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February 14, 2014
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 ...
February 14, 2014
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...
February 13, 2014
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...
February 12, 2014
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...
February 11, 2014
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...
February 10, 2014
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...
February 06, 2014
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 ...
February 06, 2014
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...
February 04, 2014
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...
February 03, 2014
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...