Science + Tech

Exploring the role of music therapy in medical decisions By Ilima Loomis From the album you listened to on repeat as a teenager to the first song you slow-danced to with your spouse, the music you love is more than just the soundtrack to your life; it’s part of who you are. That’s the theory…

University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University research team reports a novel treatment after traumatic brain injury that prevents progression to chronic neurodegeneration Violent blows or jolts to the head can cause traumatic brain injury (TBI), and there are about 5 million people in…

From the Dean To the alumni and friends of Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, And so, another academic year begins with excitement and anticipation. This year, we welcome 126 first-year undergraduates as they embark on their journey toward becoming…

Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Growing up, Ana. G. Hernandez Reynoso wanted to be a medical doctor, but after spending some time with one of her cousins, who is an engineer, she realized that it was the convergence between medicine and engineering that she really enjoyed. That…

Associate Professor Computer and Data Sciences Andrew Watkins’s path to a career in computer and data sciences was nontraditional, studying English at Mississippi State University for his bachelor’s and master’s degree and spending his first few professional years teaching English in the United…

Associate Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering For Peng Wang, the engineering process is a journey of discovery and innovation, beginning with the critical step of identifying a problem. The problem he is addressing? Improving operational safety, process stability, efficiency,…

Associate Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Chengyu Li’s journey into engineering began with curiosity about the natural world and a desire to apply mathematical and physical principles to solve real-world problems.  Now, as an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and…

Assistant Professor Computer and Data Sciences His love for computers started when his family purchased their very first computer.  “I just really loved tinkering with it,” Brian Krupp, assistant professor of computer and data sciences, said. He was in middle school when he created his own web…

According to the American Red Cross, a single blood donation can save up to three lives. The CTSC of Northern Ohio aims to fill 51 donor spots for its first blood drive during Sickle Cell Awareness Month (September) on Wednesday, September 18 from 9AM-3PM at Case Western Reserve University in the…

Assistant Professor Materials Science and Engineering It started in high school when Neamul Khansur learned about the working principle of quartz watches—a watch powered by a battery with timekeeping regulated by a quartz crystal that vibrates at a certain frequency. Then he learned the term…