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CWRU researchers find impacts of 1930s lending practices persist today
Eighty years after the federal Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) carved up the nation’s metropolitan neighborhoods into redlined maps, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine performed an autopsy on the discriminatory lending practice. Specifically, researchers…
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Explained: The science behind ice-melt products
As picturesque as winter weather can be, snowy scenes often present a less desirable, slippery companion: ice. It coats our roadways, clings to windshields and serves as a general hurdle in daily life during the coldest months of the year. Ice-melt products offer a needed solution—but choosing…
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Community Organizations Play Pivotal Role in Building Sustainable Trust for Research
Mission: Health Equity Challenge Series - Challenge #3 Reinforces Importance of Doing Research With Community Organizations  Many people have preconceived notions about research. From the people who are considering going into research careers to patients turned prospective research participants…
Funding Opportunity: 2023 Case-Coulter RFA Released
Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership (CCTRP) RFA Pre-proposal Due Date: February 28, 2023  The following information is shared on behalf of the Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership (CCTRP). This is the third year of the fifth phase of the Case-Coulter Translational Research…
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Spartan Showcase: Franco Kraiselburd
Inspired by his early experiences working in a medical lab, Franco Kraiselburd founded Asclepii, a startup focused on improving wound care with stem cells. Kraiselburd, a junior biomedical engineering student from Argentina, recently learned more about entrepreneurship at CES as a Veale Snyder…
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SOURCE STEM Updates - Summer Application and Funding
Summer Application Q&A This session focuses on specific questions students have about applications, statements, etc. and NOT about finding summer research.  Questions are not limited to SOURCE applications.  Join us with your questions! Wednesday, January 25, 5:00 p.m. Location: Sears Library…
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Message from Stan: Reproductive Health
In the now more than six months since the Dobbs decision by the U.S. Supreme Court—which limited access to abortions and limited reproductive rights self-determination on the part of those individuals wishing to become or who are pregnant—there has been much discourse relating to public policy,…
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Case Western Reserve University launches Ilumis
Startup to accelerate and scale adoption of pioneering HoloAnatomy software to transform the way students learn human anatomy Case Western Reserve University developed the HoloAnatomy® Software Suite to teach human anatomy in a more intuitive, cost-effective way using holographic imagery. Building…
$1.5M federal grant to support new CWRU public-health scholarship program in partnership with Cleveland Department of Public Health
To address inequities in community-wide healthcare by increasing number of public-health practitioners City of Cleveland residents who lack access to healthcare will benefit from a new Case Western Reserve University-led program designed to increase the number of public-health practitioners…
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Columbia University’s Gary Schwartz named Case Comprehensive Cancer Center’s new director
A Columbia University oncologist renowned for his translational research, mentoring and leadership will become director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) this spring. Gary Schwartz, chief of the Hematology & Oncology Division at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)…