Science + Tech

Top Northeast Ohio researchers hold symposium to look at critical future technology, opportunities for collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense Leading researchers will gather this week at a Case Western Reserve University-led symposium highlighting progress and opportunities in…

Erman Ayday focuses on ensuring privacy protections for people whose genomic information is stored among a global collection of personal data (This story is one of several about 2022 winners of the NSF CAREER award at Case Western Reserve University.) Erman Ayday, assistant professor of computer…

Most of us take our sense of smell for granted. Under the hood, however, it’s an incredibly complex biological phenomenon. Millions of specialized neurons in the human nasal cavity bind to molecules floating in air, setting off a wave of bioelectrical signals that trigger a vast web of circuits in…

Amy Khare, research assistant professor and research director for the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, penned a piece titled “Advancing Racial Equity within Federal Housing Policy.” Khare’s article appeared in Cityscape, which is published by the Office of Policy Development and…

Case Western Reserve University, other prominent research institutions collaborate in two new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers; funding could reach $100M over 10 years Case Western Reserve University faculty will work with colleagues from across the country on a pair of…

CWRU, California lab to share science, technology ideas; enable student opportunities, internships; pursue joint science interests The leaders of Case Western Reserve University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) signed an agreement yesterday to accelerate their efforts in shared…

Partnership will support domestic industry growth Case Western Reserve University announced today that it is one of a dozen Midwest research colleges and universities that have come together to help advance the nation’s strengths in semiconductors and microelectronics. The collaborative, which…

Researchers believe pathway is a potential therapeutic target for gastroesophageal cancers Of the roughly 20,000 people in the U.S. diagnosed with esophageal cancer this year, just 4,000 are likely to still be alive in 2027. Such dire data has long driven researchers to try to understand the…

Case Western Reserve University mathematician, researchers at Canada's York University look at bacteria that may harm themselves just to get rid of freeloaders Bugged by freeloaders? You are not alone, and leeching off others is not just a human problem. In fact, it is not uncommon in the animal…

A new study from Case Western Reserve University and University of Cincinnati shows promise that a new drug may help repair damage caused by strokes.  Currently, there are no U.S. Federal Drug Administration-approved drugs to repair the damage caused by a stroke. But a new preclinical study by…