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Exploring the power of poetry: Walt Hunter's journey through words and history
Walt Hunter Senior Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences Area of Focus: Poetry and how it connects to the world Since he was introduced to the works of William Butler Yeats and Emily Dickinson in early childhood, Walt Hunter has loved poetry—an admiration he's turned into a career....
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New clinical trial to test sensory prostheses for people with upper-limb loss
$9.9 million grant awarded to Case Western Reserve University researchers for neuroprostheses that restore sense of touch
Ya-Ting Liao
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Advancing fire safety from Earth to the moon
Ya-Ting Liao Associate Professor, Faculty Director of the UL Fire and Combustion Laboratories, Case Western Reserve University 2023-2024 Veale Faculty Fellow Area of Focus: Studying fire dynamics and combustion phenomena through numerical modeling and experimentation, with applications ranging fro...
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How Anna Samia’s innovative chemistry could help patients keep their mobility after joint replacement infections
Anna Cristina Samia’s scientific journey is driven by a simple, powerful question: How can chemistry directly improve lives? As chair of the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University, Samia leads a team working on a breakthrough that could help joint replacement patients avoid deb...
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Molecular ‘brake’ in brain development could hold key to treating multiple sclerosis
Discovery led by Institute for Glial Sciences at Case Western Reserve University suggests new path to regenerative therapies for MS
Melissa Krebs
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Biomaterials company founded by CWRU alumna developing hydrogel ‘bandage’ to cover and protect open wounds
GelSana Therapeutics aims to launch of Cleragel for clinical human for chronic wound care in 2025
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Double trouble: duo of gene-regulating markers found to shape cell fate and disease
Case Western Reserve University researchers reveal cell development role for two ‘epigenetic’ markers, opening door for new treatment for leukemia
Yemen Accountability Project
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Yemen Accountability Project publishes Red Sea Task Force White Paper
The Yemen Accountability Project (YAP) is proud to announce the publication of its seventh white paper, "Assessing the Legal Implications of the Military Response to Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea." This paper marks a pivotal expansion of YAP’s work, documenting not only atrocities committed within Y...
Compliance Institute hosts graduate research roundtable
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Compliance Institute hosts graduate research roundtable
On April 16, the Compliance, Risk Management & Financial Integrity Institute hosted the Second Annual Compliance and Risk Management Graduate Research Roundtable. The purpose of the event was to allow students in the Master of Compliance and Risk Management to present the research from their theses ...
Laura McNally
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Meet a researcher working on untangling housing titles
Laura McNally Associate Dean for Experiential Education, School of Law Director, Milton and Charlotte Kramer Law Clinic, School of Law Area of Focus: poverty law, disability rights, children’s rights, health law and interdisciplinary education. Laura McNally wants a better way to talk about est...