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The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute will host the ninth annual meeting of the Midwest Association of Core Directors, the regional chapter of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities. The three-day conference is geared…

Case Western Reserve biologists study swift evolutionary changes in acorn-dwelling insects—and what it might mean for other species as climate warms The relatively swift adaptability of tiny, acorn-dwelling ants to warmer environments could help scientists predict how other species might evolve in…

The 2018 Midwest Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology will take place Friday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 16, at Tinkham Veale University Center. Those interested in submitting abstracts must do so by Aug. 15. For more information, visit the Midwest Meeting of the Society for…

New research links excessive artificial light to developmental issues in toads; possible connection to worldwide amphibian crisis A pair of researchers at Case Western Reserve University are suggesting that excessive, human-caused artificial light at night may be contributing to a worldwide…

In January, Case Western Reserve University was among just 12 institutions nationally chosen by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to offer research grants and extensive mentorship to six undergraduate students in chemistry and the biological sciences—two each over the next three years. The…

The next Science Cafe Cleveland will feature Jessica Fox, assistant professor of biology, whose research lab studies how flies use their sensory systems to fly. The event will take place Monday, April 9, at Music Box Supper Club (1148 Main Ave). Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the presentation…

Case Western Reserve University has been selected by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to offer valuable research grants and extensive mentorship to undergraduate students in chemistry and the biological sciences. The university is one of just 12 institutions chosen nationally in 2018 to…

Age offers little indication of an individual’s ability to make a difference in their professional field and community, and many at Case Western Reserve University prove that on a daily basis. Each year, Crain’s Cleveland Business releases its “Forty Under 40” cohort to show the power of…

The Case Western Reserve University Department of Biology and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History will host a public talk on evolutionary biology Friday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. in the museum’s auditorium. Jonathan Losos, professor of biology at Harvard University, will discuss the role of chance…

When Paige Myers rose from her wheelchair to accept her diploma last spring, the thousands watching Case Western Reserve’s commencement ceremonies roared in approval. Now, just days after she began graduate study here, the campus community is mourning her passing. Diagnosed in elementary school…