Science + Tech
February 23, 2016
Exercised or not, providing options lowers animals' stress and improves behaviors Give animals in captivity choices in food, whether to spend time inside or out, to be with others or alone, and their general welfare improves—even if they don’t choose new options—a PhD student at Case Western…
February 19, 2016
The world is moving fast. The President's budget request for the NCI has been released. Please look carefully at this extensive document. It is your opportunity to lock in your research to the identified priorities and to augment the scope with your area of interest. We can all benefit, but only…
February 17, 2016
United Nations Human Rights Council safe-medicines resolution motivates Soumyajit Mandal’s research Fake or low-quality medicines and food supplements are an ongoing global problem in underdeveloped nations, although technology-savvy places, such as the United States, are also not immune. A…
February 16, 2016
Funding establishes campus-based Center of Excellence with university and corporate partners The State of Ohio’s Federal Research Network (FRN) awarded Case Western Reserve University $1.65 million over two years to research and develop energy storage resources for the defense and aerospace…
February 12, 2016
This is a reminder that NCI has developed new cancer center "badges" replacing the old designation logos. NCI asks that all centers discontinue use of the old logos and instead use the new badges on all new materials. Please remember the designation badges may only be used with the Case…
February 10, 2016
Case Western Reserve University will participate in a three-year collaborative research project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative to develop solar energy storage solutions and a more resilient, secure national electrical grid. Led by the Electric Power Research Institute…
February 09, 2016
Gone are the days of spending a day to submit an article to be published. A new journal is challenging established methods in biomedical research publications. Pathogens and Immunity streamlines the current research publication process – a well-recognized source of frustration for biomedical…
February 05, 2016
Please read the Op Ed, "Your Cells. Their Research. Your Permission?," on tissue based research and the importance of informed consent in the context of the common rule. The author, who wrote a book about HELA cells is certainly qualified and has given considerable thought to her balanced…
January 29, 2016
Bill Schiemann, Ruth Keri and I have conferred on the best next steps for the breast cancer research group and the broad effort in breast cancer and clinical investigation across the institutions within the Cancer Center. We are reflecting on the advice of our recent EAB meeting, whose members…
January 27, 2016
Cleveland, OH – JANUARY 26, 2016 – Fetal development has been known to play an important role in social interaction, a fundamental behavior found in nearly all organisms, and later adult social behaviors. Autism, a highly heritable neurodevelopment disorder that causes difficulties with social…