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Rohan Akolkar wins international award
Electrochemical Society to award research prize in October in Sweden for ‘enabling breakthrough advances in electrodeposition science and its industrial practice’ Case Western Reserve University electrochemical engineer Rohan Akolkar—whose pioneering research has applications in nano-material fabri...
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Mercury’s mysteries: Exploring the first planet from the sun
This article originally appeared in the spring/summer 2023 edition of Think magazine. This summer, The Daily will share some of the articles from the latest edition of the magazine. View more stories at case.edu/think. Steven Hauck was helping analyze data from NASA’s MESSENGER mission a decade ago...
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Powerful medicine: Understanding the importance of sleep for students
This article originally appeared in the spring/summer 2023 edition of Think magazine. This summer, The Daily will share some of the articles from the latest edition of the magazine. View more stories at case.edu/think. Heidi Moawad When Heidi Moawad, was a medical resident working 80- to 90-hour w...
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Meet some of the students presenting at SOURCE Intersections
Tomorrow (April 21), more than 500 undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve University will take to the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center to present their research and creative projects at Intersections, a poster session hosted by the Support of Undergraduate Research and Creat...
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Biomedical engineer explores new use for synthetic platelets: treating inherited bleeding disorders
Even as biomedical engineer Anirban Sen Gupta refines artificial platelets to stem traumatic bleeding, he and his colleagues are seeking new uses for their synthetic solution. The latest application to show promise involves providing synthetic platelets to treat a genetic condition that prevents bl...
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Hairs that help fish feel–and humans hear
Case Western Reserve University neurobiologist, team advance understanding of how zebrafish use hair cells to detect movement; findings apply to human hearing, balance By discovering how zebrafish use their hair cells to detect distant movement, a team of Case Western Reserve University scientists ...
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Who’s liable in a ‘self-driving’ car crash?
Case Western Reserve University law professor examines legal gray area when semi-autonomous vehicles are involved in accidents Police officers can often identify which driver is responsible for a traffic accident. But what about when a self-driving vehicle is involved? Which driver should be liab...
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CWRU School of Nursing awarded $2.56M grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation for age-friendly care program in MinuteClinic at CVS locations
Since late 2018, researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and MinuteClinic at CVS locations have jointly shaped a program to enhance care for older adults at the retailer’s pharmacies nationally. Now, with a new three-year, $2.56 million grant from The...
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CBS 60 Minutes to feature research by CWRU biomedical engineers Dustin Tyler, Bolu Ajiboye to restore sense of touch for amputees and people with paralysis
This weekend, the CBS News program 60 Minutes is scheduled to feature groundbreaking work led by Case Western Reserve University researchers Dustin Tyler and A. Bolu Ajiboye—biomedical engineering pioneers who are bringing a renewed sense of touch to amputees and people with paralysis, using neuropr...
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National Science Foundation awards prestigious early-career grant to CWRU chemical engineer
Christine Duval investigating novel methods for separating elements for wind turbines, electric vehicles, smart phones, nuclear power Case Western Reserve University scientist Christine Duval will investigate novel and more environmentally safe methods to separate so-called “rare-earth elements” us...