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Dry adhesive holds in extreme cold, strengthens in extreme heat
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Dayton Air Force Research Laboratory and China have developed a new dry adhesive that bonds in extreme temperatures—a quality that could make the product ideal for space exploration and beyond. The gecko-inspired adhesive loses no traction in…
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Get in the giving spirit this holiday season with the Charity Choice campaign
This season is often a time for giving. With the holidays quickly approaching, faculty and staff can get into the giving spirit by participating in this year’s Charity Choice campaign. The Charity Choice campaign runs through Dec. 16. This year’s chairs—Lynn T. Singer, deputy provost and vice…
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Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership awards $1 million for promising university-based biomedical engineering technologies
The Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership (CCTRP) announced more than $1 million in funding and support for the 2016 cycle. Four projects were selected for full program funding. Projects range from diagnostic and screening technologies to cancer therapeutics. Six pilot grants also…
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Giving thanks to employees: Early holiday dismissal Nov. 23
Whether traveling, readying the home for visitors or planning the major meals, people often find their schedules fuller during the Thanksgiving holiday. Next week, Case Western Reserve staff will have at least a little extra time for such activities, as administrative offices will close at 3 p.m.…
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Mt. Sinai Autism Research Fund awards research grants to five CWRU-based pilot projects
The Mt. Sinai Foundation granted seed funding to the International Center for Autism Research and Education (ICARE) at Case Western Reserve University to support early-stage research projects that could lead to a clearer understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attract federal…
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A note from Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity Marilyn Mobley
To the Case Western Reserve Community: In the wake of this week’s election, we are aware that members of the campus community are feeling a range of complex emotions. Regardless of background, perspective, party affiliation or post-election views, we encourage everyone to be mindful of our…
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A look back at the Western Reserve PAC Football Championship teams
When 21st-ranked Case Western Reserve University takes the field Saturday, Nov. 12, against Carnegie Mellon University, the team will have a chance to do something no other Spartan football squad has ever accomplished—win a Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship. Although Case Western…
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CWRU receives $500,000 state grant for technology start-up fund
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has awarded Case Western Reserve University a $500,000 grant for a campus-based translational research fund to help faculty researchers advance and commercialize their innovations. The grant will transfer the administration of the commission’s statewide…
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Counseling services available to university community
Case Western Reserve University would like to remind the campus community of free support and services available to faculty, staff and students. The Department of Human Resources provides a free program for faculty and staff called EASE (Employee Assistance Service). Provided through the Center…
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Ohio awards new grant to Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Human Trafficking Project
More legal representation planned for juvenile and adult sex trafficking victims  A new round of state funding will allow a Case Western Reserve University School of Law effort to help victims of human trafficking, while raising public awareness about an international human-rights problem that is…