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June 19, 2019
Probiotic found to help weaken stubborn microbial biofilm communities in the gut that can worsen symptoms Probiotics typically aim to rebalance bacteria populations in the gut, but new research suggests they may also help break apart stubborn biofilms. Biofilms are living microbial…
June 19, 2019
Case Western Reserve University is listed 17th—up from 43rd last year—in the “Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2018” rankings compiled by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). The
rankings, which highlight the…
June 18, 2019
Case Western Reserve University researcher studies sediment in Colorado streams; helps to understand dynamics of rivers like Cuyahoga Studying the sediment of a mountain river can reveal thousands of years or more of a waterway’s history, including new threats from more frequent wildfires and…
June 18, 2019
Last week’s Day of Giving yet again broke records for the
total number of single-day donors and dollars raised, as 2,739 individuals gave
$1,741,026 to various units and initiatives at Case Western Reserve. The totals
mark a 5% increase in donors and 12% growth in dollars over last year, and a
245%…
June 17, 2019
Mandel School graduate students found Community Health Initiative aimed at providing social work assistance to men’s homeless shelter Recent
Case Western Reserve University graduates Jamie Bohunicky and Kasey Clouse were
just looking to put into practice skills they’d learned at the Jack, Joseph…
June 14, 2019
Staff members at Case Western Reserve University have wide-ranging roles that are crucial to helping the institution thrive. On Wednesday, four individuals were recognized for their contributions to the university’s success during the Staff Service Awards Luncheon. Christopher Dolwick, David Peck…
June 13, 2019
For the second straight year, the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program made The Hollywood Reporter's list of top 25 graduate acting programs in the world, ranking 12th—up six slots from the previous year. The Hollywood Reporter, which bases its…
June 12, 2019
The university’s next director for the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women brings a passion for “empowering women and creating community that is committed to gender equity”—as well as a record of meaningfully advancing both causes. Angela Clark-Taylor, currently
director of Bowling Green State…
June 11, 2019
In the first year of writing his PhD dissertation, Roman Sheremeta
was invited into his advisor’s office and asked to shut the door. “My advisor hinted I was slacking,” said Sheremeta. “He said
I needed to work harder.” There was truth to the chiding, and Sheremeta credits the
conversation…
June 10, 2019
Paige Williams, a staff writer at The New Yorker, will speak at Fall Convocation about The Dinosaur Artist, a true tale woven with human and legal drama, ethical questions and compromises, paleontology and science In a time where
almost nothing escapes the assignment of monetary value, something…