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Researchers discover moving, electrically “silent” source initiates brain waves
Finding may help in understanding memory formation, treating epilepsy Researchers at Case Western Reserve University discovered a new way that brain waves spread through the hippocampus—a possible step toward understanding and treating epilepsy. The researchers discovered a traveling spike…
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CWRU leads effort to replace prostheses with engineered cartilage
Five-year, $6.7 million federal grant for new Center for Multimodal Evaluation of Engineered Cartilage aims to make cartilage knee implants from patients’ cellsCase Western Reserve University will open a new center designed to develop evaluation technology and set standards for testing and…
CWRU receives grant to work to reduce gender-based violence on campus
Case Western Reserve University will launch a nationally recognized violence prevention program this fall after securing a state grant supporting institutions’ efforts to change campus culture. The program, called Green Dot, builds on earlier university education and training efforts designed to…
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CWRU, Cleveland Museum of Art announce innovative landscape project: The Nord Family Greenway
Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Museum of Art today announced an innovative urban landscape project that will connect the western edge of the university’s main campus to its West Campus parcel, home of The Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple – Tifereth…
CWRU assessing impact of federal overtime announcement
Case Western Reserve officials are reviewing federal overtime rules announced Wednesday to determine which university employees will be affected—and how. Under the policies Vice President Joe Biden detailed during an event in Columbus, the threshold under which employees are eligible for overtime…
70th annual CWRU Book Sale features more than 70,000 items, including extensive rock ‘n’ roll collection
The 70th anniversary of the annual Case Western Reserve University Book Sale will feature display tables filled with more than 70,000 items—books, prints, maps and atlases, sheet music, CDs, DVDs, records, play scripts and memorabilia. The sale, a fundraiser for Case Western Reserve's Association…
Baseball team earns bid to compete in NCAA regional tournament; first game to be played today
Just before the midpoint in the season, the Spartan baseball team was facing an 8-9 record. The young team was playing well, but just couldn’t quite close out games. But, head coach Matt Englander, said, something shifted shortly after the team returned from a string of games played in…
CWRU, UHCMC to partner exclusively with Siemens Healthcare to bring MRI research technique to clinical application
Note to Readers: This article is a corrected version of the piece that appeared in Tuesday’s edition of the daily. The university regrets the errors. At the recent 24th annual meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) in Singapore, Case Western Reserve…
Music department hosts concert to help blow cancer away, one note at a time
When Ryan Anthony first felt sharp pains in his ribs while blowing into his trumpet, he never imagined he’d be diagnosed with multiple myeloma—a cancer of the cells formed in his bone marrow—and given two to three years to live. Anthony was just 43, with an extremely rare and incurable disease…
Commencement address inspires Class of 2016 to make its mark—but "never forget who you are or where you came from”
A plumber’s son from Scranton, Pa., drew on his dad’s advice in offering the final words of his commencement address to Case Western Reserve University’s Class of 2016. “No matter what I achieved, he always said the same thing,” said double alumnus and university trustee Mark A. Weinberger.…