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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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November 02, 2011
CLEVELAND - Results of the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial published in the Nov. 3, 2011 New England Journal of Medicine, find that the oral medication ivacaftor (VX-770) provides major, sustained improvement in lung function, growth and other signs and symptoms for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The...
November 01, 2011
Understanding fear
WCPN: On The Sound of Ideas, Tony Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, philosophy and psychology, discussed what happens in people’s brains when they’re fearful and how fears change throughout people’s lives....
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October 31, 2011
Unused prescription drug dropoff opportunities at several Greater Cleveland locations on Saturday
The Plain Dealer: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration asked people to dispose of unneeded and expired prescription drugs at designated locations nationwide on Saturday. The collected drugs will be...
October 28, 2011
There will be an interruption of services to the SmartCART procurement application from Friday, Nov. 4, at 10 p.m. to Sunday, Nov. 6, at noon, as the vendor performs planned maintenance. The interruption will affect both SmartCART users and those who are “Window Shoppers.”
For 24/7/365 assistance w...
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October 28, 2011
Learning history from those who made it basis for new book about freeway fight
Cleveland Heights Patch: A project by former graduate student Dave Harris and neurology professor Peter Whitehouse turned into an 80-page book, The Legacy of Clark Freeway Fighters. The book tells the story of the east s...
October 27, 2011
The Social Justice Institute recently received approval to launch the pilot introductory core course for its proposed Social Justice minor. The minor is under development by a multi-school team of faculty.
The course, SJUS 100, will begin in spring 2012 and will focus on three questions: What is so...
October 27, 2011
CaseEMS will hold its annual Mass Casualty Incident Drill (Disaster Drill) on Oct. 29. Participants will arrive at 8 a.m. and the drill will begin at 10 a.m. The drill will take place on Juniper Road from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.; parking will be prohibited and road access will be restricted.
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October 27, 2011
School of Law professor Jessie Hill recently completed four speaking engagements and two articles for publication. She was an invited panelist for the “Panel on Maternal-Fetal Issues” at Southpointe Hospital in Cleveland Oct. 17 and presented “Public Bodies, Private Reasons” as part of the UCLA Frid...
October 26, 2011
The Department of Religious Studies and the Program in Judaic Studies will host an open house in Tomlinson Hall 243 on Monday, Oct. 31, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., for students to meet with professors and learn more about the courses, majors and minors offered....
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October 26, 2011
Case Western Reserve University School of Law has received a $2 million gift from the Spangenberg Family Foundation to endow the Spangenberg Family Foundation Chair in Law and the Arts. The commitment was announced in conjunction with the university’s public launch of the $1 billion fundraising init...