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Case Western Reserve University researchers engineer better way to insert more flexible neural implants into soft brain tissue Brain scientists face a dilemma: Conventional wire implants are rigid and can sometimes traumatize that sensitive, vital organ; but softer materials now being tested by…

Tax Day can make April a stressful month for many as they rush to file before the deadline (that’s today, for those procrastinators). But that also makes this month a perfect time to pause and reflect on your finances. To encourage more people to do that, April is designated as Financial Literacy…

With the return of warmer weather (soon) comes a familiar sight at Case Western Reserve University: cyclists navigating their way across campus. But as you pull your bike from winter storage, there are safety precautions you should keep in mind when riding, including where you can—and can’t—ride…

Students, faculty and staff present their projects in daylong symposium The enormity of research undertaken at Case Western Reserve University, from biologically inspired robotics to augmented reality demonstrations, will cover the vast main floor of the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic…

Research is at the core of Case Western Reserve University, and our faculty make groundbreaking discoveries and inventions every day. Across the university, faculty members solve important problems, advance new technologies, and pave the way in emerging industries. In recognition of such…

Reflexion, Beauty and the Bolt lead Case Western Reserve contingent to Washington, D.C., consumer electronics demo before members of Congress Two of Case Western Reserve University’s most recognizable and successful student inventor-entrepreneurs will showcase their companies before members of the…

Statewide volunteer Patent Pro Bono initiative secures second patent, more on the way Securing a patent to protect an idea is time-consuming and expensive. Just ask Matthew Stephenson, who’s looking to patent his board game Battle Mound, bringing together chance and strategy—with “a measured…

Nick Barendt has been named executive director of Case Western Reserve University’s Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS). ISSACS was created in 2016 to empower faculty, students and partners to conduct research and catalyze breakthroughs in the emerging economy known as the…

If not for a national summer internship program that allows economically disadvantaged high school students to work with mentors on important chemistry projects, many of those young researchers might never discover the educational opportunities that await them. But the American Chemical Society’s…

Our closest biological relatives, the African apes, are the only animals that walk on their knuckles; CWRU researchers discovered why Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have cracked the evolutionary mystery of why chimpanzees and gorillas walk on their knuckles: The short explanation…