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Andrew Pieper receives CWRU’s second eminent professorship
Andrew Pieper, MD, PhD, is tackling some of medicine’s toughest targets: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's and brain injury. Now, his work at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is getting an even bigger boost thanks to alumna and psychiatrist Rebecca E. Barchas, MD (MED ’75). Pieper’s…
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May 26, 2023
Did you know that 10 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have medical aid-in-dying laws? And, in 2023, over 20 states introduced legislation. While Ohio does not have a law, many healthcare professionals who work with terminally ill patients in this state are asked questions about this option,…
May 26, 2023
Daniel Tisch Daniel J. Tisch, director of the Master of Public Health program and associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the School of Medicine, was recently nominated to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for APTR: Association for…
May 26, 2023
Skin Cancer Awareness Month might be coming to a close, but sunshiney summer days—and the increased risk of dangerous sun exposure they can bring—are just around the corner in Cleveland. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with more than 5 million cases diagnosed annually,…
May 25, 2023
The Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA) program graduation ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 10, in Samson Pavilion. Approximately 175 attendees gathered to support the 33 graduates of the EFDA Class of 2023. In addition to celebrating the graduates,…
May 25, 2023
The School of Dental Medicine Class of 2023 received their diplomas in the beautiful Silver Hall of The Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple-Tifereth Israel on Saturday, May 20. "You have not only witnessed a global pandemic and formed within yourselves the ability to adapt…
May 24, 2023
Irregularities in the body’s genetic coding to make proteins are linked to cancerous tumors. But most genetic material contains elements whose function isn’t clear. Could abnormalities in non-coding material also impact a person’s health, or even be linked to cancers as well? A new study by…
May 19, 2023
Lessons from pop culture portrayals of Munchausen by proxy Medpage Today: Susan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and an adjunct professor at the School of Law, discussed the misconceptions of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental illness and a form of child…
May 18, 2023
Join us for the opening of VIBE, an exhibition by the talented painting student, DeAnne Smith studying at the Cleveland Institute of Art. DeAnne's acrylic works in this exhibition are influenced by musical artists such as Rosalía, Don Toliver, and Steve Lacy. Help us commemorate the completion of…
May 18, 2023
The online scholarly presence of a scholar is built with information coming from multiple sources. Take control of your online presence by curating selected scholarly profiles. This process will also help in increasing the visibility and discoverability of your scholarly work which may result in…
May 18, 2023
Multiple family generations make up Paula FitzGibbon’s lineage at Case Western Reserve University. Degrees accrued in the past century include those earned by her grandmother from The Teacher’s College (1927); her mother from Flora Stone Mather College for Women at Western Reserve College (1957)…