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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…

In the 35 years since the emergence of HIV, treatments of the disease—and patient lifespans—have dramatically improved. “With medications, many HIV-positive people can now expect normal, healthy lives,” said Allison Webel, an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne…

The cricket frog. Photo by Tim Krynak. Man-made changes to the environment may be damaging the immune systems of a species of frog whose populations have drastically declined since the 1970s, according to a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the Holden…

Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management and Women in Manufacturing (WiM) announced the creation of a Leadership Lab for Women in Manufacturing, which will provide executive education and training to WiM members in mid- to high-level management roles in manufacturing…

$1.4 million ARPA-E grant aims to boost energy efficiency nationally Case Western Reserve University researchers were awarded a $1.4 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to develop software to perform virtual energy audits of light commercial buildings. In addition to audits, the computer…

Health disparities scholar Ruqaiijah A. Yearby starts new role this month Case Western Reserve University School of Law's first tenured female African-American professor has been named as the school’s inaugural Associate Dean of Institutional Diversity and Inclusiveness. Ruqaiijah A. Yearby, who…

Starting next fall semester, a new concurrent degree program will allow Case Western Reserve University law students to complete their third year in China, while simultaneously earning an LLM (Master of Laws) degree in Chinese Law at Zhejiang University - Guanghua Law School and a JD from CWRU…

In the heat of competition, women value winning more than men. Women also bid more in auctions than men—but only when competing against other women. Against men, women bid about the same as men competing against each other. These discoveries, drawn from a new study co-written by an economist at…

Absence of serotonin alters development and function of brain circuits Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have created the first complete model to describe the role serotonin plays in brain development and structure. Serotonin, also called 5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT],…

On stages in New York, Chicago and Cleveland last spring, more than 750 actors auditioned for just eight open positions in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) acting program, offered jointly at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Play House (CPH). Entering its 20th year, the program is not…