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Majdi Abulaban, MBA '90
Majdi Abulaban was named the President and CEO of Superior Industries, one of the world's leading aluminum wheel suppliers for OEMs. Read more.
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Getting the Science to the Patient
In 2012 we began a new emphasis on moving top flight science from our research labs to patients. This required the help of experts in the commercial sector, new investments by us and others, and a culture change within the School. It had to become exciting and important to develop one’s technology.…
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Awarded $8.9M for Clinical Research
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) successfully re-competed for its status as a Lead Academic Participating Site (LAPS) for the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN). Through NCTN, cancer patients have access to National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded trials that aim to improve upon…
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Case School of Engineering taking lead role in Gelfand Global STEMPower Initiative in Ethiopia
Aims to help cultivate economic development through chemical engineering Ethiopia has an abundance of raw materials, but does not yet have the engineering infrastructure to turn that material into a thriving economy and jobs. But a new initiative funded by a longtime Case Western Reserve…
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A Change of Seasons
March has always been a time of transitions – from winter to spring, from the press of the academic year through spring break to its downhill slope toward commencement, from the promulgation of New Year’s resolutions to settling into what we are actually going to do.   For the School, it’s been…
Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals Researchers Receive Multi-Year Grants to Identify Genetic Biomarkers of Susceptibility and Resistance to Corneal Ulcers
More than 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many are exposed to relatively common bacteria through their contact lenses, not all contract an eye infection. Researchers at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland Medical Center…
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Optimizing the human-robot workplace
Case Western Reserve team part of a multi-university, international study of how machines and mankind will collaborate more in ‘smart factories’ of the future Case Western Reserve University engineers are working with partners at two other universities and an Italian-owned company in Michigan to…
Patent-Pending Probiotic Could Disrupt Crohn’s Disease Biofilms
Probiotics typically aim to rebalance bacteria populations in the gut, but new research suggests they may also help break apart stubborn biofilms. Biofilms are living microbial communities—they provide a haven for microbes and are often resistant to antibiotics. A new study describes a specific…