Science + Tech

Please join us Wednesday for our Significant Conversation series on How Healthy is the Culture of Academic Medicine? We have a wonderful line up of individuals who have given this topic much thought and provide us perspectives from young trainees to senior faculty. I thank Mark Aulisio who will…

Student-athletes experience their fair share of highs and lows. Early on in her collegiate career, Case Western Reserve University soccer player Sydney Schenk recognized the toll that took on her mental health. “Soccer had always been a big part of my life, and when entering college, I began to…

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will pass over Case Western Reserve University and much of Northeast Ohio, completely blocking the sun for three to four minutes and darkening the daytime sky. The celestial phenomenon is sparking new interest in astronomy, and Kelvin Smith Library offers several…

A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has provided fresh insight into the dangers some common household chemicals pose to brain health. They suggest that chemicals found in a wide range of items, from furniture to hair products, may be linked to neurological…

Each month, the Center for Research and Scholarship at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing sends an internal research newsletter to faculty, staff, students and researchers. A recap is posted here. Message from the Associate Dean for Research In recent months, there has been growing…

MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and author, is donating $640 million to small nonprofits through her charitable organization, Yield Giving. Thirteen million dollars are going to seven organizations all across Ohio, many of which are working to improve life for women in the…

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the medical community’s use of remote healthcare as an alternative to conventional medicine—and wireless biomedical devices are a huge part of that shift. But with patients living longer, the concern turns to the long-term reliability of these devices and…

Ruben Stepanyan, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has been awarded a prestigious Discovery Research Grant from RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People) in the United Kingdom to advance research aimed at combating acquired hearing loss…

Moments before noon on Friday, March 15, 204 soon-to-be-graduating medical students from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine initiated the countdown: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Then, the anticipated moment arrived, marking a pivotal milestone in their paths to becoming physicians. At that…

Year: Fourth-year Major: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Co-op: LAND Energy, Cleveland, June-December What is your role? And what are your day-to-day tasks?  I was a mechanical engineering intern. Each day could be very different from the previous one, and my time at the company was better…