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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…
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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…
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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”…
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‘Chunky dunk?’ Cleveland’s prehistoric sea monster may have been shorter, stouter, than once believed
Case Western Reserve University scientist PhD student applies new calculations to reveal downsizing and chunky details about species from Devonian Period About 360 million years ago, in the shallow subtropical waters above what is now the city of Cleveland, an armor-plated fish many believed to be…
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Q&A with a researcher who studies rare diseases
In 2012, physician-scientist and medical geneticist Atul Chopra met two patients with an extremely rare disease: marfanoid progeroid lipodystrophy (MPL). Known to cause extreme leanness in patients, the disease, Chopra believed, could also hold the key to one of the most enduring health challenges…
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Case Western Reserve University awarded $3M grant to advance MRI scan and software to analyze aggressive brain tumors more effectively
Research partnership involves academia and industry to develop and commercialize the technology Most medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are inherently qualitative, which can lead to subjective analysis and inconsistent conclusions. But with a new five-year, $3.03 million grant from…
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National Academy of Inventors names eight Case Western Reserve University researchers to 2023 class of senior members
Represents most accepted from any member institution Eight researchers affiliated with Case Western Reserve University have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)—the largest class ever from the university—and from any member institution since the academy began the…
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Here's what happens in your brain when you fall in love
Falling in love is known to feel like a whirlwind of emotions—but if someone asked you how to describe it, you’d probably say you “just knew.” Why is that? Cynthia Kubu To learn more about love and its impact on our brains, The Daily spoke with Cynthia Kubu, a professor of neurology…
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Bringing ideas to market: CWRU researchers turn discoveries into inventions
From research labs to collaborative workspaces across campus, Case Western Reserve University students, faculty and staff truly share one motivation: thinking beyond the possible. Their efforts advance knowledge, enhance understanding, and regularly spark discoveries—discoveries that often serve as…
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CWRU’s Mandel School applying data science to help nonprofit better serve low-income residents
Analysis from the school’s Partnership for Evaluation, Research and Implementation aims to assist HFLA of Northeast Ohio in enhancing lending practices When HFLA of Northeast Ohio began providing interest-free loans to low- to moderate-income residents almost 120 years ago, the lending institution…