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Urban Institute report examines fallout from nation’s housing instability Residential instability is often addressed only at the point of homelessness and treated as a family or household problem. While homelessness is a serious issue, said Claudia Coulton, a Distinguished University Professor at…

A new affiliation between Case Western Reserve University and The MetroHealth System will give students at the university’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing greater educational, clinical and research opportunities. Under the new affiliation agreement, CWRU nursing students can train and…

Collaboration across Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals celebrates 30th anniversary as one of nation’s elite cancer centers Northeast Ohio’s coordinated effort to combat cancer has earned an extraordinary endorsement from the National Cancer Institute (NCI):…

Findings may help identify men who need early, regular screening As the result of a six-year long research process, Fredrick R. Schumacher, a cancer epidemiology researcher at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and an international team of more than 100 colleagues have identified…

Case Western Reserve University researchers examine how social relationships affect depression, suicide and other issues African-Americans who regularly attend church are far less likely to suffer from mental-health issues, including depression and suicide, according to new research from Case…

Case Western Reserve University is listed in the “Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2017” rankings compiled by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). Rankings were based on data from the United States Patent and…

Case Western Reserve astronomers find vast ionized hydrogen cloud in 'Whirlpool Galaxy' using ultra-sensitive Arizona telescope Astronomers have been keenly peering into M51, or the Whirlpool Galaxy, since the 1800s, its signature spiral structure informing the earliest debates over the nature of…

Finding may shed added light on, offer treatment hope for brain-wasting diseases Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have synthesized the first artificial human prion, a dramatic development in efforts to combat a devastating form of brain disease that has so far eluded…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University found 45 percent of victims were at high risk for homicide and severe assault, in a one-year assessment Victims of domestic violence are at a high risk to be murdered—or a victim of attempted murder—according to a Cuyahoga County task force of…

As part of its Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Congress capped the personal deduction for state and local taxes at $10,000. Previously, there was no maximum deduction. Erik Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law at Case Western Reserve University, said that despite claims to the…