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Usher syndrome (USH) is characterized by hearing loss or deafness at birth and progressive vision loss, and is the most common cause of inherited dual sensory deficit. No treatment is currently available to stop or slow the progression of vision or hearing loss in USH3, one of three clinical…

The School of Medicine will host Giving Kids Hope event in Sonoma County, California, May 20-21. The event will feature an interactive food and wine experience with Sonoma winemakers from Cast Winery, Gregory James Winery, Paradise Ridge Winery and others. The following experiences also will be…

This event has been canceled. The School of Medicine will host an exclusive town hall meeting and discussion with students on the future of global health and vaccination Thursday, May 5, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Biomedical Research Building, Room 1100. The meeting will feature renowned biologist…

At the end of this week, many of you will be attending the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Once again, we are excited to have many members and trainees participating, presenting, and leading sessions. If we accidentally missed anyone, please…

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have been honored by the prestigious Clinical Research Forum for their groundbreaking clinical investigation of blood pressure and colon cancer in African Americans, providing findings that could transform how care is…

The Cleveland Medical Library Association’s annual seminar will address pharmaceutical policy Thursday, April 21, at 6 p.m. in the Ford Auditorium of the Allen Memorial Medical Library. Jeremy Greene, associate professor of medicine and the Elizabeth Treide and A. McGehee Harvey Chair of the…

More than 1,000 stakeholders and community members are expected to visit Research ShowCASE April 15 to see the latest innovations from faculty and students at Case Western Reserve University. Among them: Four of the university’s most prominent researchers, who will be recognized as Faculty…

Developmental psychologist Maria Pagano, PhD, found adolescents with severe alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems have a low regard for others, as indicated by higher rates of driving under the influence and having unprotected sex with a history of sexually transmitted disease. The findings also…

Last spring, Professor Mark Griswold told a global audience about the potential of Microsoft HoloLens to transform learning. Twelve months later, Griswold showed the world exactly how—or at least his hologram did. Speaking at Microsoft’s annual Build conference for the second consecutive year,…

Case Western Reserve placed three degree programs in the nation’s top 10 in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of graduate programs released today. The university also saw its health law program stay in the top 10, and the medical school stay in the top 25. The Frances Payne Bolton…