Skip to main content

release

Worm_Deer_Colin
Deer, invasive earthworms gang up to damage forested areas
Case Western Reserve biologists say combined effect of two species could be harming Ohio’s forest ecosystems; research could inform deer-park management An overpopulation of whitetailed deer is contributing to the spread of invasive earthworms—a newly discovered link to understanding environmental…
brain
Tribeca Film Festival documentary debut features BrainGate2 neurotech subject
Research is consortium of Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center I AM HUMAN, a documentary debuting today at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in New…
Career%20Fair%202019%20Tinkham%20Veale%20University%20Center.png
“The Race” 5K and 1-Mile Run Benefits Breast Cancer Research on Mother’s Day, May 12
The 16th annual family-friendly “The Race” will take place this Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12, at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the 5K starts at 8:30 a.m., followed by the 1-mile run at 9:30 a.m.   The goal of “The Race” is to empower children and their families…
opioids
Case Western Reserve University researchers partnering in statewide consortium to address Ohio’s opioid epidemic
$65.9 million federal grant supports multifaceted initiative to cut overdoses by 40% in three years; involves experts from six universities With a $65.9 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to address Ohio’s opioid epidemic, a consortium of academic, state and community…
CWRU Dental Clinic
Case Western Reserve dental school researchers awarded $4.2 million to study seniors’ oral health
The idea is to develop a standard of care for older adults A team of researchers from the School of Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University will use a $4.2 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study tooth-decay treatments in older adults. The…
cancer-cell-feat
Chemotherapy or not?
Research in artificial intelligence by Case Western Reserve scientists gives hope to patients of lung and breast cancer; new discoveries help determine who will benefit from chemotherapy Case Western Reserve University researchers and partners, including a collaborator at Cleveland Clinic, are…
facial_recognition
Robots reading feelings
Researchers boast 98 percent accuracy for robots recognizing facial cues; could improve video gaming today, health care tomorrow Robots are getting smarter—and faster—at knowing what humans are feeling and thinking just by “looking” into their faces, a development that might one day allow more…
Adler-feature
Case Western Reserve University alumnus launches Center for Environmental Law with $10 million gift
Alumnus Coleman P. Burke’s contribution—the law school’s largest-ever—will support interdisciplinary education and research Nearly a decade after endowing a professorship in honor of his law school mentor Leon Gabinet, alumnus Coleman P. Burke (LAW ’70) has committed $10 million to establish a…
meditation
Spirituality as ‘Resourcefulness’
Case Western Reserve University nursing researcher weighs adding meditation and prayer to her trademarked ‘Resourcefulness Training’ toolbox Spirituality could soon become a third pillar in a trademarked stress-reduction program developed by researchers at the Frances Payne Bolton School of…
Anser-FI
Legendary actor Ed Asner to honor Holocaust Remembrance Day with live performance of The Soap Myth at Case Western Reserve
On Saturday, May 4, seven-time Emmy Award- and five-time Golden Globe Award-winner Ed Asner will star as Holocaust survivor Milton Saltzman in The Soap Myth at the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at Case Western Reserve University. Asner performing The Soap Myth with actress Tovah…