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How will bitter 2016 presidential campaign stack up in American history?
Just days before the 2016 presidential election, Harvard historian James Kloppenberg will compare the campaign to similar turbulent moments in American history in a speech and discussion at Case Western Reserve University. Free and open to the public, the event is Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Tinkham...
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CWRU student startup software company secures $1 million in angel investment
Remesh, a student-founded startup company that piloted its software at last fall’s Case Western Reserve University Innovation Summit, recently secured $1 million in angel investment to further expand its business. Remesh software integrates artificial intelligence with market research to collect, a...
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New initiatives help advance research in autism
A catalytic research fund and a new partnership with The Hartwell Foundation will bolster critical research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) at the International Center for Autism Research and Education (ICARE) at Case Western Reserve University. The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation committed $10...
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World Series, Halloween offer opportunity for cultural education
“Educational” probably isn’t the first adjective to come to mind when people mention Halloween and the World Series. But some at Case Western Reserve are working to make sure even these two extracurricular activities provide an opportunity for learning. The common subject: the negative effects tha...
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New understanding of neural language gives amputees ability to discern light touch to intense pressure
Electrical stimulation mimics natural touch, enabling amputees to feel a range of intensity that allows them to hold a child's hand, precisely operate machinery and more Walking through a busy store, Keith Vonderhuevel confidently held his 5-year-old granddaughter’s hand with his prosthetic hand. ...
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U.S. Army Surgeon General to present Veteran’s Day keynote at CWRU
To honor Veteran’s Day and promote cooperation between the military and civilian health-care community, U.S. Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Nadja West will come to Case Western Reserve. She will present a keynote address, “Medical Leadership: Lessons from Military Medicine,” Nov. 11, at 6 p.m., in th...
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No willpower required: Families adopt healthy behaviors through trial and error
Forgoing a reliance on motivation, families can adopt healthy behaviors—eating better and exercising more—by following a new approach that focuses on the redesign of family daily routines. In a series of pilot tests of the approach—known as “SystemCHANGE”—by nursing scientists at Case Western Reser...
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Older men cling to 1950s, ’60s blueprint of masculinity
Study: Older men adhere closely to an idealized masculinity script that is incompatible with the realities of later life As men age, they continue to follow dominant ideas of masculinity learned as youth, leaving them unequipped for the assaults of old age, according to a new study. The mismatch be...
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Prosthesis research to help TBI and stroke patients receives $1.65 million in Department of Defense funding
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and University of Kansas have received a $1.65 million Department of Defense grant to continue developing a neural prosthesis aimed at helping those who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) or stroke to regain motor function. The prosthesis, call...
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Celebrate "Holoween" at the Interactive Commons
Over the past 18 months, Case Western Reserve has used Microsoft HoloLens devices for anatomy and art history, music and sustainability. Now it’s time to apply them to pure fun. The university’s Interactive Commons (IC), home to academic innovation in visualization, is offering undergraduate, gra...