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Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing receives grant to increase number of nurses with PhDs
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University was selected for the second straight year as one of 31 schools to receive a grant to increase the number of nurses earning doctorate degrees. The schools comprise the fifth cohort of grantees of the Robert Wood Johnson…
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$3.6 million grant aims to improve access to dental care for low-income children
Case Western Reserve researchers encouraging family doctors to include dental-health screenings, referrals during wellness checkup visits Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine will expand an effort to improve the dental health of low-income children with a…
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Alex Huang receives $450,000 from Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
Award will be used to develop new therapeutic options for metastatic osteosarcoma Leading cancer researcher Alex Huang has received a $450,000 Basic Science grant from Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation to study targeted approaches for effectively eliminating metastatic osteosarcoma. “We’re…
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Researchers receive $6.5 million NIH grant to use big data to tackle psoriasis
New tools will fight skin condition, personalize diagnosis and management, and identify leads for drug treatment An experienced interdisciplinary team of psoriasis and computational researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical…
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Dental-care instruction by iPad?
With increased numbers of baby boomers using technology, Case Western Reserve University researchers investigate streamlined, cost-cutting post-treatment advice Researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine are exploring whether using technology—rather than a…
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CWRU and Cleveland dentists team up for annual “Give Kids a Smile” event
Case Western Reserve University dental students will use their training and talents to make a positive impact in the community as part of the annual Give Kids a Smile Day on Friday, Feb. 2. The dental students will team up with local professional dentists to provide free oral care for hundreds of…
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Best-selling author, business executive delivering keynote for Power of Diversity lecture series
Steve Pemberton, chief of human resources at Globoforce, presenting “One America: The Micro Cultural Changes to Bring the ‘United’ Back into the USA” on campus Feb. 13 Steve Pemberton, an internationally known speaker and current chief of human resources at Globoforce, will come to Case Western…
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Selective suppression of inflammation could deplete HIV and control HIV activation
A class of anti-inflammatory drugs already FDA-approved for rheumatoid arthritis could “purge” the reservoir of infected immune cells in people infected by HIV, according to new research. When culturing cells from HIV-infected individuals, researchers found the medications tofacitinib and…
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Cleveland Foundation awards $1.75 million to Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University to launch IoT Collaborative
Goal of collaborative is to position Cleveland at the forefront of the latest industrial revolution The Cleveland Foundation board of directors announced today a $1.75 million grant to Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University to help the two institutions launch IoT…
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Meet the six finalists in CWRU’s first $50,000 Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition
Safer sports helmets inspired by hedgehogs. Wearable tech that detects dehydration. Healthy meal boxes delivered to food deserts. What these innovative products and services have in common are entrepreneurs from Case Western Reserve University—and each are the basis for a company among the six…