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"The Challenges Facing Scientists in Myanmar and Libya”
The CWRU Science and Human Rights Coalition will host a talk with Dan Lacks, the C. Benson Branch Professor of Chemical Engineering and chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. His talk, titled "The Challenges Facing Scientists in Myanmar and Libya,” will be held Friday,…
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CWRU chosen to host Young African Leaders Initiative Fellows this summer
Six-week institute to focus on energy, environmental and public health policy This summer, 25 rising young leaders from sub-Saharan African countries will spend six weeks at Case Western Reserve University in a federal program aimed at empowering them through workshops, leadership training and…
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CWRU researchers secure $2 million NIH grant to test portable sickle cell monitor
Device designed to personalize treatments and help patients better manage their disease Researchers at Case Western Reserve University will use a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop and test a small, portable blood-adhesion monitor for sickle cell disease…
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Engineering student presents at American Society of Transplant Surgeons symposium
Jessica Powell, a junior studying biomedical engineering, biomaterials and tissue engineering, recently gave a presentation at the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 17th annual State of the Art Winter Symposium. Her presentation, titled “Synthetic Liver Function is Preserved in Transgenic…
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New mural promotes the power of women in STEM
By Kaitlin Murphy A mural depicting female engineers on bright, blocky backgrounds now stretches across a wall off the main entrance of the A.W. Smith Building. What was once a blank space, cluttered with garbage cans and recycling bins, now has been creatively and colorfully transformed by…
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Case Western Reserve University places two of eight finalists in South by Southwest’s “Student Startup Madness” competition
(Update: Parihug placed second and Reflexion Interactive Technologies placed third in the competition.) The top college startups in America are set to meet in a “Student Startup Madness” championship next month at South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive in Austin, Texas. And two of the…
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Graduate students win awards for posters at Electronic Materials and Applications Meeting
William Huddleston William Huddleston and Kevin Pachuta, graduate students in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, received second and third place awards, respectively, at the eighth Electronic Materials and Applications Meeting. The meeting, organized by the American Ceramic…
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Engineering’s Clare Rimnac receives Distinguished Investigator Award for orthopaedic research
Clare Rimnac, the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, received the ORS/OREF Distinguished Investigator Award from the Orthopaedic Research Society and Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation. The award honors individuals with…
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Inspire children to pursue STEM by volunteering at the Engineering Challenges Carnival
In celebration of Engineers Week in February, the Leonard Gelfand STEM Center will host the annual Engineering Challenges Carnival for local youth from Pre-K to eighth grade. Event volunteers are needed to inspire children to explore and consider science, technology, engineering and mathematics as…
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Engineering’s Alp Sehirlioglu appointed associate editor of Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Alp Sehirlioglu, the Warren E. Rupp Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, was appointed an associate editor for the Journal of the American Ceramic Society. The journal is ranked No. 2 in the materials science-ceramics category and has provided scientists,…