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Michael Landers (DEN '76) Retirement Celebration
On Thursday, Aug. 24, the School of Dental Medicine celebrated retiring faculty member Associate Professor Michael Landers (DEN '76) of the Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences department.  "As I begin my retirement," Landers said, "I am immensely proud to be ending my career…
August 2023 Inside the Action Newsletter
In this month's issue: News Upcoming Events CEU Opportunities Student Spotlights Alumni News Faculty News In Memoriam Employment and Career Opportunities Read the August 2023 Inside the Action Newsletter.
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PhD candidate Prajakta Joshi earns award from Parkinson’s Foundation
Prajakta Joshi, a doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering, received the Visiting Researcher Award from the Parkinson’s Foundation. The objective of this award is to offer graduate students and postdoctoral fellows the opportunity to enhance their existing skill set to advance their…
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Smart packaging of the future?
Case Western Reserve University researchers are leading the development of a “smart packaging” system to monitor temperature fluctuations, moisture changes and pathogens in perishable food products during transportation. Case Western Reserve University leads development of monitoring system to…
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Smart packaging of the future?
Case Western Reserve University leads development of monitoring system to keep food shipments fresh, reduce waste and improve supply chain management Case Western Reserve University researchers are leading the development of a "smart packaging" system to monitor temperature fluctuations, moisture…
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Making sense of life’s random rhythms
International research team, including Case Western Reserve University mathematician, suggests universal framework for understanding ‘oscillations’ Life’s random rhythms surround us—from the hypnotic, synchronized blinking of fireflies…to the back-and-forth motion of a child’s swing…to slight…
Weatherhead welcomes three new faculty members
Weatherhead School of Management welcomes three new faculty members to the school this semester. Frank Barrett, Yufan Dong and Scot Lowry join Weatherhead’s faculty across three departments: organizational behavior, accountancy and design and innovation. Get to know the new faculty members, as…
Medical student earns Alpha Omega Alpha research fellowship
Third-year Case Western Reserve University medical student Archana Murali has earned Alpha Omega Alpha’s 2023 Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship for her work studying intraocular pressure reduction pathways and the potential treatment for glaucoma using a specific prostaglandin analog.…
Focus on interdisciplinary research inspires $1 million commitment to science and engineering building
An early interest in engineering drew Tom Seitz (CIT ’70) to the campus of what is now Case Western Reserve University. Here, he began to learn the importance of collaboration, innovation and empowering teams to work together toward a common goal. It was the interdisciplinary skills he…
Undergrad Summer Education Programs Score with Another Successful Summer
TikToks, apparel design, and science do mix—as the 39 scholars participating in this year's Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Research (CanSUR) and the American Cancer Society's Diversity in Cancer Research (ACS-DICR) programs can attest. The programs are directed, respectively, by Mark Jackson,…