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Gerds named Medical Director, Clinical Research Office
Aaron T. Gerds, MD, MS Aaron Gerds, MD, MS has been named the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center's new Clinical Research Office Medical Director as of January 2020, following the departure of Jorge Garcia, MD in December 2019. As Co-PI of the LAPS grant, Dr. Gerds is well-versed in the…
Cancer Progress
This weekend saw the wide publication of the good news that for 2017, the death rate from cancer actually fell. There was double good news because one of the most deadly cancers – cancer of the lung – led the decline. New insights into the commonalities inherent in cancers that are more determined…
Law school's radio show, 'Talking Foreign Policy,' takes on the Iran crisis
On Jan. 3, 2020, President Trump ordered a drone strike in Iraq, killing Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.  Five days later, Iran responded by launching 22 ballistic missiles at two U.S. military bases in Iraq. Was the U.S. airstrike a lawful act of self-defense under international law?  Was it…
Happy New Year!
It is the start of not only a new year, but a new decade. It’s a time for reflection on the year – and the last ten – gone by, and a time to consider the future.  Marsha Palmer, our new internal communications expert, has assembled a list of top ten stories from the medical school for the last…
New U.S. law—calling on research by Case Western Reserve economist—boosts job prospects of ex-prisoners
Studies show that delaying criminal background checks in the hiring process can boost the job prospects of a worker pool with particularly stubborn rate of unemployment: ex-convicts looking to re-enter the labor market...