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Convelo Therapeutics, founded on discoveries at Case Western Reserve, to develop regenerative medicines for neurological disorders
Convelo Therapeutics Inc., a company founded on seminal scientific discoveries made in the laboratories of Paul Tesar and Drew Adams at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has launched from working in stealth mode with a mission to discover and develop a new class of medicines that…
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Dave's Cosmic Subs and Music to open in former Barking Spider Tavern space on Case Western Reserve University campus
Revives location’s 30-year legacy as live-music and community gathering spot Live music of all genres will once again emanate from a former early-1900s carriage house in the heart of the Case Western Reserve University campus in University Circle. Locally owned and operated Dave's Cosmic Subs and…
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Red-light cameras don’t reduce traffic accidents or improve public safety: analysis
Red-light cameras don’t reduce the number of traffic accidents or injuries at intersections where the devices are installed, according a new analysis by Case Western Reserve University. Touted by supporters as a way to increase public safety by ticketing drivers who continue through red lights,…
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5 questions with… law professor and frequent media commentator Jonathan Adler
Recent turnover on the United States Supreme Court has positioned Case Western Reserve University Law Professor Jonathan Adler as a frequent commentator for major media outlets. In the past few weeks, Adler has provided his insight on CNN and for The New York Times, The Associated Press, USA Today…
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A new milestone in laboratory-grown human brain tissue
Researchers generate missing cell type in brain “organoids” A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now recapitulates human brain development more accurately than ever, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.…
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Case Western Reserve, NervGen sign license agreement to develop therapies for spinal-cord injury and other nerve-damage conditions
Case Western Reserve University and NervGen Pharma Corp., based in Vancouver, have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement to research, develop and commercialize a patented technology with potential to bring new therapies for spinal-cord injury and other conditions associated with nerve…
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$1.9 million gift establishes the Rudy Athletic Endowment at Case Western Reserve University
Made on behalf of late alum, who invented Nike Air Sole, and wife A $1.9 million gift from Kim Rudy McMahon, whose late father, a Case Western Reserve University alum who invented the revolutionary Nike Air Sole, will establish the M. Frank Rudy and Margaret Dormiter Rudy Athletic Endowment for the…
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5 things to know about… Cleveland history
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect the source of Cleveland’s spelling. Our hometown’s history has been interesting from the start—right down to its name. General Moses Cleaveland arrived in the area—then part of the Connecticut Western Reserve—July 22, 1796, to survey the…
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Executive turned patient invests in health education
Building now named the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University have been given a very generous gift from Sheila and Eric Samson for the Health Education Campus (HEC), scheduled to open in summer 2019. In recognition of the significant donation, the…
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Law students, alumna give homeless tent city a ‘Second Chance’
All photos by Matt Shiffler. Current and former law students from Case Western Reserve University stepped in with legal services to help an Akron homeless shelter keep its doors open. Rebecca Sremack, a 2014 CWRU law school graduate who practices law with her father in Akron, heard the charity…