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Jasmine Vo

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As a student writer, Jasmine Vo covers Case Western Reserve University researchers and their projects across the medical and biomedical engineering fields.

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We may never be able to eliminate biases in social science data, but CWRU's Francisca García-Cobián Richter is getting us closer by centering community knowledge

Francisca García-Cobián Richter, PhDResearch Associate Professor at Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesCo-Director, Center on Poverty and Community DevelopmentArea of Focus: public interest technology, participatory data science, algorithmic biasAny data generated in…

Music of the brain: Musicians, scientists, engineers, and students are joining forces to make musical compositions from brainwaves

Inside the new Brain Media Lab at Case Western Reserve University, musicians, scientists, and engineers assemble various musical instruments, a range of speakers, and multiple devices for recording and monitoring brain electrical activity, such as EEG (electroencephalogram) machines. With these…

Why we should care about history: a medical historian’s perspective

Jonathan Sadowsky, PhDChair and Theodore J. Castele Professor, Department of History, College of Arts and SciencesVice president and president-elect of the American Association for the History of MedicineArea of Focus: medical history, medicine, psychiatry, African colonialism, depression Why do we…

CWRU researchers’ out-of-the-box investigation on skull bone growth and fusing processes

Radhika P. Atit, PhDProfessor in the Department of Biology at the College of Arts and SciencesThe inspiration for out-of-the-box research ideas might sometimes come from “dreams.” That was the case for the latest research of Radhika P. Atit, PhD, professor in the Department of Biology at the…

Double the impact: Alum returns for dual-specialty master’s and earns student statewide honor

Moved by her grandmother's loss of speech for 19 years following a stroke, Celine Mathijsen Greenwood (NUR ’22) knew the kind of health care provider she wanted to become—someone who would advocate for patients who are unable to advocate for themselves.Her path is uniquely tailored. After earning…

CWRU researchers’ unprecedented discovery of what happens when objects enter water at extremely fast speeds

Bryan Schmidt, PhDAssociate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case School of EngineeringArea of Focus: hypersonics, fluid dynamics, water entry in extreme environments Bryan Schmidt, PhD As the world is moving toward…

Watching rubber heal: CWRU researcher wins Beckman Young Investigator Award to image damage and repair in self-healing polymers

Sam Root, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case School of EngineeringArea of Focus: self-healing polymers, advanced imaging, sustainable materials, polymer interfaces, soft roboticsWhen you get a paper cut, your skin senses the damage and gradually knits…

Meet Anita Aminoshariae, a leader at the forefront of understanding what AI means for dental medicine

Anita Aminoshariae, DDS (DEN ’99), has long been at the forefront of her field, whether becoming one of the youngest board-certified endodontists at the time or lately, exploring the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in dental medicine and the classroom.Aminoshariae was 23 years old when…

Meet the scientist helping uncover the hidden structures of a common food additive

Michael J. A. Hore, PhDAssociate professor in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case School of EngineeringArea of Focus: Polymer physicsFrom ice cream and plant-based meats to shampoo and toothpaste, methylcellulose is widely used as a thickener in food, cosmetics, and…

Meet four students who received Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards from the U.S. National Science Foundation

Four Case Western Reserve University students and five alumni are among those selected nationwide to receive Graduate Research Fellowships from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) for the 2026–2027 academic year.In total, 2,500 graduate research fellows were selected from a pool of nearly…