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Friday, April 19, event kicks off with keynote by journalist from NPR and The Guardian Mona Chalabi At Case Western Reserve University’s Research ShowCASE 2019, hundreds of scholars and students will be on hand to describe and discuss how their discoveries are advancing knowledge, creating value…

Michael Clune writes two kinds of books—creative and academic. Each is paired with one from the other genre. For example, his memoir of drug addiction and recovery, White Out: The Secret Life of Heroin (Hazelden)—named a best book of the year by The New Yorker in 2013—has a fraternal twin, so…

Aims to help cultivate economic development through chemical engineering Ethiopia has an abundance of raw materials, but does not yet have the engineering infrastructure to turn that material into a thriving economy and jobs. But a new initiative funded by a longtime Case Western Reserve…

More than 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many are exposed to relatively common bacteria through their contact lenses, not all contract an eye infection. Researchers at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland Medical Center…

Case Western Reserve team part of a multi-university, international study of how machines and mankind will collaborate more in ‘smart factories’ of the future Case Western Reserve University engineers are working with partners at two other universities and an Italian-owned company in Michigan to…

Probiotics typically aim to rebalance bacteria populations in the gut, but new research suggests they may also help break apart stubborn biofilms. Biofilms are living microbial communities—they provide a haven for microbes and are often resistant to antibiotics. A new study describes a specific…

Features live entertainment and varied, fresh menu The enticing sounds of live music—combined with a creative menu featuring fresh ingredients—are emanating once again from a former early 1900s carriage house at the heart of the Case Western Reserve University campus. Cosmic Dave’s Rock Club…

Gangs are established as social networks, not exclusively criminal enterprises as they’re commonly perceived, according to a Case Western Reserve University social sciences researcher, who spent years entrenched in inner-city housing developments studying social networks and gang behavior. Mark…

What does it take to stay in a good mood? In short: Once happy, steer clear of choices that could invite in negative feelings. According to new research from Case Western Reserve University, people become protective of their good moods—and avoid options and behaviors that could potentially sully…

Case Western Reserve University innovation powers longer flight time for drone-sized electric aircraft, looks toward all-electric regional jets of future If fully electric regional passenger jets someday fly from Cleveland to Atlanta, aviation historians will likely point out that the first…