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Chemical engineers at Case Western Reserve create ammonia from nitrogen, water; could  lead to smaller ammonia processing plants powered by alternative energy Ammonia, a compound first synthesized about a century ago, has dozens of modern uses and has become essential in making the fertilizer that…

Alum and longtime benefactor Charles H. Phipps commits $5 million to advance research, strategic initiatives at Case School of Engineering Charles Phipps has had a deep, personal and professional connection with the Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University for more than 70…

Shaming perpetrators of human-rights abuse and shocking audiences with visceral imagery can be an ineffective—and counterproductive—approach to improving humanitarian conditions, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University. The finding can help advocacy organizations navigate…

More than 50 student- and alumni-led companies entered the second Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition (MPSC)—nearly double the number from the contest’s first year. Now, ahead of the competition’s final round on May 29, its six finalists are working with an array of professional firms offering…

CWRU, CSU initiative designed to shape region into digital innovation leader The Internet of Things Collaborative (IoTC), a partnership between Case Western Reserve and Cleveland State universities, is bringing together industrial, governmental, educational, neighborhood and nonprofit entities in…

The Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine is offering free and discounted dental care Feb. 4-5 as part of its bi-annual Admitting Days event. The dental school’s main clinic will offer services to new patients who sign up for a comprehensive-care treatment plan. Anyone at…

National Institutes of Health funded research to study cancer patients with HIV/AIDS AIDS patients suffer higher rates of cancer because they have fewer T-cells in their bodies to fight disease. But new research examines why HIV-infected patients have higher rates of cancer—among the leading causes…

Only Ohio institution to receive funding all three years The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has awarded Case Western Reserve University its third $500,000 grant since 2016 for the CWRU Technology Validation and Start-Up Fund Program (CTP), a campus-based translational research fund to help faculty…

Case Western Reserve researchers pioneer new computer imaging method to detect likelihood of cancer based on changes in blood vessels and regions outside tumor Scientists in Anant Madabhushi’s computational imaging lab at Case Western Reserve University have started thinking outside the box—or in…

Case Western Reserve University to have a strong university presence at CES in Las Vegas, North America’s largest innovation and technology exhibition They’re creating more effective robotic exoskeletons and refining self-powered energy sensors. They’re pushing the envelope in the Internet of…