Health + Wellness
July 24, 2020
As we continue through this extraordinarily challenging year, there are times when most of us—faculty, staff and students—have become deeply affected by the events through which we are living. Significant stressors include the uncertainty surrounding the worldwide pandemic along with feelings of…
July 24, 2020
Evaluating clinical and translational research (CTR) mentored training programs is challenging because no two programs are alike. Clara Pelfrey, PhD and Kelli Qua, PhD took to the task of comparing bibliometrics between individuals and between programs and have published their results in…
July 21, 2020
Case Western Reserve University will offer a new bachelor of science degree in neuroscience beginning fall semester 2020. Developed jointly by the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Neurosciences in the School of Medicine, the undergraduate program is…
July 21, 2020
Known as SUDS, the invention design is available by non-commercial creative commons license from Case Western Reserve University A device that aims to decontaminate N95 respirators in roughly a minute has been created by a team at the Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] at Case Western…
July 17, 2020
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has made pilot awardee selections following recent RFAs. Please join us in congratulating the awardees below. Accelerator Award William Schiemann, PhD and Saba Valadkhan, MD, PhD
Project: BORG:TRIM28 Complexes: Global…
July 14, 2020
216 first-year medical students attended our school’s White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, July 12, a rite of passage welcoming them into the community of healers. It was particularly special because it marked the first time in months that we gathered together in a large group, outdoors on a beautiful…
July 13, 2020
On a perfect Sunday morning, 216 first-year medical students participated in the School of Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony, a rite of passage officially welcoming them into the community of healers. The physician’s white coat is a powerful symbol of the profession, and the ceremony launched these…
July 10, 2020
Following Medicaid Expansion Individuals with Low-Income Less Likely to be Diagnosed with Advanced Cancers A new study published in CANCER (Kim, CANCER, 2020) indicates the expansion of Medicaid led to earlier detection of cancer in individuals with low-income. Their findings suggest Medicaid…
July 09, 2020
Research has found that those living with HIV have a higher risk for certain kinds of cancers—such as lung cancer. Now, with a new five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), researchers from Case Western Reserve University hope to find out why. Ge Jin, professor at the…
July 08, 2020
Joseph A. Kotarba and Clara M. Pelfrey (CTSC Program Evaluation Director) co-organized a webinar version of their Translational Science 2020 (TS20) session. This session was co-sponsored by the ACTS Evaluation Special Interest Group and the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Translational…