Science + Tech

The Prevention Research Center Seminar Series will continue April 11 with a talk titled “Losing Hold of the American Dream: Connections Between Foreclosures and Health.” Cyleste C. Collins, faculty associate at the Center for Urban Poverty and Community Development and research assistant professor a...

Northeast Ohio medical students answer call for more primary care physicians The Plain Dealer: More than 43 percent of School of Medicine seniors committed to primary care residencies to continue to answer the country’s need for more primary care physicians. “Our students are really interested in p...

CWRU wind turbines help research wind power WKYC: The university’s most recent wind turbine, located in Euclid, is also its largest. “By having three different sized wind turbines, we help companies right-size their products as well as being able to scale our own research projects,” explained Dave ...

A team of scientists has announced the discovery of a 3.4 million-year-old partial foot from the Woranso-Mille area of the Afar region of Ethiopia. The fossil foot did not belong to a member of “Lucy’s” species, Australopithecus afarensis, the famous early human ancestor. Research on this new spec...

Women staff members are invited to attend an informational meeting April 12 to find out more about the Women Staff Leadership Development Initiative (WSLDI). WSLDI aims to provide a university-based resource and support system for women professional staff members seeking to further their profession...

Undergraduate Student Government will host a presidential debate March 21 at 8 p.m. featuring presidential candidates James Hale and Navein Arumugasaamy. The event will be held before UPB's Spot Night at The Spot. Free food will be provided....

3-D printers help doctors custom-fit medical devices The Plain Dealer: Case Western Reserve University scientists are leading the way in tissue engineering, in which they manufacture human tissue with 3-D printers. Advances in computer design and printer technology have allowed scientists to make m...

Just one week ago, football guard Tony Opperman was selected to the Ohio Army National Guard Senior Bowl Roster. But that’s just the latest in a long list of honors the senior mechanical engineering major and football team captain has racked up, including spots on the All-American Honorable Mention ...

His tireless efforts to educate the public about the complexities of nature, to preserve the environment and to speak out against racism have earned David Suzuki of Vancouver, Canada, the 2012 Inamori Ethics Prize. The announcement came today from the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Exc...

Kenneth F. Ledford, associate professor of history and law, will lead this week’s Public Affairs Discussion Group on the topic “Germany and the European Union.” The discussion will be held March 9 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Kelvin Smith Library’s Dampeer Room. For more information and a list of up...