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CWRU, CIA students put technology and art on display at upcoming festival
In 2010, two Case Western Reserve University graduate students launched the Brite Winter festival to celebrate the season. Four years later, the annual free arts and musical event has grown significantly—attracting some 20,000 people last year. And although its founders have since graduated, other ...
5 questions with…one of Cleveland’s most eligible bachelors, Henry Hill
This month, Henry “Hank” Hill appears on Cleveland Magazine’s list of “20 Most Eligible Singles,” alongside a professional hockey player, local celebrities and…his daughter. For perhaps the first time in the magazine’s history, it featured a father-daughter duo (although there was no mention of the...
Alumnus commits $2.6 million to help launch data science program
Case Western Reserve University’s efforts to launch an undergraduate major in data science this fall just got a significant boost from a business leader who knows a great deal about the subject. Bob Herbold, the chief operating officer (COO) of Microsoft during its period of greatest growth, has com...
CWRU and Lincoln Electric lead 3-D manufacturing project
Case Western Reserve University, in alliance with the Lincoln Electric Co. and a group of business partners, has been selected to lead a project to convert the laser hot-wire welding process developed by Lincoln Electric into a high-output, three-dimensional additive manufacturing process. The $700...
CWRU engineers find epileptic activity spreads in a new way
Researchers in the biomedical engineering department at Case Western Reserve University have found that epileptic activity can spread through a part of the brain in a new way, suggesting a possible novel target for seizure-blocking medicines. Evidence from a series of experiments and computer model...
School of Medicine study shows autistic brains create more information at rest
Possible explanation for “withdrawal into self,” a characteristic of the disorder New research from Case Western Reserve University and University of Toronto neuroscientists finds that the brains of children with autism generate more information at rest—a 42 percent increase on average. The study of...
New research tracking and administration system rollout to be complete next week
After more than two years of planning and development, Case Western Reserve University’s new research proposal submission and tracking system will be launched fully as of Monday. Dubbed Sparta (Sponsored Programs Application for Research Tracking and Administration), the system is designed to ease ...
Researchers find depression symptoms, emotional support impact PTSD treatment progress
Many individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also experience depression. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University found that during PTSD treatments, rapid improvements in depression symptoms are associated with better outcomes. Often while undergoing treatment, those suffering P...
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian to present at CWRU on book-tour stop
Alexis Ohanian, founder of the popular social networking and entertainment website reddit.com, will discuss and sign his new book, Without Their Permission, during a national book tour stop at Case Western Reserve University on Monday, Feb. 10, at noon in Thwing Center ballroom. The event is sold ou...
Longtime engineering professor Roger Marchant passes away
Services will be held on campus this Saturday in memory of longtime biomedical engineering professor Roger Marchant, who died last week at the age of 62. Marchant, who earned his master’s and doctoral degrees at Case Western Reserve, spent his entire professional career at the university. In additi...