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5 questions with… Distinguished University Professor, AAAS board member Cynthia Beall
When she joined the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as a graduate student in 1970, Cynthia Beall considered it a means of earning her badge in science; in fact, it was one of her first acts of graduate school. Now, 45 years later, she will leave her mark on the…
Powerful protein promotes post-injury regeneration, growth of injured peripheral nerves
Case Western Reserve scientists demonstrate CCL2 activates healing inflammatory immune responses and gene expression The peripheral nervous system is a vast network of nerves that exists primarily outside of brain and spinal cord and connects to the far reaches of the body. The very expanse of…
After D.C., economics’ Susan Helper brings national experiences to CWRU
Served key roles with White House Council of Economic Advisers and Department of Commerce As they interact with Susan Helper in the classroom and on research, students at Case Western Reserve University are getting a chance to learn first-hand what goes into national economic policy-making at the…
Helene Fuld Health Trust awards scholarship grant for nursing graduate students
During a 10-month teaching assignment in Cairo last year, recent college graduate Zoey Przekurat started to lose her hair. But it wasn’t from the stress of managing an elementary school classroom. The pollution in the Egyptian capital was so pervasive, Przekurat explained, that it caused many…
Alumnus, author and philanthropist Morton L. Mandel Wins American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Scholar-Patriot Award
John Adams. John Hancock. George Washington. Benjamin Franklin. Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton. This august list includes the founders and early members of one of the nation’s oldest organizations dedicated to the importance of ideas and learning. As of this month, 2013 Case Western Reserve…
New School of Law mural showcases Cleveland—and collaboration
A new mural in Case Western Reserve’s School of Law melds landmarks across Cleveland on a single canvas teeming with color. But the 4-by-9-foot artwork does more than exhibit regional pride in the atrium of George Gund Hall. Given by the law school’s class of 2015 and crafted by Cleveland School…
CWRU wins prestigious national award for campus internationalization
Case Western Reserve University has been selected to receive the prestigious Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education, honoring the university’s innovative and successful programs in campus internationalization. Created in 2001 by the Institute of International Education…
President’s Day child care available at Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Case Western Reserve families again have a University Circle option for child care during the President’s Day holiday next month. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is collaborating with the President’s Committee on Child Care Options (PCCCO) to offer children a one-day camp covering…
5 questions with… Food Recovery Network leader Shadi Ahmadmehrabi
The Food Recovery Network’s mission is simple: “Fight waste and feed people.” Food waste is an ever-growing problem in the United States, especially on college campuses like Case Western Reserve University. But across the city, there are many who don’t have enough to eat. “We don't have to think…
CWRU scientist at nursing school to lead new gene-modifying cystic fibrosis research
A scientist at Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will lead a pair of studies to develop more effective treatment for symptoms of cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-threatening genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and progressively limits the ability…