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CWRU School of Medicine’s Akua Abrah earns Fulbright award to combat a common cause of infant mortality in Ghana
It only took an instant for all of Akua Abrah’s career ideas to shift. Peering into the eyes of an infant at an orphanage in Ghana, she tossed aside her aspirations of becoming a veterinarian—inspired by repeated viewings of Eddie Murphy’s Dr. Doolittle. Though she had yet to hear the word …
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September 16, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the School of Medicine’s Department of Bioethics for a discussion with MT Connolly, author of The Measure of Our Age.
This talk, titled “How Stories ...
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September 16, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to an open house for the simulation spaces in the Health Education Campus Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon.
This is an opportunity to view the following simulation spaces:
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing’s Simula...
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September 13, 2024
Join us on Wednesday, October 2nd at 7PM and learn to play Lotería - a traditional game of chance similar to bingo. There will be prizes (swag and gift cards) for the winners, along with snacks and soda!
Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up here!...
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September 12, 2024
University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University research team reports a novel treatment after traumatic brain injury that prevents progression to chronic neurodegeneration
Violent blows or jolts to the head can cause traumatic brain injury (TBI), and there are about 5 million people in the...
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September 11, 2024
University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University research team reports a novel treatment after traumatic brain injury that prevents progression to chronic neurodegeneration
Violent blows or jolts to the head can cause traumatic brain injury (TBI), and there are about 5 million people in the...
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September 11, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve community are invited to meet with representatives of the School of Medicine enrollment management team and the university’s benefits office to learn about part-time programs and tuition benefits.
This lunch-and-learn session will be held Wednesday, Sept. 25, fro...
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September 10, 2024
Dean Chance talks with the ODA Today about CWRU’s innovative Health Education Campus, community outreach initiatives to provide dental care throughout the community, and gives an update on the school’s research initiatives, student body and more.
Q: It has been a few years now since the Case Wester...
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September 09, 2024
The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University will host the next installment of Spartans Step Up, a webcast series focusing on topical issues and the CWRU community, Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 1 to 2 p.m.
Gary Schwartz, director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and vice dean of on...
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September 05, 2024
At 4 years old, Charis Eng was captivated by her uncle’s career as a physician—an early fascination that wound up shaping her future. By age 16, she had already enrolled at the University of Chicago, marking the start of a journey that would eventually lead her to become a pioneering figure in medic...
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August 30, 2024
Largest collection of patient stem cell models of multiple sclerosis to date uncovers novel disease insights and opens the door for new treatments
A team of scientists from The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute and Case Western Reserve University has created the largest repor...