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CWRU researcher looks to improve water treatment with support from NSF grants
Whenever you fill a glass from the tap, the water that comes out is full of hundreds of contaminants you can’t see. Though the water is treated, solutions have not yet been able to address emerging contaminants, from pesticides to personal care products to pharmaceutical compounds. Photo of…
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Making solar panels that last half a century
Case Western Reserve University research team awarded $1.35 million to study solar photovoltaic module construction, part of broader U.S. effort to make solar energy efficient, affordableA team of solar energy researchers from Case Western Reserve University has been awarded $1.35 million from the…
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Senior care meets scientific research
Ohio Living Breckenridge Village, Case Western Reserve University collaborate to open Smart Living Lab to aid residents, academic researchers A diverse group of collaborators posed a novel question over the last year: What if  seniors could test technology designed to improve their lives in…
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Volunteer for the Engineering Challenges Carnival in February to inspire Cleveland-area youth to learn about STEM
Interested in inspiring Cleveland-area youth through interactive and hands-on STEM activities? Volunteer for the Engineering Challenges Carnival, which is hosted annually by the Gelfand STEM Center. The carnival will take place on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Thwing Center. This…
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New $20 million challenge grant aims to catalyze creation of endowed professorships in medicine, engineering
A $20 million challenge grant from two anonymous donors will give Case Western Reserve the opportunity to establish 20 new endowed professorships in engineering and medicine. President Barbara R. Snyder announced the gift Thursday at the university’s annual Blue Block party, noting that one of the…
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5 questions with…junior soccer standout, Theta Tau president Kimberly Chen
Junior Kimberly Chen’s two goals in the women’s soccer team’s Oct. 2 match against Allegheny College helped solidify the team’s lead and eventual 3-0 win. And her performance in that game also helped earn her recognition as one of two Spartan Club Athletes of the Week. At the outset of the season,…
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How Sears think[box] helped put a puppy back on his paws
With 3-D-printed models created at Case Western Reserve University’s innovation space, a veterinarian plotted a path to fix a puppy’s perplexing fracture As a 3-month-old puppy for sale at a northeast Ohio pet store, Bento was accidentally dropped—breaking a front leg that healed crooked and…
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Researchers publish article on new biosensor fabrication method
A group of Case Western Reserve University researchers published an article on single-use biosensor fabrication in Scientific Reports, titled “Advanced fabrication of biosensor on detection of Glypican-1 using S-Acetylmercaptosuccinic anhydride (SAMSA) modification of antibody.” The team developed…
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National Inventors Hall of Fame selects team of CWRU student innovators for national competition
Developing device to expand global access to safe drinking water Update: The CWRU team selected as bronze winner in the graduate competition. A team of student innovators from Case Western Reserve University, developing a device to expand access to clean drinking water globally, was chosen a…
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Global Health Design in Uganda information session
Students are invited to an information session on the Global Health Design in Uganda spring break travel course Friday, Sept. 21, at 12:30 p.m. in Wickenden Building, Room 328. Attendees will hear from past participants and meet faculty leaders Janet McGrath, professor of anthropology, and Andrew…