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March 16, 2015
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University received a four-year, $588,000 grant from the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute to provide tuition to 20 social workers from 10 Northeast Ohio county child welfare agencies. The Mandel…
March 13, 2015
Case Western Reserve University pole vaulter Mark Kulinski runs down the lane— counting his steps in cycles of threes—with only a split second to decide to jump or bail out. He sticks the pole into the plant, bending the pole with his weight. The tension propels Kulinski up and over, as he…
March 12, 2015
New company developing “point-of-care” blood analyzer Punkaj Ahuja (left) and Patrick Leimkuehler (right) with a functional prototype blood test analyzer. A blood test yields a wealth of information crucial to a person's health. What's needed is a device that is small and inexpensive, yet…
March 12, 2015
Mitch Drumm’s pioneering academic career began with a pursuit called “chromosome jumping.” The phrase may evoke images of skiers navigating moguls, but in fact represents an even more daunting challenge: navigating the complexity of human DNA to determine precisely where and how genetic materials…
March 11, 2015
Today, sports and law combine once more when Peter A. Carfagna, adjunct professor in the School of Law and Distinguished Visiting Practitioner, resumes “Representing the Professional Athlete.” This is the second offering of Carfagna’s massive open online course (MOOC), which is produced in…
March 11, 2015
Case Western Reserve University dental researcher Pushpa Pandiyan discovered a new way to model how infection-fighting T cells cause inflammation in mice. The hope is that the discovery can lead to new therapies or drugs that jump-start weakened or poorly functioning immune systems, said Pandiyan,…
March 10, 2015
Thanks to significant improvements in admissions selectivity and other factors, Case Western Reserve’s School of Law posted a five-point gain in this spring’s U.S. News & World Report rankings, to No. 59—the largest increase of any of the university programs assessed in 2015. “Credit for this…
March 10, 2015
Senior Dane McLoughlin has already made hoops history several times at Case Western Reserve. But now, in the final moments of his collegiate athletic career, he yearns for one last shot: the chance to play in the national Division III All-Star game. But to capitalize on the opportunity, he needs…
March 09, 2015
Susan Mazanec After studying cancer survivors and their family caregivers, researchers at Case Western Reserve University concluded that the period between the final cancer treatment and first post-treatment checkup may be an ideal time for the entire household to jumpstart a healthy…
March 06, 2015
Almost immediately after he joined the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), DaShawn Hickman knew he wanted to help lead it. Four years later, he’s getting that opportunity. In January, the dual MD-PhD biomedical engineering student was named the national chair of SNMA, and he’ll officially…