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CWRU professor to build much-desired chemical imager
Studies using FastRam will range from tooth decay and art, to combustion and planetary science Ozan Akkus Before Case Western Reserve University Professor Ozan Akkus applied for federal funding to build a souped-up version of a chemical analyzer, 11 fellow professors from various disciplines, as…
5 questions with… engineering student and entrepreneur Xyla Foxlin
How do you let someone know you love and miss them without words? With miles between two people, it can be difficult to convey that feeling. A hug certainly could do the trick, but that’s not exactly possible over the Internet. For that reason, Xyla Foxlin is “hacking the hug.” She recently…
Anant Madabhushi, team earn patent for computer-assisted disease prognosis, digital pathology
Anant Madabhushi, director of the Center of Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics and professor of biomedical engineering, was awarded U.S. patent 9,183,350 for his invention titled "Quantitatively characterizing disease morphology with cell orientation entropy.” The invention relates…
Government of India awards biomedical engineering researcher as one of “100 Women Achievers of India”
The Government of India selected Pallavi Tiwari, research assistant professor in biomedical engineering and in the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics, as one of the 100 Women Achievers of India. The award recognizes women who are making an impact in diverse fields.…
CWRU student, postdoc make Forbes “30 Under 30” list
Two named for excellence in science, energy work In its annual list of the brightest young minds in the country, Forbes selected two members of the Case Western Reserve University community. Robert J. Gilliard Jr., a postdoctoral scholar in chemistry, and Felipe Gomez del Campo, a senior aerospace…
CWRU researcher lands grant to build stealthy brain tumor treatment
Combining nanotechnology with traditional chemotherapy drug and resistance-inhibitors A Case Western Reserve University researcher has received a five-year, $2.82 million National Institutes of Health grant to make, in essence, stealth bombs that slip past the brain’s defenses to attack an…
Dean Jeffrey L. Duerk to hold open forum on move of Reinberger Design Studio
Reinberger Design Studio (RDS) will move to Sears think[Box] in the next few years. To alleviate the student body’s concerns, Jeffrey L. Duerk, dean of the Case School of Engineering, will attend an open forum to discuss the plans for RDS. The forum will be held today (Dec. 4) from 4:30 to 5:30…
CWRU team wins first prize—and $150,000—in health care technology competition
A Case Western Reserve University team won first prize and $150,000 in the Student Technology Prize for Primary Healthcare for their project, Hemechip. Yunus Alapan, a mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate student, led the team. The Student Technology Prize for Primary Healthcare is a…
CWRU wins NIH grant to help families make health-care decisions with avatar-based software
Ronald Hickman A new $2.48 million federal grant will allow researchers at Case Western Reserve University to revise and test the effectiveness of an interactive avatar-based technology that helps users make end-of-life decisions well in advance of an emergency. Each year, millions of Americans…
Sherwin-Williams gives $1 million for CWRU’s Institute for Advanced Materials
The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced plans to commit $1 million toward materials research through the Institute for Advanced Materials (IAM) at Case Western Reserve University. With the commitment, the Cleveland-based producer of paints and coatings combines nearly 150 years as an international…