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October 30, 2013
Housing conditions may affect how well children do in school The Plain Dealer: Claudia Coulton and Robert Fischer, co-directors of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, were awarded a two-year, $300,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to research how…
October 30, 2013
Government awards to develop co-robots, if funds availableUPI: The U.S. government has approved $2.4 million to the development of interactive robots to aid medical professionals. Under this grant, radiology professor Mark Griswold and alumna Natalia Gudino are developing a magnetic resonance…
October 25, 2013
Universities in Ohio and nearby states to cooperate in faculty and staff recruitment
The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve is joining the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, which is designed to offer career information in a single location to cater to couples who work in higher education.…
October 25, 2013
Government shutdown over, but sequestration’s toll now taking effect Ideastream: The sequestration of the federal government will have substantial affects on research, particularly at Case Western Reserve. “It’s undoubtedly the case over an 18-month period that there will be a smaller workforce in…
October 24, 2013
Case Western Reserve University scholar addresses modern technology’s effect on religion Kent Wired: Peter J. Haas, the Abba Hillel Silver Professor of Jewish Studies, spoke at Kent State University on Tuesday, Oct. 22 on the topic of the Internet’s effect on religion. “The Internet is in fact…
October 24, 2013
Little Italy-University Circle station seen as transit-oriented development spark The Plain Dealer: RTA broke ground Tuesday on a rapid station that planners say will boost the vibrancy of University Circle while helping knit the cultural and jobs hub to its surrounding neighborhoods. The…
October 23, 2013
A possible cure for baldness, in 3D Sciencemag.org: Radhika Atit, associate professor of biology, weighed in on new research by scientists who have successfully grown new hair follicles from the skin cells of balding men. “Their work is very elegant and extremely rigorous,” she said. “This is a…
October 23, 2013
CWRU researchers get nearly $2 million from NCI to answer "provocative question" about cancer The Plain Dealer: A team of researchers from the School of Medicine, Case School of Engineering and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from the National Cancer…
October 23, 2013
The Rolling Stones at 50 ideastream: Case Western Reserve University and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sponsor the 18th annual Music Masters series, honoring the 50-year career of The Rolling Stones. "Somewhere in the ‘80s it became clear that the Stones were doing something that there was no…
October 23, 2013
Exercise may not limit pregnancy weight gain PakTribune: Patrick Catalano, professor of reproductive biology, weighed in the importance of an exercise plan early in a woman’s pregnancy. He said the farther women get into pregnancy, the harder it is for them to stick to an exercise program, so…