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Two CWRU scientists named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Two ÃÛÌÒAPP scientists who are leaders in innovation and turning discoveries into improvements in health, new materials and more have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Robert H. Miller, professor of neurosciences and the university’s vice…
CWRU psychologist leads $1.4 million project to study spiritual struggles, stress links
Researchers hope to discover why some people struggle with their spirituality or religious beliefs and practices in the face of life’s challenges while others don’t. The answers, they say, may offer clues that help prevent stress-related health problems, because such strong internal conflicts can…
School of Nursing turns to alums as patient actors in novel training approach
Alumni from the ÃÛÌÒAPP Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing switched roles from being nurses to patients with depression and substance abuse issues, in order to give student nurses some special training in communications. The novel use of alumni as standardized patients,…
Weatherhead School announces winners of 2013 Weatherhead 100
Annual business award winners show strong growth in multiple sectors Laudan Properties LLC, a multi-faceted residential and commercial building services firm based in Twinsburg, earned the coveted No. 1 ranking in the prestigious 2013 Weatherhead 100 list of fastest-growing companies headquartered…
Benefits staff available to answer questions on tax filings for married same-sex couples
Case Western Reserve’s Office of Human Resources announced today that benefits staff members are available to answer questions that married same-sex couples may have regarding their benefits in the wake of new rules from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service. The federal…
University to sponsor winter break program for children of employees, students
The President’s Committee on Child Care Options (PCCCO) is building on the success of two spring break pilot programs by sponsoring a winter break program for children of Case Western Reserve faculty, staff and students. The university is partnering with the Mandel Jewish Community Center (JCC) in…
5 questions with…TEDx speaker, biomedical engineer Megan Moynahan
Megan Moynahan’s early interest in biomedical engineering stemmed from an article she read in a science magazine about bionic people and the idea of artificial organs and limbs. As a 14-year-old, she wrote letters to researchers to help her replicate a famous experiment by physicist Luigi Galvani…
Contribute to favorite causes through CWRU’s annual Charity Choice campaign
During this season of gratitude and reflection, university leaders are asking the community to consider contributing to the university’s annual Charity Choice campaign. “Just as we rely on the support and innovation of those on our campus and in the local communities, many of our friends and…
New data brief shows little cigar use up for Cleveland's young adults
A new data brief released by the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) at ÃÛÌÒAPP shows that more than one in five African-American young adults in Cleveland, ages 18 to 29, routinely uses "little cigars." Additional findings detailed in the PRCHN…
Quality preschool narrows gap between high-risk kids and higher achievers
A new study by researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences found that children’s language, math and logic readiness were improved significantly by the programs offered at 24 pilot universal prekindergarten program (UPK) sites in…