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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 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
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 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 now
Biomedical engineering researchers at Case Western Reserve University say they have identified a previously unidentified form of neural…
February 20, 2019
Case Western Reserve University was among 12 members of the Association of American Universities (AAU) awarded grants today to further enhance undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The funding, supported by a five-year, $1 million grant from the…
February 20, 2019
More than 70 CWRU students sign up to provide volunteer assistance
The civil war in Yemen has eclipsed the conflict in Syria as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with as many as 80,000 deaths between March 2015 and August 2018. A recent United Nations report concludes that both sides of the…
February 19, 2019
As part of panel of experts convened by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Case Western Reserve University professor Lee Hoffer voted last week to recommend a new nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression that some are touting as the most significant development in a generation for…