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Manufacturers in Akron, Cleveland and Erie (PA) to produce 5,000 shields per day An engineering team from Case Western Reserve University, Nottingham Spirk and Penn State Behrend have partnered with manufacturers in Northeast Ohio and Erie, Pennsylvania, to launch rapid production of face shields f...

Lab led by researcher Blanton Tolbert partners with international scientists, seeks expanded NIH support to "target virus at molecular level" A team of scientists, including Blanton Tolbert, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University, and his research lab,...

Faculty researchers from across campus stepping up to lend their expertise The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has established a Coronavirus Task Force, led by immunologist Rafick-Pierre Sekaly and virologist Jonathan Karn. Since its inception less than two weeks ago, an overw...

Idea initiated by fourth-year med student When Elisabeth Wynia, a fourth-year student at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, learned on March 13 that her final hospital rotation was canceled because of COVID-19 concerns, she hustled for an alternative. “Anticipating that other hospita...

Builds on Beyond Silicon Valley—a free online course taken by 175,000+ students from 190 countries—and offers new content to guide and inspire entrepreneurs during challenging economic times ahead In the wake of global economic disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the Veale Institute for ...

University acts in response to SAT/ACT testing cancellations In response to standardized test cancellations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Case Western Reserve University on Wednesday adopted a “test-optional” admissions policy for students entering in the fall of 2021. Richard Bischoff, the univer...

Leading figure in international justice, humanitarian law and human rights The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will award Judge Silvia Alejandra Fernández de Gurmendi, a leading figure in international justice, humanitarian law and human rig...

Physician burnout is a growing concern within the profession, but it’s also a public-health issue because of the potential to harm patients. Now, in new published research, a Case Western Reserve University law professor insists that government—not just the medical profession—needs to step up to ad...

Nearly 94% of defendants in Cuyahoga County drug court have been exposed to trauma and many suffer from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new Case Western Reserve University study. “These findings tell us that we need to not only treat the disease of addiction, but ...

Scientists better predict recurrence of prostate cancer for black patients, according to new study; land $3.2 million in federal grants to explore racial bias in cancer diagnosis using Artificial Intelligence, computational imaging Scientists at Case Western Reserve University are using Artificial ...