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Paul Berg, PhD [GRS'52], Nobel Prize winner and pioneer in the field of genetic engineering, who earned his PhD in biochemistry from Western Reserve University in 1952, died last month. Berg became the university’s first Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in 1980 when he was awarded the prize “for his…

This spring, the eighth Cleveland Humanities Festival continues its annual exploration of some of society’s most pressing issues and concerns—through the lens of a single topic This March through May, the 2023 Cleveland Humanities Festival (CHF) will probe one of the most objective and subjective…

Case Western Reserve University scientist PhD student applies new calculations to reveal downsizing and chunky details about species from Devonian Period About 360 million years ago, in the shallow subtropical waters above what is now the city of Cleveland, an armor-plated fish many believed to be…

Case Western Reserve University Department of Radiology faculty member Mark Griswold won the Distinguished Investigator Award from the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research. This award was “established in 2012 to acknowledge and celebrate high levels of achievement in the field of…

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty member Karen Mulloy won the 2023 F. Marian Bishop Educator Award from the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR).  This award recognizes an APTR member who has made significant and outstanding contributions to the…

University of Minnesota Regent Professor Michael Osterholm also wrote bestselling books on bioterrorism and viral pandemics—prior to outbreaks Michael Osterholm, an international leader in infectious disease research and New York Times-bestselling author, will deliver Case Western Reserve…

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty member Karen Mulloy won the 2023 F. Marian Bishop Educator Award from the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR).  This award recognizes an APTR member who has made significant and outstanding contributions to the…

Researchers combine AI, clinical testing and computer analysis of vast amounts of biomedical knowledge and electronic health records As cocaine use continues to climb across the United States, scientists have struggled to develop an effective pharmacological approach to treat the devastating…

Case Western Reserve University has completed an exclusive license agreement with Atlanta-based RORA Biologics Inc. (RORA-Bio) for intellectual property to develop new therapies to treat HIV and certain kinds of cancer. The agreement gives RORA-Bio exclusive international rights to T-cell memory…

Research partnership involves academia and industry to develop and commercialize the technology Most medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are inherently qualitative, which can lead to subjective analysis and inconsistent conclusions. But with a new five-year, $3.03 million grant from…