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Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason professor II of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD), and his team were issued three patents in digital pathology and precision medicine. U.S. patent 9,424,460 titled "Tumor plus adjacent...

Mustafa Unal, a doctoral candidate in mechanical and aerospace engineering, recently was selected to receive the prestigious Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) Student Award. Unal was selected based on his academic achievements and quality of submitted research pa...

Eric Baer, Distinguished University Professor and the Herbert Henry Dow Professor of Science and Engineering, was selected as the recipient of the James L. White Innovation Award of the Polymer Processing Society. Baer was recognized at an award ceremony at the 32nd International Conference of th...

Liz Freund, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, recently won the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research award. The award is granted to individuals who have "potential to make important contributions to the mission of the DOE Off...

As students move back into residence halls beginning this weekend, they may notice some unique new visitors on the quads or near their favorite hangouts. A Poliwag near Tinkham Veale University Center. Whether or not you’ve played the game, you’ve likely at least heard of Pokémon Go, and you migh...

Rigoberto Advincula, professor of macromolecular science and engineering, led a biomaterials workshop with the National Science Foundation this week in Arlington, Virginia. Advincula led the effort in bringing a diverse community of academic and research institutions together to determine the next ...

Changes in benign tissues next to prostate tumors may provide an early warning for patients at higher risk for biochemical recurrence after a radical prostatectomy, a study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions shows. Biochemical recurrence, which ...

U.S. Department of Energy funds will speed high-risk, high-reward solar energy project Engineers and scientists at Case Western Reserve University have been awarded federal funds to try to double the lifetime of thin-film solar energy cells. The researchers received a one-year, $165,775 U.S. Depart...

Time trials in Cleveland Heights will determine who reaches upcoming international competition Four men and a woman from across the United States, who are paralyzed below the waist, will race on recumbent trikes at the Cleveland Heights Recreation Center at the Team Cleveland Cybathlon Trials, Tuesd...

Swarms could one day search the depths of fresh and saltwater Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have combined tissues from a sea slug with flexible 3-D printed components to build “biohybrid” robots that crawl like sea turtles on the beach. A muscle from the slug’s mouth provides the m...