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Time trials in Cleveland Heights will determine who reaches upcoming international competition Four men and a woman from across the United States, who are paralyzed below the waist, will race on recumbent trikes at the Cleveland Heights Recreation Center at the Team Cleveland Cybathlon Trials, Tuesd...

Swarms could one day search the depths of fresh and saltwater Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have combined tissues from a sea slug with flexible 3-D printed components to build “biohybrid” robots that crawl like sea turtles on the beach. A muscle from the slug’s mouth provides the m...

A few years ago, a passion for chemistry and intrigue in engineering led Joseph Toth to an African village, where he helped bring electricity to a family for the first time. Now, Toth is going global again. Only this time, that drive and enthusiasm have earned him a spot as a Fulbright Scholar. Aft...

Potential technology for quantum computing, keener sensors Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a way to swiftly and precisely control electron spins at room temperature. The technology, described in Nature Communications, offers a possible alternative strategy for building...

An international team led by researchers at Case Western Reserve’s School of Medicine has designed a targeted therapy that shows early promise in treating a genetic disorder that damages both hearing and vision over time. Usher syndrome—the most common cause of inherited dual sensory deficit—is cla...

CWRU, Cleveland Clinic and Microsoft team to offer their perspectives With the future of health care certain to be a central issue for national leaders over the next four years, leaders from Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic and Microsoft this morning will share their ideas with elected officia...

Some of the top international pianists will perform on campus next weekend as part of the 2016 Cleveland International Piano Competition (CIPC) and Festival, held July 27–Aug. 7 in venues across the city. The competition will welcome more than 30 of the world’s best pianists vying for the top prize...

National Cancer Institute awards $3.3 million to develop digital image analytics Researchers from Case Western Reserve University are teaming with industry and other academics to develop a quick and inexpensive test to predict which women with ER+ breast cancer need chemotherapy and which need only ...

Courtesy of the Case School of Engineering Members of the Case Western Reserve University community now have a new place to take a seat and recharge—literally. Solar Powered charging table on Case Quad. This spring, a group of students built a picnic table outfitted with solar panels and a batte...

Findings could offer hope for TB prevention, cure Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine experts and colleagues in the United States and Africa have received an $11 million, five-year federal grant to understand why some people living with HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus) in Africa...