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July 09, 2019
New center to be one of 31 NIH-funded centers in the nation The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health awarded a $4.23 million grant to establish the Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. The two-year award will support the development of a multi-institution…
July 08, 2019
After successfully leading efforts
to secure the Case School of Engineering’s largest-ever gift, Michael Dolsak
has accepted an even greater challenge: directing fundraising for all of the
university’s health sciences programs. Effective Aug. 5, he becomes vice president for health sciences…
July 05, 2019
As a musician, Ken Wendt realized the gear surrounding him
and his instruments played a critical role in presenting his craft to the
world. So Wendt, who plays trumpet and drums, immersed himself in a different side of music: the technology supporting it. As he learned more about the tech side,…
July 03, 2019
Case Western Reserve civil engineer applies ‘thermochromic’ treatment to roofing materials, which change color to reflect or absorb heat In Bill Yu’s future world, the roof of your house might change its colors from dark blue to light blue when the sun comes out—and both your pocketbook and the…
July 01, 2019
Researchers at Case Western Reserve prevent seizures in 90% of non-human subjects with low-frequency stimulation of axons in brain Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have successfully prevented epileptic seizures in animal models by preemptively directing a low-frequency stimulus to…
June 28, 2019
When Kim Gliebe started her PhD program in the Department of
Materials Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, it was a
bit of a homecoming. Not only had the University of Dayton graduate grown up in
Mentor—about half an hour east of campus—but she also had already…
June 27, 2019
Transition from CWRU Shield will provide users enhanced functionality, ease
of use Case Western Reserve has launched a new mobile safety app, Rave Guardian. The award-winning app—created by Rave Mobile Safety, which the university already uses to send emergency alerts—replaces CWRU Shield and…
June 26, 2019
Case Western Reserve researcher suggests social workers need to play a bigger role in skilled-nursing facilities as baby boomers age America is expected to become a “majority-minority” nation by 2045, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By 2030 alone, racial and ethnic minorities are expected to…
June 23, 2019
New research urges more rigorous standards when diagnosing Not
all burning mouths are the result of a medical condition known as “burning
mouth syndrome” (BMS) and physicians and researchers need better standards for
an appropriate diagnosis, according to new research at the School of…
June 21, 2019
When Agustin Torres got his Case Western Reserve University
student ID, he sat on a campus bench, turning it over in his hand and taking it
all in. He had come a long way, after all, and that was not lost on him. It had been about 10 years since he was arrested after the
business he owned hired…