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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…

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.…

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…

Case Western Reserve University received the 2013 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, a national honor recognizing colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. It marks the second straight…

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found unexpected similarities between proteins that were thought to be fundamentally different. The team studied how proteins bind to Ribonucleic acid (RNA), a process required for gene expression. It is known that some…

Sparta, the new electronic system designed to make it easier and faster to complete and submit research-funding proposals and contracts, will debut Oct. 21 in a four-month, phased-in rollout starting with the School of Dental Medicine. The system—whose acronym stands for Sponsored Programs…

A Case Western Reserve University faculty member wondered why some types of research were more apt to secure federal grants, while others—especially exploratory science—often were not. Using the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a case study, Chris Haufe, assistant professor of philosophy,…

Longtime Case Western Reserve University athletics administrator Patrick Kennedy will serve as the university’s interim director of athletics and chair of physical education, effective Oct. 16. Kennedy, the department’s associate athletic director since 2000, assumes the position vacated after…

Second federal grant supports effort to increase efficiency and secure supply for turbines and motors Researchers at Case Western Reserve University were awarded a second $1 million federal grant to create an eco-friendly material for better power-converting magnets in wind turbines and electric…

Kenneth Ledford is passionate about modern German history, and his dedication has helped him become a renowned expert in the field. But for Ledford, co-director of the Max Kade Center for German Studies, his interest came somewhat by chance. Ledford studied Latin in high school, but decided as an…