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October 15, 2015
The Winged Victory of Samothrace—one of the most acclaimed and widely recognized sculptures in the world—stands majestically, perched atop the prow of a ship at the end of a sprawling marble staircase at the Louvre in Paris.
The early 2nd century statue of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory) originall...
October 15, 2015
Licensing Executives Society (USA and Canada) Inc. (LES) will honor the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) of Case Western Reserve University with a prestigious “Deal of Distinction Award” at the society’s annual meeting in New York on Oct. 27. CWRU’s TTO is the only representative of an academic inst...
October 14, 2015
Illustration of a heel prick using the HemeChip. Illustration by Grace Gongaware, student at the Cleveland Institute of Art.
The Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership has announced more than $1 million in funding and support for the 2015 cycle. This includes six full biomedical engineerin...
October 13, 2015
Hillel Chiel with one of the slugs used in the study. Photo by Mike Sands.
We can quickly tell from the way someone walks whether that person is young or old, male or female, healthy or sick, because patterns of movement vary from one person to the next. In fact, we often can recognize a friend fro...
October 13, 2015
Early in its history, art professionals believed photography had no place in an art museum. The practice mostly was thought of as a mechanical process—considered too close to reality to be a fine art.
The way photography is viewed has changed considerably since that time—thanks mainly to a group of...
October 12, 2015
Martha C. Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago and a founding president of the Human Development and Capability Association, will be awarded the 2015 Inamori Ethics Prize by Case Western Reserve University’s Inamori International C...
October 09, 2015
When then-first-year student Brittany Chung responded to an email from the Office of Multicultural Affairs about a leadership opportunity, she had no idea what the position entailed. Now, three years later, she’s being recognized nationally for the impact her work in this role has had on Case Wester...
October 08, 2015
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University previously had found that mothers of children dependent on life-supporting medical technology are at risk for depression. In a new study, the researchers discovered factors that significantly contribute to the condition.
Three major factors emerged as ...
October 08, 2015
2015-16 season debuts with new name and venue—and now free
The newly renamed Think Forum speaker series at Case Western Reserve University continues the legacy of the historic Town Hall of Cleveland with a 2015-16 program of distinguished speakers, presented at a new location.
The program’s academi...
October 07, 2015
Liming Dai led the team's research.
International team seamlessly bonds CNTs and graphene
An international team of scientists has developed what may be the first one-step process for making seamless carbon-based nanomaterials that possess superior thermal, electrical and mechanical properties in thr...