Science + Tech
February 19, 2021
From University Hospitals: A University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center neurosurgeon is among the first in the region to begin offering GammaTile® Therapy, a new approach to treating brain tumors. GammaTile Therapy is an FDA-cleared, Surgically Targeted Radiation Therapy (STaRT) that is designed…
February 19, 2021
Marissa Scavuzzo, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow in the lab of Paul Tesar, PhD, was selected as one of 21 scientists to receive the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. Gray Fellowship. The highly competitive program, supports talented early-career scientists, specifically…
February 19, 2021
University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer Center President and Scientific Director Theodoros Teknos, MD, this week announced Daniel E. Spratt, MD, will join the UH Seidman Cancer Center team and hold the Vincent K. Smith Chair in Radiation Oncology, effective May 1. Dr. Spratt joins UH from the…
February 18, 2021
Rajagopalan to be presented with the Distinguished Scientist Award – Translational Domain during ACC’s 70th Annual Scientific Session Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD, FACC, has been awarded the 2021 Distinguished Scientist Award – Translational Domain by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for his…
February 18, 2021
CWRU and CSU partner with Cuyahoga County and The Fund for Our Economic Future to address regional mobility issues It’s a common dilemma for many low-income households in older industrial cities like Cleveland: Without a reliable car, employment options are limited. And without a decent job, it’s…
February 17, 2021
Written by Youngjin Yoo On November 12, 2019, over 10 million families signed up for Disney's new digital streaming service on the first day of service. Given that 60 million families in the US (165 million worldwide) subscribed to Netflix after 12 years of operation, this was a remarkable…
February 17, 2021
Biomedical engineer leads team at Case Western Reserve, Cleveland VA in developing blood test to determine whether patient could get potentially deadly bedsores Pressure injuries, also known as bedsores, are often understood as merely painful or uncomfortable side effects of immobility or limited…
February 16, 2021
Allison Zmozynski MBA Program: Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management Class: Full-time 2020 Current Location: Cleveland, OH (Will be based in Sunnyvale, CA post Covid) Current Company and Title: Google, Global Process Manager
February 16, 2021
Alex Huang and his research team, including Sung-Hee Choi and Suzanne Tomchuck (pictured here, left to right), recently received a $100K award from Curing Kids Cancer, for their work on osteosarcoma, a highly aggressive bone cancer that affects 400–600 children, teens and young adults in the U.S.…
February 15, 2021
By: Yvonne Pan Have you felt like you've been listening to the same music over and over again since the start of quarantine? First-year student Akansh Devendra felt this way when he turned to podcasts as entertainment for the first time this past July. His favorites? Ted Radio Hour (the first…