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It takes more than practice to excel, CWRU’s new psychologist reports
Case Western Reserve University’s new assistant professor of psychology Brooke N. Macnamara and colleagues have overturned a 20-year-old theory that people who excel in their fields are those who practiced the most. Their findings are in this month’s online issue of Psychological Science. “Don’t g...
Staff members receive President’s Award for Distinguished Service, Robin Kramer Volunteer Award
Thursday, three staff members—Kathryn Schultz, Henry Hill and Theresa Wilson—received this year's President’s Award for Distinguished Service, while Theresa Grigger received the inaugural Robin Kramer Volunteer Award. The annual awarding of the President’s Award for Distinguished Service honors up ...
5 Questions… with new athletic director Amy Backus
After every basketball practice during her sophomore year at Central Michigan University, Amy Backus went home and logged each drill her team performed that day. That’s when it hit her: Her aspirations changed from becoming a high school teacher and coach to coaching at the collegiate level. “Arou...
University announces arrests, new security measures
Case Western Reserve police today reported the arrests of three Cleveland teenagers suspected of robbing students at gunpoint on campus earlier this month. At the same time, the university also announced new programs to enhance campus safety as the majority of students return in August. Within the ...
Rowers raising money, awareness for CWRU’s International Center for Autism Research and Education
When training on Lake Erie, members of the St. Edward High School rowing team often peer north across the water and imagine. Without fail, said Matt Previts, St. Ed’s director of rowing, someone remarks, “Wouldn’t it be cool to row to Canada and back!” “Everyone’s always joked about it, laughed ab...
Researchers find cataract surgery slows dementia for Alzheimer’s patients
Cataract surgery on Alzheimer’s disease patients slows dementia and improves their quality of life, according to clinical trials conducted by researchers at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. The preliminary finding...
5 questions with… engineering student, community outreach volunteer James Dolgin
The Center for Civic Engagement and Learning (CCEL) at Case Western Reserve University encourages students to “break out of the bubble” and experience all that Cleveland has to offer. This summer, James Dolgin, a sophomore studying engineering, is doing just that through his participation in the En...
Researchers find potential pathway to fight infection
Case Western Reserve discovery could lead to new ways of treating bacterial infection In an era of increasing concern about the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant illness, Case Western Reserve University researchers have identified a promising new pathway to disabling disease: blocking bacteria’s ...
CWRU senior lights family’s night near African desert
Joe Toth’s research and ingenuity, with help from fellow students in Botswana, provided electricity to a widow and her three children in their hut at the edge of the Kalahari Desert. The mother, Tlhabologang Mosadi Kebopetswe, through an interpreter, said she was happy her children could now do the...
Researchers find support team can help caregivers manage end-of-life treatment, decisions
Many caregivers of terminal cancer patients suffer depression and report regret and guilt from feeling they could have done more to eliminate side effects and relieve the pain. So researchers from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University devised and tested an in...