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March 14, 2019
The Dodd-Frank Act, enacted in 2010 to promote economic stability and protect consumers in response to the 2008 global financial crisis, is showing mixed results, according to a new study by Case Western Reserve University. Most
banks in the United States are not taking fewer risks, while others…
March 14, 2019
The Human Trafficking Program at the Case Western Reserve
University School of Law is expanding its community outreach, education and
survivor identification with a new round of state funding. The Ohio Attorney General’s Victims of Crime Act Fund (VOCA)
recently awarded the initiative $425,000 to…
March 12, 2019
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been named the No. 1 research-oriented medical school in Ohio, according to the influential annual ranking by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, the school was ranked one of the leading medical schools in America—at number 24. “All of us…
March 06, 2019
Researchers at the Mandel School awarded $715,000 grant to examine thousands of police interviews with sexual assault victims Police
officers may use “signaling” language in sexual assault reports—occasionally
dropping hints about the validity of the victim’s claims—that possibly
influences an…
March 05, 2019
Case Western Reserve School of Nursing study seeks to fine-tune, personalize exercise, nutrition ‘prescriptions’ for patients; could also apply to diabetes, heart disease, others Although generally true, it’s not enough for health care professionals to simply advise patients to “exercise more and…
March 04, 2019
Through art, lectures, performances and exhibits, the fourth annual festival—presented by the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and numerous cultural and educational partners—will consider the natural world, climate change and the future of our shared common home The 2019 Cleveland Humanities…
February 28, 2019
Fossil hominin talus The oldest distinguishing feature between humans and our ape cousins is our ability to walk on two legs – a trait known as bipedalism. Among mammals, only humans and our ancestors perform this atypical balancing act. New research led by a Case Western Reserve…
February 28, 2019
LeVar Burton Photo credit: 1ShotbyJules LeVar Burton, a celebrated American actor, director, producer and writer for more than 40 years, is adding another accolade—this one for his tireless, decades-long dedication to children’s literacy and AIDS research and treatment. This fall, the Inamori…
February 27, 2019
CLEVELAND, February 27, 2019—Because of high out-of-pocket expenses, Ohioans who purchase subsidized health-exchange insurance often can't afford the care they need when they need it. That is a central finding of a new study from researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of…
February 25, 2019
Case Western Reserve researchers observe waves ‘leap’ across cut in brain tissue; ‘ephaptic coupling’ said to be producing self-propagating waves unknown until nowBiomedical engineering researchers at Case Western Reserve University say they have identified a previously unidentified form of neural…