Research Impact

A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University is part of a national effort to “reimagine” steel production, developing an innovative and low-cost process that could replace blast furnaces for ironmaking. If successful, officials at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) believe the effort c...

With a new five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a Case Western Reserve University researcher is leading a project to expand and accelerate the evolution of personalized medicine in treating diseases. Erman Ayday Erman Ayday, an associate professor in the univ...

Teaching was already considered among the most stressful professions in the United States. Now in a new study, Case Western Reserve University researchers have found that educators experienced “exacerbated” job-related stress in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the entire profession vulner...

New center will target glial cells to treat neurological diseases Case Western Reserve University has established an Institute for Glial Sciences to advance research of glial cells and their critical role in the health and diseases of the nervous systems, including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, ...

Marissa Scavuzzo, a postdoctoral fellow at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has won the 2023 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology for research in how glial cells in the intestine’s nervous system operate. Glial cells are considered support cells in the brain and help co...

Study will test effectiveness of cognitive and behavioral interventions in improving sleep health of young adults with type 1 diabetes A researcher from Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant for research to improve sle...

Outer reaches of solar system could harbor another planet—or evidence modifying laws of gravity A pair of theoretical physicists are reporting that the same observations inspiring the hunt for a ninth planet might instead be evidence within the solar system of a modified law of gravity originally d...

Case Western Reserve physicists perfecting new methods for creating ultra-vibrant optical coatings; applications for solar panels, virtual displays Case Western Reserve University physicists are developing ultra-thin optical coatings that could dramatically extend the life of solar panels, as well ...

Case Western Reserve researchers investigate magnetic materials in National Science Foundation-funded quantum research that could aid transformers, power converters A Case Western Reserve University-led team is working on technology that could dramatically improve electrical transformers and power ...

Discovery could lead to possible prevention, treatment strategies Studying genes in families with a propensity for certain diseases has led to many critical advances in medicine, including the discovery of statins in family members who suffered heart attacks at an early age. Now, a team of resea...