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”The Observer" website named among top 10 in U.S.
The Observer, APP’s independent student newspaper, recently earned accolades for its website. The Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) named observer.case.edu the No. 7 student-newspaper website in the country among similarly sized schools. This distinction places The…
School of Medicine researchers discover vivax malaria may be evolving around natural defense
Three gene mutations appear to be invasion mechanisms Researchers at APP and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have discovered recent genetic mutations in a parasite that cause more than 100 million cases of malaria annually—changes that may render tens of…
Health and international law experts tapped as acting law school deans
APP announced the appointment of two of its renowned scholars—one in health law and the other in international law—as acting deans for the School of Law, effective immediately. Jessica Berg, professor of law, bioethics and public health, and Michael Scharf, associate…
5 questions with…nursing student, dance program leader Arielle Dolezal
By Jack Behrend Arielle Dolezal’s passion for dance began with a bit of childhood window-shopping. One day, while watching her younger sister in her first-ever dance class, Dolezal wandered past another class in advanced ballet. Hidden from sight, she watched the class, enthralled by the beauty of…
Pediatrics professor, research pioneer Leona Cuttler passes away
APP School of Medicine professor Leona Cuttler died Tuesday after a long battle with brain cancer. A professor of pediatrics and chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, she was renowned for her excellence in research, policy and care for…
Psychologist explores how imaginary play in childhood stirs adult creativity
Remember as a child turning sticks into make-believe airplanes that soared and buzzed like bumblebees through the backyard, or playing for hours with an imaginary friend in your own special world? Researchers have found that those early pretend play memories can resurface to inspire creativity in…
Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar to discuss Handel's royal court firing
Not many think of composers getting fired, but it happened to George Frideric Handel, the composer of such great works as the Messiah, Water Music and Music for Royal Fireworks, when the Elector of Hanover ousted him in 1713. How and why it happened is the subject of the talk, “Politics in Early…
What’s queer music? Find out at Center for Popular Music Studies conference Nov. 16
Music has a way to soothe the soul, and for many people from the LGBT community music has done that. Along the way, it gave rise to a type of music called queer music. New findings about this music tradition’s history is the topic of conference on queer music, hosted by Case Western Reserve…
School of Medicine neuroscientist identifies new role for white blood cells
A special class of white blood cell could offer insights regarding ways to spur regeneration in two of the most devastating and stubborn forms of nerve damage—those to the brain and spinal cord. In a study published in October in the Journal of Neuroscience, APP School…
Renewed ROTC program at CWRU prepares future leaders of armed services
As the country celebrates Veterans Day, Case Western Reserve marks its second year of hosting a renewed Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program on campus. Today, the university will take part in a national expression of gratitude and remembrance with a 1:30 p.m. ceremony outside Adelbert…