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$30M contract will establish TB immunology research centers across the country Tuberculosis (TB) is the No. 1 cause of death from an infectious disease in the world: In 2017, the most recent data available, 10 million people developed TB and 1.6 million died. Today, nearly 1.7 billion people…

New track in the program bridges analytics, technology and business skills To meet changing market trends with a forward-thinking curriculum, Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management has added a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) track to its full-time…

With a five-year $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Museum of Art (CWRU/CMA) Joint Program in Art History will create new fellowships, courses and distinctions for a program that’s among the most unique of its kind in the country.…

In partnership with Cuyahoga County, researchers and court officials will establish new docket to address high-risk cases According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in four women and one in seven men in the United States will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. The numbers in…

Extra DNA scooped up and copied alongside cancer-causing genes helps keep tumors going—elements that could represent new drug targets for brain tumors and other cancers notoriously difficult to treat One of the ways a cancer-causing gene works up enough power to turn a normal cell into a…

Commitment comes as three schools' students come together in newly opened Health Education Campus—expressly designed to advance interprofessional education Tenelle Clark, a first-generation college student from Summit County with an undergraduate degree in nursing, didn’t even consider…

Case Western Reserve University researchers examine needs, services for youth with autism and their family caregivers New research at Case Western Reserve University found big gaps in services and continued care for children with autism—and their families—as they transition from adolescence to…

Commitment includes funding for diversity scholarships, STEM programs and joint research In a new commitment that broadens its long-standing collaboration with Case Western Reserve University, The Lubrizol Corp. has awarded the university a five-year, $2.2 million grant. The grant will support…

Wenquan Zou, an expert in degenerative neurological diseases, along with collaborators Shu G. Chen, also from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Jiyan Ma, from Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Thomas Beach, from Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City,…

Much less invasive than current dependence on examining cerebrospinal fluid Wenquan Zou, an expert in degenerative neurological diseases, along with collaborators Shu G. Chen, also from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Jiyan Ma, from Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids,…