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CWRU awarded grant to build battery for smart grid, renewables
A Department of Energy agency that funds high-risk, high-payoff research, has awarded engineers at Case Western Reserve University $567,805 to develop a “rustbelt” battery with unprecedented flexibility and utility. For more than year, the researchers have been investigating ways to build a flow…
”The Daily" gets an end-of-year makeover
As the semester winds down, things are gearing up at The Daily. Today, we introduce a refreshed design for both the email newsletter and website that are more versatile and reader friendly to provide users improved functionality and increased interaction. Like the new visit site unveiled this…
5 questions with… entrepreneur JeShaune Jackson
Nearly every inventor wants to see his idea become a reality. But getting to that point requires business savvy, legal expertise, marketing power and more. That’s where JeShaune Jackson and his organization, BioComm, come in. The startup group, which recently won second prize in Johnson &…
Math faculty elected to American Mathematical Society Fellows
Two faculty members have been named to the inaugural class of American Mathematical Society Fellows in recognition of excellence in research and education. Stanislaw Szarek, the Kerr Professor of mathematics, and Professor Elisabeth Werner are experts in convex geometry. He specializes in…
Cleveland middle-schoolers to experience hands-on science, technology and dentistry
This weekend, middle-school students will treat simulated patients at the Case Western Reserve University dental school. About 40 seventh- and eighth-graders in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program have enrolled in a one-day camp to…
Weatherhead School of Management leads global brainstorm
The world has been challenged to an online brainstorm. This fall, the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management has been gathering ideas from across the globe to find answers to the question: How might we identify and celebrate…
Researchers find genetic factor holds key to blood vessel health
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a genetic factor that prevents blockages from forming in blood vessels, a discovery that could lead to new therapies for cardiovascular diseases. The findings are described in the Nov. 19 issue of the Journal of…