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All-around athlete: men’s swimmer Andrew Henning selected for prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Andrew Henning never considered himself the star athlete on the Case Western Reserve University men’s swimming and diving team. But during his four years with the team, he knows that he developed into an all-around student-athlete: a strong swimmer, an even stronger student and an individual who is…
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Boyhood victims of violence are more likely to commit similar acts against intimate partners as young adults, study finds
The majority of college-aged male aggressors of physical, sexual and emotional violence also reported being victims of violence themselves, both in childhood and as young adults According to new research, 60 percent of college-aged men reported being both victims and perpetrators of violence with…
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Supporters shatter Day of Giving records
Case Western Reserve’s supporters did more than set two new all-time records for the university’s fifth annual Day of Giving—they more than doubled the dollars raised in the initiative’s inaugural year. This year’s event drew 1,824 donations totaling $460,480—with each figure beating 2016’s tally…
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Molecule prevents blood clots without increasing risk of bleeding
Study discovers mechanism behind blood clots that could help prevent heart attacks and strokes It may be possible to disrupt harmful blood clots in people at risk for heart attack or stroke without increasing their risk of bleeding, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. The…
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Are you all [in]? Today is CWRU’s fifth annual Day of Giving
Today John Templeman is feeling the flip side of exceptional success: pressure to repeat the feat. As Case Western Reserve’s annual fund leader, Templeman directs the yearly All [in] Day of Giving, when alumni and other members of the campus community rally to encourage university contributions.…
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Video: Class of 2017 share post-grad plans—and CWRU's role in their success
How valuable is a Case Western Reserve University education? Recent grads say the in-class and hands-on learning, alumni network and more combine to help them find post-graduation success. At commencement last month, we talked to some members of the Class of 2017 as they prepared to take their…
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CWRU and ICBM Medical Inc. sign license agreement, advancing biosensor technology to screen and monitor prostate cancer, other medical conditions
Case Western Reserve University and ICBM Medical Inc. have signed an exclusive license agreement to further develop biosensor technology to provide low-cost, rapid patient screening and monitoring for a range of critical clinical conditions, from prostate cancer to concussions. Licensing, issued…
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5 questions with… med student, humanities magazine co-editor Helen Sun
Third-year medical student Helen Sun is helping her colleagues’ work get published. But in this effort, she’s not focused on getting scientific articles into journals. Instead, she and her classmates conduct “peer reviews” of poetry, photography, drawings and other creative endeavors from faculty,…
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Drug-delivery method holds promise for controlling crop parasites
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are applying drug-delivery technology to agriculture to control parasitic roundworms more effectively and safely. The tiny roundworms, or nematodes, cause $157 billion in crop failures worldwide each year, other researchers estimate, largely because…
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Engineering researchers apply data science to better predict effect of weather and other conditions on solar panels
In a new study, a team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Gebze Technical University (GTU) in Turkey used data science to determine and predict the effects of exposure to weather and other conditions on materials in solar panels. Using data science to predict the deterioration…