Research Impact

Case Western Reserve University Professor Lisa Huisman-Koops offers research, encouragement for families looking to integrate music into their lives You don’t need to be musically inclined to parent musically. But incorporating music in your family’s daily life can foster deeper connections with…

Claudio Garcia and Ricardo Monge Neria were among 86 graduate students selected for Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research award Two Case Western Reserve PhD candidates are heading to national U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories to further their thesis work,…

Distinctive lifetime honor recognizes scientists, engineers and innovators for achievements across disciplines

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a team of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University a four-year, $2.75 million grant to explore new technology to generate and stabilize a protein called fibrin that is essential to maintain protective blood clots in an injured…

As part of a multi-billion-dollar federal spending package, U.S. Congress approved $963,000 for Case Western Reserve University to acquire critical research equipment for the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB), a nearly 200,000-square-foot research facility. With an…

Goal is life-changing treatment for osteoarthritis—most common degenerative joint disease affecting 500 million people worldwide

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the medical community’s use of remote healthcare as an alternative to conventional medicine—and wireless biomedical devices are a huge part of that shift. But with patients living longer, the concern turns to the long-term reliability of these devices and…

Connecting with friends is key to limiting social isolation—something researchers believe could also reduce Alzheimer’s, dementia

Highly trained social workers are at the forefront of addressing a significant mental and behavioral health need in Northeast Ohio—especially the opioid epidemic, in which Ohio ranks among the worst in the nation. Promoting skilled workforce development in behavioral health is partly what’s…

Oral cancers and precancerous mouth lesions are considered especially difficult to diagnose early and accurately. For one, biopsies are expensive, invasive, stressful for the patient and can lead to complications. They’re also not feasible if repeated screenings of the same lesion are…