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February 17, 2015
Can modern prosthetics actually help reclaim the sense of touch?
PBS NewsHour: Dustin Tyler, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, designed a prosthetic arm that is meant to help restore the sense of touch for amputees. “Will you have your hand? No. Will you have…
February 16, 2015
Moving beyond sticker price, help there for paying for college Cleveland Jewish News: Rick Bischoff, vice president of enrollment management, discussed the importance of considering aid in college decisions. “The institutions that people think of as the highly regarded institutions very often have…
February 16, 2015
University of Toledo may partner with hospitals WKSU: The University of Toledo may create a nonprofit organization to partner with local hospitals. J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance, noted the partnership may have to be legally separate from…
February 13, 2015
With NASA in the class, LaunchHouse graduates ready to launch in new direction The Plain Dealer: Felipe Gomez del Campo, an engineering student, founded FGC Plasma Solutions, a company that reduces emissions and increases power of jet fuel using plasma technology. He had the opportunity to learn…
February 13, 2015
Weather and mood linked to buying stocks Design&Trend: Dasol Kim, assistant professor of banking and finance, discussed his team’s research, which found that the weather can affect how institutional investors make stock trades. "We focus on institutional investors because of the important role…
February 13, 2015
CWRU researchers focus on early Ebola detection; one of 58 teams to get "rapid response" funding The Plain Dealer: Nicole Steinmetz, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, was awarded an Ebola rapid response grant to help find a way to detect the virus sooner. "What we are developing is a…
February 13, 2015
Leave no one behind in Alzheimer's research The Plain Dealer: Alan Lerner, professor of neurology, wrote an opinion piece on the importance of studies that will help advance research on Alzheimer's at all stages of the disease. He also wrote about University Hospitals Case Medical Center's NOBLE…
February 11, 2015
Cleveland's Uptown development named a finalist for prestigious Rudy Bruner Award The Plain Dealer: The Uptown neighborhood has been named one of the five finalists for the 2015 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence. Case Western Reserve is a key player in the district's development.
February 11, 2015
CWRU, Cleveland Clinic teams win $6.9 million from Department of Defense for prosthetic limb work The Plain Dealer: Dustin Tyler, associate professor of biomedical engineering, leads a team of researchers that recently was awarded $4.4 million to continue working on prosthetics that provide…
February 11, 2015
Technology created by Biomedical Engineering's Dustin Tyler to be developed through DARPA initiative
DARPA tech could give artificial hands sense of touch NBC News: Using technology created by biomedical engineering’s Dustin Tyler, a collaborative team of researchers from around the country will work together to speed up the development of a prosthetic hand that restores the sense of touch to…