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Training middle-school educators to identify suicide warning signs
Case Western Reserve University research examines virtual role-playing to address student mental health, suicide Aside from car crashes, suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among young people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Ohio…
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5 questions with… Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, instructor marking 19th Amendment’s centennial year
Visiting Assistant Professor of History Einav Rabinovitch-Fox research focuses on women and gender in the United States during the 20th century. She analyzes how visual and material culture has shaped and reflected class, gender, and racial identities—especially how women have used fashion as a…
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Case Western Reserve University students to gain easier access to resources with new tool
This week, Case Western Reserve University launched CWRU Journey, a new platform to simplify the way students make appointments with staff who can connect them to resources. Through CWRU Journey, students can schedule meetings with: Navigators (undergraduates);Career consultants in Post-Graduate…
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SEC Commissioner (and Case Western Reserve alum) Hester Peirce to speak on entrepreneurship Dec. 9
Before Hester M. Peirce was appointed a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner, she was an undergraduate student at Case Western Reserve University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1993. Since being sworn into her SEC post in January 2018—one of the federal…
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Using artificial intelligence to determine whether immunotherapy is working
Case Western Reserve researchers use AI with routine CT scans to predict how well lung cancer patients will respond to expensive treatment based off changes in texture patterns inside and outside the tumor Scientists from the Case Western Reserve University digital imaging lab, already pioneering…
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Pamela B. Davis—dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine—named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Pamela B. Davis, dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions…
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New study explores the link between obesity and gum disease
CWRU School of Dental Medicine research suggests treating one may impact the other Obesity and gum (periodontal) disease are among the most common non-communicable diseases in the United States—and studies show these chronic conditions may be related. This new study explores the effect of obesity…
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Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals infectious diseases researcher awarded NIH contract to accelerate TB vaccine development
$30M contract will establish TB immunology research centers across the country Tuberculosis (TB) is the No. 1 cause of death from an infectious disease in the world: In 2017, the most recent data available, 10 million people developed TB and 1.6 million died. Today, nearly 1.7 billion people…
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New STEM track introduced to full-time MBA program at the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management
New track in the program bridges analytics, technology and business skills To meet changing market trends with a forward-thinking curriculum, Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management has added a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) track to its full-time…
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With new $500,000 Mellon Foundation grant, Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Museum of Art expand joint program in art and art history
With a five-year $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Museum of Art (CWRU/CMA) Joint Program in Art History will create new fellowships, courses and distinctions for a program that’s among the most unique of its kind in the country.…