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October 15, 2021
Blanton Tolbert appointed first Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Blanton S. Tolbert, PhD as the first Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC). This role will complement his recent appointment as Vice Dean for…
October 15, 2021
Four School of Medicine employees honored with staff awards
Matt Burdett, Jessica DeCaro, Maita Diaz and Lisa Tersigni have a few things in common. They not only consistently perform their job duties in an outstanding manner, but they steadily operate with an exemplary attitude. Because of this, the School of Medicine is proud to recognize them as this…
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October 15, 2021
New Case Western Reserve University, National Institute on Drug Abuse study finds people with substance-use disorders may be at higher risk for SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections
An analysis of electronic health records of nearly 580,000 fully vaccinated people in the United States found that while the risk of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection among those with substance-use disorders was low overall, it was higher for people who misuse substances such as alcohol, tobacco,…
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October 14, 2021
Four School of Medicine employees honored with staff awards
Matt Burdett, Jessica DeCaro, Maita Diaz and Lisa Tersigni have a few things in common. They not only consistently perform their job duties in an outstanding manner, but they steadily operate with an exemplary attitude. Because of this, the School of Medicine is proud to recognize them as this…
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October 14, 2021
They put me in solitary for drugs I didn’t have: Many prisons use faulty drug tests
Source: NBC News
October 14, 2021
Keri and Eng to lead new Cleveland Clinic Breast Cancer Center of Excellence
The center will support a multi-investigator research team focused on discerning the role of the tumor microenvironment in breast cancer progression. Ruth Keri, PhD, staff in the Department of Cancer Biology and associate director for basic research at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, and…
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October 13, 2021
New materials proposed for capturing carbon dioxide to fight climate change
Case Western Reserve University scientist leads national, multi-institutional collaboration that aims to reduce CO2 from earth’s atmosphere A scientist at Case Western Reserve will lead a national team of researchers to test their novel approach for “direct air capture” (DAC), a fast-growing…
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October 13, 2021
An Education Station wellness check on students back in the classroom
Source: WKYC
October 13, 2021
Crohn's disease: No decline in stomas with anti-TNF therapy
Source: Medscape
October 13, 2021
Biden's vaccine mandate likely to be difficult to enforce while drawing legal challenges
Michael Goldberg, associate professor of design and innovation at Weatherhead School of Management and executive director of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship, discussed with News 5 Cleveland how the vaccine mandate could place a greater strain on an already tight labor market.