Science + Tech

For Aarushi Nayak, the goal of Design for America (DFA) is simple. “We are people who want to help other people,” the studio lead said. With a vision of “a world where people believe in their ability to innovate and tackle the most ill-structured challenges of our time,” DFA, a nationwide…

Stan Gerson, MD, dean of the School of Medicine, presented the 2023 State of the School of Medicine on Dec. 6. The presentation focused on the following topic areas: Our people and locations for education, research and community Our recognition in awards and grants Our research and…

As interest grows around artificial intelligence, experts believe emerging technologies could lead to big changes in health care. Development in AI could provide assistive tools to busy caregivers and all for medicine to be tailored to a patient's specific needs. Conversations around the potential…

Jessica A. Wojtalik, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, co-authored “Anticholinergic medications in the treatment of psychoses: Pharmacological subtraction is better than addition.” She and her co-authors, Shaun M. Eack and Matcheri S.…

Four employees were honored with Staff Awards for 2023: Alberto Santana, Malana Bey, Jason Buitrago and Maria Rizk at the Staff Town Hall in November. These awards, the highest the school can award staff members, celebrate those who not only consistently contribute to the school in an outstanding…

Fatih Ahmet Gurbuz has a goal to optimize supply chains by utilizing technology and putting the customer experience first.  “This summer I was working at Amazon,” the fourth-year computer science student said. “One of the leadership principles they insisted on was customer obsession. Customer,…

Researchers Vaishali S. Deo, Daniel J. Flannery and Sarah E. Fulton, all from the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, published an article with Manreet K. Bhullar and Thomas P. Gilson of the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office on Nov. 15. Titled Need to Rethink Harm…

ideastream: Jennifer King, co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, discussed the secondhand trauma experienced by those who work in healthcare.    Read the article

The Electrochemical Society (ECS) conferred a prestigious research prize in October in Sweden, recognizing groundbreaking contributions to electrodeposition science and its industrial applications. Rohan Akolkar, an electrochemical engineer from Case Western Reserve University, has been chosen as…

Reshmi Parameswaran, PhD, MS, a member of Case CCC's Immune Oncology Program, has received the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust award. The $1M was awarded to Parameswaran for her work in cancer cell therapy. It is to be used over three years to advance novel approaches to treating…