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CWRU leads solar power study inspired by field of medicine
DOE funds worldwide project to diagnose solar panel weaknesses, spur technologies to extend lifetime performance and predictability Researchers at Case Western Reserve University will do an epidemiological, disease control‐type study of more than 5 million solar panels at hundreds of power plants…
CWRU community remembers first-year student Mohammad Jamal
A first-year undergraduate known for his ability to lift others’ spirits died Saturday after the car he was driving collided with a semi-truck in northeast Cleveland. Mohammad Jamal, 18, had dreamed of someday becoming a doctor who demonstrated deep empathy and profound dedication with patients.…
Uptown continues to grow with new dining, retail options
Since its inception in the spring of 2012, Uptown has earned rave reviews, nabbed major awards and revitalized the neighborhood. And the retail and residential development continues to grow, with nearly 15 food and drink establishments, plus apartments, the university bookstore, Constantino’s…
CWRU’s free smartphone safety app expands to Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland Institute of Music
Editor's Note: As of June 30, 2019, Case Western Reserve uses Rave Guardian. CWRU Shield is no longer active and should be deleted from all mobile devices. Download Rave Guardian on the App Store and Google Play. CWRU Shield, the free, multi-feature smartphone safety application Case Western…
5 questions with… retiring Thwing Center building service worker Edith Farmer
Today, Edith Farmer will retire from Case Western Reserve University after 21 years as a building service worker in Thwing Center. But longtime members of the campus community may recall seeing her smile around the building much longer than that. After all, for eight years, Farmer worked in Thwing…
Art history faculty member’s team receives NEH grant to study Greek archaeological mysteries
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)…
Technology Transfer Office wins Licensing Executives Society “Deals of Distinction” award
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…
Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership awards $1 million for promising biomedical engineering projects at CWRU
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…
CWRU researchers find sensory feedback shapes individuality
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…
CWRU, Cleveland Museum of Art collaboration named a top art exhibition to see this fall
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…