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Three CWRU scholars to present at TEDxCLE 2015
Presenting research in front of large crowds is nothing new for Case Western Reserve University scholars. But on Friday, three researchers will share stories that go beyond what audiences have heard before, as speakers at TEDxCLE 2015 // UNTOLD. Anthony Jack, Lee Ponsky and Brandy Schillace are part...
University’s early release program begins Friday
This Friday begins the launch of Case Western Reserve University’s early release pilot program, in which employees will have the opportunity to leave work at 3 p.m. on eight designated Fridays in June and July—without any commensurate decrease in compensation. Announced this spring by President Bar...
Boren Scholarship winner to continue study of Russian language next year in Kazakhstan
As a high school student, Anna Sklenar initially studied Spanish and Chinese. But after hearing about the study-abroad scholarships available to students learning “critical languages,” or those that are less commonly taught, she made the change to Russian—a culture toward which she felt an unexplain...
siRNA-toting nanoparticles inhibit breast cancer metastasis
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University combined finely crafted nanoparticles with one of nature’s potent disrupters to prevent the spread of triple-negative breast cancer in mouse models. The highly aggressive cancer subtype is difficult to manage and the FDA has no approved targeted treatm...
New graduate/professional student government takes effect today
Creating one governing body to represent all graduate and professional students was a process years in the making. This spring, Graduate Student Senate (GSS) and Graduate Professional Council (GPC) independently voted in favor of merging the two groups to form Graduate Student Council (GSC). The cou...
5 questions with…chemistry department chair, diversity award winner Mary Barkley
Mary Barkley isn’t afraid of change. In fact, she’s often the one inciting it—especially when it comes to advancing the status of women in academia, and in the sciences in particular. Barkley’s achievements in the area of inclusion—both for women and minorities—earned her the American Chemical Socie...
More than 70,000 books, collectibles, CDs and more available at CWRU’s annual book sale, May 30-June 2
Case Western Reserve University’s Association for Continuing Education (ACE) volunteers have been sorting, packing and loading hundreds of boxes of books and other items to prepare for the 69th Annual CWRU Book Sale, scheduled to run from Saturday, May 30, to Tuesday, June 2. An estimated 70,000-pl...
KeyBank grants $2 million to Cleveland medical schools for integrated learning model
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and CWRU School of Medicine to expand minority fellowship and interprofessional education The KeyBank Foundation announced a grant of $2 million to Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University, which will support a combined effort to enhance and ex...
Treating gum disease reduces prostate symptoms, CWRU researchers find
Treating gum disease reduced symptoms of prostate inflammation, called prostatitis, report researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and the Departments of Urology and Pathology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Previous studies have found a link between ...
NIH grant supports training that could lead to better management of multiple chronic illnesses
Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will begin training predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers to study people with multiple chronic illnesses in hopes of discovering better methods for managing such a complex combination of illnesses. The school of nursing re...