVID-free bubble at the bottom of the world: CWRU Physics PhD student Allen Foster on living at the South Pole during a global pandemic
When fourth-year PhD physics student Allen Foster arrived at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica in early January for a 10-month research assignment, he had no idea that the rest of the world soon would be hit by a global pandemic. With no flights in or out since early February, the…
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Haima Therapeutics licenses synthetic platelet technology from Case Western Reserve University for hemostatic therapy
Haima Therapeutics has executed an exclusive license agreement with Case Western Reserve University to research, develop and market artificial platelet technologies to treat patients with various bleeding disorders. The core technologies were developed in the laboratory of Professor Anirban Sen…
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With a worldwide audience watching, Bolman set to reflect on two decades in Egypt—and four projects of historic significance
Elizabeth Bolman’s original end-of-semester plans called for the art historian to be in the midst of research trips: After Cyprus and Ethiopia, she was set to deliver a lecture in Egypt about her work there on landmark projects—the conservation and documentation of four holy Coptic (Egyptian…
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CWRU launches Race, Police and Protest website for communications, updates and resources
The events following the May 25 death of George Floyd reflect a nation experiencing a profound moment of reckoning. Every member of the Case Western Reserve community brings unique experience, expertise, and emotion to this moment. Each should have opportunities to speak, listen and learn. They…
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Fighting for clean water
Case Western Reserve researcher works to remove contaminants from animal waste to protect environment, human health and from farm runoff, to slow Lake Erie algal blooms Growing season in Ohio’s farmlands means two things, said researcher Huichun (Judy) Zhang: renewing the battle against vast…
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5 questions with… Otto Penicka, Veale Center building manager and public address announcer for Spartan varsity sports for over 30 years
By Eddie Kerekes You are sitting in the middle of a blizzard at a football game. Though you are trying to support your school, you can barely distinguish the players on the field, and you have no idea who has the ball or where it is. Suddenly, you hear the public address announcer. “It’s first…
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First Destination Survey shows impressive outcomes for the Class of 2019
Year after year, Case Western Reserve graduates go on to impress employers and graduate schools alike as they take their next step after graduation. And one year post-commencement, the Class of 2019 has proven it is no exception to this trend, as evidenced by the results of the First Destination…
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Turning on the ‘off switch’ in cancer cells
Scientists have identified binding pocket for molecules that can stabilize key braking mechanism in cancer—opening door to development of drugs that target it A team of scientists led by the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has identified the…
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RoadPrintz Inc., with technology created at CWRU, secures additional funding to advance robotic street-painting vehicle
Following a fall 2019 license agreement between RoadPrintz Inc. and Case Western Reserve University, the company is now building a prototype street-painting vehicle to demonstrate to leading national industry partners that the technology can provide street-painting cheaper, faster and with…