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October 28, 2013
Instead of having to use tons of crushing force and volcanic heat to forge diamonds, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a way to cheaply make nanodiamonds on a lab bench at atmospheric pressure and near room temperature. The nanodiamonds are formed directly from a gas…
October 25, 2013
While an undergraduate student researcher at Ohio University, William Johnson gained a strong interest in blood cell development and gene regulation. So after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, he decided to take his passion for science to the next level. Johnson began…
October 24, 2013
Foreclosures, vacant houses and declining neighborhoods breed serious health and safety problems. But can living amid such conditions also affect how well a child does in school? Researchers from Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences are…
October 24, 2013
Five Cleveland biomedical research and health care institutions have received a $1 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), one of the National Institutes of Health, to collaborate on developing the Cleveland Stroke Clinical Trials Regional…
October 23, 2013
Case Western Reserve President Barbara R. Snyder will give her seventh State of the University address at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in Thwing Center ballroom. The annual event gives the president an opportunity to update the community regarding the past year and upcoming initiatives. It also…
October 23, 2013
A 2012 trip to Brazil to explore opportunities for a single dual doctoral program this week evolved into a far-reaching commitment between the South American country and Case Western Reserve. The partnership calls for qualified Brazilian students to take graduate courses and earn advanced degrees…
October 22, 2013
The $1.9 million research grant will allow investigators to study tumor detection at the earliest stages of formation The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) new Provocative Questions research funding program has awarded a prestigious grant to researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and…
October 21, 2013
Case Western Reserve University researchers published findings that point to a promising discovery for the treatment and prevention of prion diseases, rare neurodegenerative disorders that are always fatal. The researchers discovered that recombinant human prion protein stops the propagation of…
October 21, 2013
One year after the major renovation of a vital rapid transit station began just south of Case Western Reserve University’s campus, another station to the east is poised for a transformation. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) formally breaks ground Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 11 a.m.…
October 18, 2013
When Max Simon was 13 years old, he and his cousin, 16-year-old Nick Francis, entered a national contest to create a backyard haunted house. Five years later, their business—the Fear Experience—is hailed as one of Northeast Ohio’s premier Halloween attractions. In 2008, the cousins devoted their…