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Case Western Reserve University named to new national colorectal cancer Dream Team
Also receives major grant from Stand Up to Cancer to “starve cancer cells to death” Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have been named to a new colorectal cancer Dream Team that was announced in April at the annual meeting of the American…
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“Beyond Silicon Valley” chosen for AACSB’s first Entrepreneurship Spotlight Challenge
Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management’s wide-ranging entrepreneurial education program, known as Beyond Silicon Valley, has been honored in the first Entrepreneurship Spotlight Challenge (ESC) of AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of…
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Prenatal cocaine exposure increases risk of higher teen drug use, trouble coping with stress and likelihood of addiction
Mothers smoking crack cocaine during pregnancy and its lingering effects on their children are the focus of 20-plus years of ongoing research by Case Western Reserve University While the crack cocaine epidemic peaked in the late 1980s, its effects are still causing harm to an estimated 3 million…
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Inaugural “Flourish Prizes” to be awarded at Fourth Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit, June 14-16
17 business innovations to be honored for contributions to the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals The Fourth Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit, on June 14-16 at Case Western Reserve University, will celebrate business leaders, professors and students making a positive…
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5 questions with… former Envoy program participant, PhD candidate Taneisha Deans
When Taneisha Deans was growing up in Glenville, she thought of an engineer as someone who repaired cars or other large equipment. But then she became part of Case Western Reserve’s Envoys program, and learned that the discipline included such fields as computer science, chemical engineering and…
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The Hartwell Foundation again selects CWRU as one of nation’s Top 10 Centers for Biomedical Research
The Hartwell Foundation, a Memphis-based philanthropic institution that funds innovative biomedical research to benefit children of the United States, has again selected Case Western Reserve University among its 2017 Top 10 Centers of Biomedical Research. The other 2017 Hartwell Top 10 Research…
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Patent Pro Bono Program at CWRU School of Law’s IP Venture Clinic secures first patent
Volunteer statewide legal service helps inventor protect idea for ultraviolet light-based medical treatments Protecting an idea or invention can be time-consuming and expensive, involving costly legal fees and navigating a complex patenting process. But startup companies and entrepreneurs in Ohio…
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AAU study shows CWRU among schools expanding efforts to address sexual misconduct
A new national survey shows that Case Western Reserve’s recent efforts to educate the campus community about sexual misconduct align strongly with initiatives of more than 60 peer institutions across the U.S. Released today, the report from the Association of American Universities (AAU) shows that…
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Show appreciation on Administrative Professionals Day—and all year round
Gerri Collier understands why some people may think the job of an administrator isn’t terribly taxing. “A good admin will make the role look easy,” explained Collier, a department assistant for Residence Life and First Year Experience. “They are level-headed, composed and mostly calm, but that is…
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Fighting cancer: University community unites behind Relay for Life to raise money for American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) provides a key source of funding for some Case Western Reserve University researchers. Honorary chair of CWRU’s 2017 Relay for Life Johnie Rose, assistant professor of family medicine and community health, is among Case Western Reserve’s American Cancer…