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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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October 13, 2023
With a new five-year, $11.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals hope to learn what causes—and how to reduce and treat—esophagus cancers, an increasingly common and deadly disease.
Cancer of the esophagus, es...
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October 13, 2023
Shari Bolen, the Alfred F. Connors Sr. Health Services and Population Health Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, discussed timely follow-up as a key driver of blood pressure control on Cardi-OH Radio’s podcast, “Timely Follow-up for Hypertension Management in Team-Based ...
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October 12, 2023
Kelvin Smith Library has partnered to instruct two, for-credit courses in Spring 2024 taught by KSL Librarians. Both classes will take place in KSL and address misinformation in a digital space. Read more about the two courses below.
HUMN 212
Interrogating Information: Research and Writing for a D...
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October 12, 2023
Just three and a half years ago, Amy Acton became a household name in Ohio as she helped state leaders navigate the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as the director of the Ohio Department of Health. Now, she’s helping the community heal.
Through a new WKYC Studios series called “Health, Hope & Heali...
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October 10, 2023
The university's medical school becomes the first to use the technology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is the first medical school to use Epic’s new Lyceum platform, which aims to provide first-year medical and nursing students with a quality introduction to using electronic hea...
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October 10, 2023
To recognize the contributions postdoctoral researchers make to Case Western Reserve University—and their respective fields—The Daily has partnered with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs on a new monthly series. Know an outstanding postdoc making an impact at CWRU or in their field? Nominate them t...
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October 10, 2023
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to attend a seminar on neural prostheses with Robert Sainburg from Penn State University Thursday, Oct. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. in Wolstein Research Building, Room 1413.
During this talk, Sainburg will discuss research on stroke reha...
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October 10, 2023
The Department of Bioethics in the School of Medicine will host a launch of Patrick Pietroni's eagerly awaited book, The Tyranny of Identity (Routledge, 2023), Friday, Oct. 20, from noon to 2 p.m. in Biomedical Research Building, Room 105.
Pietroni is an accomplished author and a leading voice in t...
October 09, 2023
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine professors have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the nation’s most esteemed societies for health and medicine.
NAM membership “recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and c...
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October 09, 2023
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine professors have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the nation’s most esteemed societies for health and medicine.
NAM membership “recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and c...