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Discovering a new form of communication in the brain
Case Western Reserve researchers observe waves ‘leap’ across cut in brain tissue; ‘ephaptic coupling’ said to be producing self-propagating waves unknown until now Biomedical engineering researchers at Case Western Reserve University say they have identified a previously unidentified form of neural…
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Employee Appreciation Day to honor faculty and staff contributions March 1
Faculty and staff are integral to Case Western Reserve University’s mission. And to show gratitude for those wide-ranging efforts, the university will host an Employee Appreciation Day celebration Friday, March 1. Held in conjunction with National Employee Appreciation Day, the event at Case…
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5 questions… with Allison Meyer, a storytelling project founder and second-year law student
Update: Meyer was named one of six finalists for her project, earning $2,000 in prize money. Allison Meyer took the stage at an open mic night a year and a half after her mother passed away, finally feeling ready to talk about it after months of struggling to do so. She walked off stage feeling a…
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Case Western Reserve University awarded AAU grant for undergraduate STEM education
Case Western Reserve University was among 12 members of the Association of American Universities (AAU) awarded grants today to further enhance undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The funding, supported by a five-year, $1 million grant from the…
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Law school launches Yemen Accountability Project to document war crimes for possible prosecution
More than 70 CWRU students sign up to provide volunteer assistance The civil war in Yemen has eclipsed the conflict in Syria as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with as many as 80,000 deaths between March 2015 and August 2018. A recent United Nations report concludes that both sides of the…
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On FDA panel, CWRU professor endorses new ketamine-related depression medication
As part of panel of experts convened by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Case Western Reserve University professor Lee Hoffer voted last week to recommend a new nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression that some are touting as the most significant development in a generation for…
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University supporters' $1.8 billion in campaign giving surpasses two goals—and all expectations
Case Western Reserve’s Forward Thinking capital campaign has concluded with a total of $1.82 billion in pledges and gifts—far exceeding the updated $1.5 billion goal set in 2014, much less the original aim of $1 billion. “The generosity of alumni, friends and philanthropic organizations is both…
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5 questions with… Associate Professor Joy Bostic, teacher of “Religion and Popular Culture” course
As soon as Joy Bostic heard Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy award-winning album DAMN., she knew she had to develop a class around it. It became the basis for her well-received “Religion and Popular Culture” course. “He was speaking to so many feelings I was having, and I really understood he’s speaking to…
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Going green: Case Western Reserve named to The Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Colleges List
Whether it’s a commitment to taking public transportation to work or classes, recycling or reducing energy usage, there are countless sustainability champions across campus who do their part to make Case Western Reserve University more green. These efforts are being recognized—most recently by The…
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Database funded to help researchers understand the effect of bipolar disorder throughout adult life span
Research aims to assist patients and caregivers’ plan care choices Not much is known about how bipolar disorder (BD) affects people throughout their lives. Do women and men differ in the severity of their symptoms? Does a person’s age when a bipolar diagnosis is made have any bearing on how severe…