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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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December 02, 2011
Understanding psoriasis
The Plain Dealer: In a NetWellness column, Neil J. Korman, professor of dermatology, explained causes, types and treatments for psoriasis....
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December 02, 2011
Cleveland businessman is headed to Vietnam after winning Fulbright
Hi Velocity: Michael Goldberg, adjunct professor at Weatherhead School of Management, is profiled in Hi Velocity about his career and Fulbright award to teach in Vietnam....
December 02, 2011
A Teach For America information session will be held Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in Sears Hall 480.
Teach for America alumni will discuss the achievement gap, what TFA is doing to help close it, and how to get involved. The event is open to all grade levels and majors. Pizza will be provided....
December 01, 2011
Autism Speaks U – CWRU is selling holiday cards, with all proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks.
The two designs—made by an 18-year-old with autism who is a sibling of an Autism Speaks U – CWRU member—feature one of two holiday designs and read “Happy Holidays! A donation has been made in your name to A...
December 01, 2011
CLEVELAND - A mutation on the surface of human red blood cells provides protection against malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax, research led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine shows.
The minute change, at a single position of red blood cell surface protein called the ...
November 30, 2011
One of the earliest known impairments caused by Alzheimer’s disease—loss of sense of smell—can be restored by removing a plaque-forming protein in a mouse model of the disease, a study led by a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher finds.
The study confirms that the protein,...
November 30, 2011
CLEVELAND - One of the earliest known impairments caused by Alzheimer’s disease - loss of sense of smell – can be restored by removing a plaque-forming protein in a mouse model of the disease, a study led by a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher finds.
The study confirms t...
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November 29, 2011
American art historian and Case Western Reserve University art history professor Henry Adams has written extensively about painters like Thomas Hart Benton, Thomas Eakins, Jackson Pollock, Andrew Wyeth and Grant Wood. Now he turns his attention to photographer Abe Frajndlich, whose images of major p...
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November 29, 2011
The Upperclass Experience seeks a graduate resident mentor for spring semester. Candidates should be degree-seeking graduate students with interest in leadership, community building and mentoring a diverse population of Case Western Reserve upperclass students; candidates with previous Residence Lif...
November 28, 2011
Ohio shale drilling spurs job hopes in Rust Belt
Associated Press: Many in Northeast Ohio hope a surge in oil and natural gas drilling might revive manufacturing job creation in the area. But Susan Helper, AT&T Professor of Economics, said job projections are suspect because the industry and politi...