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October 23, 2013
Case Western Reserve President Barbara R. Snyder will give her seventh State of the University address at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in Thwing Center ballroom. The annual event gives the president an opportunity to update the community regarding the past year and upcoming initiatives. It also…
October 23, 2013
A 2012 trip to Brazil to explore opportunities for a single dual doctoral program this week evolved into a far-reaching commitment between the South American country and Case Western Reserve. The partnership calls for qualified Brazilian students to take graduate courses and earn advanced degrees…
October 22, 2013
The $1.9 million research grant will allow investigators to study tumor detection at the earliest stages of formation The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) new Provocative Questions research funding program has awarded a prestigious grant to researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and…
October 21, 2013
ÃÛÌÒAPP researchers published findings that point to a promising discovery for the treatment and prevention of prion diseases, rare neurodegenerative disorders that are always fatal. The researchers discovered that recombinant human prion protein stops the propagation of…
October 21, 2013
One year after the major renovation of a vital rapid transit station began just south of ÃÛÌÒAPP’s campus, another station to the east is poised for a transformation. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) formally breaks ground Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 11 a.m.…
October 18, 2013
When Max Simon was 13 years old, he and his cousin, 16-year-old Nick Francis, entered a national contest to create a backyard haunted house. Five years later, their business—the Fear Experience—is hailed as one of Northeast Ohio’s premier Halloween attractions. In 2008, the cousins devoted their…
October 17, 2013
ÃÛÌÒAPP received the 2013 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, a national honor recognizing colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. It marks the second straight…
October 17, 2013
Researchers from ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine have found unexpected similarities between proteins that were thought to be fundamentally different. The team studied how proteins bind to Ribonucleic acid (RNA), a process required for gene expression. It is known that some…
October 16, 2013
Sparta, the new electronic system designed to make it easier and faster to complete and submit research-funding proposals and contracts, will debut Oct. 21 in a four-month, phased-in rollout starting with the School of Dental Medicine. The system—whose acronym stands for Sponsored Programs…
October 15, 2013
A ÃÛÌÒAPP faculty member wondered why some types of research were more apt to secure federal grants, while others—especially exploratory science—often were not. Using the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a case study, Chris Haufe, assistant professor of philosophy,…