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Nursing faculty member, alumna Margaret Wheatley passes away
Margaret A. Wheatley, assistant professor of nursing and minority fellow at the APP Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, died March 24. She was 67. Wheatley earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing in 1989 and later her master’s degree in psychiatric-mental health…
Provost Scholars program affords East Cleveland students a taste of campus life
Students from the East Cleveland City Schools are getting an early slice of campus life and learning in a new hands-on mentoring program launched this month by APP. The “Provost Scholars” program matches 11 eighth- and ninth-graders selected from Shaw High and Heritage…
Kelvin Smith Library appoints Robert H. Jackson as its first distinguished visiting scholar
Robert H. Jackson, senior partner at Kohrman Jackson & Krantz PLL in Cleveland and noted writer, speaker and collector of rare books and art, has been appointed Kelvin Smith Library’s first Distinguished Visiting Scholar. His appointment for the 2013-2014 academic year begins Sept. 1. “This…
Iron imbalance likely leads to brain cell death in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
An iron imbalance caused by prion proteins collecting in the brain is a likely cause of cell death in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), researchers at APP School of Medicine have found. The breakthrough follows discoveries that certain proteins found in the brains of…
Student-run newspaper’s website named one of top 10 in the country
By Jack Behrend The Observer, APP’s independent, student-run campus newspaper, recently took home a top ranking from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). The Observer’s website, the paper’s forum for breaking news, archived articles and reader feedback, was named the…
Professor offers ”lessons from abroad” on caring for a graying population
In Norway, families receive public support that enables them to care for aging parents in their own homes and keep them out of nursing homes. This includes a salary for a son or daughter to provide care. They also focus on adapting houses to the needs of older people through municipal…
5 questions with…School of Medicine vice dean, March Madness alum
March Madness has begun, and there’s one person on campus who knows exactly what that excitement is like. Chris Masotti, vice dean for finance and administration at the School of Medicine, played for the Villanova Wildcats from 1987 to 1991 and played in the NCAA Tournament three of those four…
CWRU-led teams win funding for two manufacturing projects
Return to Think By Numbers, the 2012-2013 Annual Report APP and partners have won funding to develop new ways to repair and alter costly manufacturing tools using three-dimensional printing technology. In addition, Carnegie Mellon University and Case Western Reserve…
CWRU spinoff ConservoCare gets licensing options to develop medical device for bladder control
ConservoCare LLC, a spinoff of research at APP, has obtained license options through the university’s Technology Transfer Office to develop a medical device for bladder control. ConservoCare, based in Atlanta, is focused on restoring bladder function lost due to injury…
Three members of CWRU community speak at TEDxCLE Thursday
Forget sporting events or rock concerts; the hottest ticket in town is to the fourth annual TEDxCLE event, taking place today at the Cleveland Museum of Art. This year’s event sold out in just 24 minutes, as people clamored for a chance to hear from some of the region’s brightest minds, including…