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Maltz Performing Arts Center to host two international piano competition concerts
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…
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Researchers developing quick, inexpensive test to assess ER+ breast cancers
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…
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Student energy group builds solar charging picnic table
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…
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Researchers receive grant to understand why some HIV+ individuals avoid contracting tuberculosis
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…
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Have a say on our homepage: How can we make case.edu better?
When it comes to online introductions, case.edu is our university’s front door. It’s the first place millions of visitors stop to learn more about Case Western Reserve—and where many already part of the community start to search for new information. Done well, the homepage immediately engages,…
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Changes to campus operations during RNC
Guidelines released for on-campus operations July 18-21 Last week’s tragedies have horrified us all and raised profound questions for our country. Amid our shock and grief, we also recognize that our city soon will host the Republican National Convention (RNC), an event that is expected to draw…
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CWRU receives NIH funding to participate in launch of genomics center on Alzheimer's disease
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is one of six recipients of a five-year, $10.8 million award from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to establish the Coordinating Center for Genetics and Genomics of Alzheimer’s disease. The hope is that…
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CWRU to host memorial service for David Morgenthaler July 11
Case Western Reserve will host a memorial service for David Morgenthaler at 4 p.m. Monday, July 11, in the Amasa Stone Chapel. Morgenthaler, a longtime Cleveland resident, was a visionary venture capitalist who supported university initiatives in management, medicine and international engagement.…
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Students get hands-on with HoloLens app development
When Microsoft gave Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic an early look at the technology company’s new HoloLens device in 2014, leaders of both institutions immediately saw enormous potential for teaching anatomy at their new joint Health Education Campus. But as select faculty and…
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CWRU researcher scaling up knotty polymer research
Turning the art of a trefoil knot into polymer science is no easy process, but researchers at Case Western Reserve University developed a technique that produces a long chain molecule with the desired pretzel-like shape. Knotted polymers, sometimes found in nature, produce different properties…