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Medicine’s Erin Gentry Lamb co-directs project receiving funding by National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a collaborative research grant for a project co-directed by Erin Gentry Lamb, a professor of medical humanities and an associate professor of bioethics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Titled “The Meanings of Dementia: Interpre...
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Kelvin Smith Library Welcomes the Class of 2026!
On Aug. 22, 1,550 first-year students and their families visited Kelvin Smith Library to attend the Information Fair, one of the first events during new student Orientation Week. 46 groups representing various campus offices and departments gathered on the library’s first and second floors, ready to...
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Multidisciplinary team of researchers earn JobsOhio grant
A team of Case Western Reserve University researchers led by Susann Brady-Kalnay, a professor of molecular biology and microbiology, neurosciences and pathology, received a 2022 JobsOhio grant for their work, “Translation of New Detection Technologies.” The team, which includes the Department of Ph...
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Key mechanisms of airway relaxation in asthma revealed in new study
Novel role for nitric oxide in treatment of asthma and other obstructive airway diseases detailed by team at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University Many therapeutics for asthma and other obstructive lung diseases target the β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR), a G protein-coupled recept...
Staff Profile: Pierra Heard
With a long history and background in recruitment and student affairs, Pierra Heard knew that it was a perfect fit when she joined Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Enrollment Management & Strategic Initiatives office in April. As the assistant director of enrollment management, ...
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Building better biomedical research avenues
Top Northeast Ohio researchers hold symposium to look at critical future technology, opportunities for collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense Leading researchers will gather this week at a Case Western Reserve University-led symposium highlighting progress and opportunities in biomedical...
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Medicine’s Laura Mintz discusses gender-affirming hormonal therapy and cardiometabolic health on podcast episode
Laura Mintz, assistant professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, discussed gender-affirming hormonal therapy and cardiometabolic health on Cardi-OH Radio’s podcast, “The Impact of Gender-Affirming Hormonal Therapy on Cardiometabolic Health.” In the podcast, Mintz ...
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Patricia Marshall Lecture on Genomics and Equity
The inaugural Patricia Marshall Lecture on Genomics and Equity will be held Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Wolstein Research Building auditorium. The lecture series is named in honor of Professor Emerita Patricia A. Marshall, who has long championed genomic equity through her work ...
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Q&A with… Erika Trapl, lead author on research that shows impact of raising age limit to buy tobacco products
In 2016, Cleveland City Council passed a policy to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products in the city from 18 to 21. Today, the legislation—known as Tobacco 21—is in effect and, according to research by Case Western Reserve University’s Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods ...
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Book Discussion with Nancy Johnson
The Women Faculty of the School of Medicine will host a book discussion with Nancy Johnson, author of The Doctor Wears Pearls, Sept. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom A. The event will open with hors d'oeuvres and networking, followed by a book presentation and open di...