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Study: In making banks less risky for consumers, the Dodd-Frank Act produced mixed results—at best
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…
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Ohio Attorney General awards funding to Case Western Reserve’s Human Trafficking Clinic
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…
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‘Signaling’ change in sexual assault cases
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…
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Finding the right exercise, diet aids for HIV patients
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…
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2019 Cleveland Humanities Festival: Nature brings nearly 30 free events to Northeast Ohio
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…
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Actor, children’s-literacy and AIDS-research advocate LeVar Burton named 2019 Inamori Ethics Prize-winner
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…
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Discovering a new form of communication in the brain
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…
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Case Western Reserve University awarded AAU grant for undergraduate STEM education
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…
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Law school launches Yemen Accountability Project to document war crimes for possible prosecution
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…
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On FDA panel, CWRU professor endorses new ketamine-related depression medication
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…