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5 questions with… Nick Barendt, executive director of the Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems
As a lifelong Clevelander, Nick Barendt is passionate about seeing the city grow and thrive. Now, as a part of Leadership Cleveland’s class of 2023, he and 64 leaders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors of Northeast Ohio will go through a 10-month program to explore challenges and…
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Doctoral student recognized by U.S. Department of Energy for award-winning research paper
Bethany Kersten, a PhD in chemical engineering student at Case Western Reserve University, earned second place in the open material recovery category of the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards—sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Fuel and Supply Chain.…
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Building better biomedical research avenues
Top Northeast Ohio researchers hold symposium to look at critical future technology, opportunities for collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense Leading researchers will gather this week at a Case Western Reserve University-led symposium highlighting progress and opportunities in…
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Aiding agriculture, improving manufacturing
Case Western Reserve University, other prominent research institutions collaborate in two new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers; funding could reach $100M over 10 years Case Western Reserve University faculty will work with colleagues from across the country on a pair of…
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Case Western Reserve University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory agree to collaboration
CWRU, California lab to share science, technology ideas; enable student opportunities, internships; pursue joint science interests The leaders of Case Western Reserve University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) signed an agreement yesterday to accelerate their efforts in shared…
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Master’s student connects Ethiopian high school students with engineering and entrepreneurship skills
Zemene Tegegn, a master’s student in chemical engineering, traveled back to his roots this summer to work with students at the high school he attended in his home village of Delo Mena, Ethiopia. As a Gelfand Global Fellow participating in the Gelfand Global STEMpower Initiative, Tegegn is helping…
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Science Café Cleveland: “Beer, Wine and Bourbon”
Everyday products—food, cosmetics, personal care and consumer items—have inherent functionality dominated by “interfacial” phenomena. Beer, wine and bourbon are excellent examples of products that have formulations engineered to achieve specific functionality. Why do different beers sustain heads…
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Case Rocket Team lands in second place overall at Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition, first in category
Last month, the Case Rocket Team made Case Western Reserve University history. The team took second place in the overall competition at the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition at Spaceport America, while picking up first in their category, the 10,000 foot commercial off the shelf. “I…
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Enhancing the performance of solar power
U.S. Department of Energy initiative includes Case Western Reserve University-led project to test latest technology and publicly share results A Case Western Reserve University-led team will test and analyze the latest solar energy technology. They will then publicly share the results, hoping it…
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Case Western Reserve-led study identifies way to specifically target and block disease-associated white blood cells
Offers potential to transform therapies for prevalent diseases, including diabetic complications, cancer and autoimmune disorders Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that help fight illness and disease by traveling to the body’s infected site to seek and destroy harmful pathogens. Evi…