Publications + Presentations
February 26, 2016
APP researchers in the Institute for Computational Biology and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics led a review of the current state of phenome-wide association studies (PheWAS), particularly in the context of precision medicine. Dana Crawford, associate…
February 26, 2016
William S. Bush, assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, recently co-authored a manuscript with Tony Capra, assistant professor of biological sciences at Vanderbilt University, and collaborators in the eMERGE network on a publication in Science. Their manuscript described the…
February 12, 2016
Luke Reader, SAGES instructor, penned an op-ed for History News Network about the current controversy in England on the statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College at Oxford University. The controversy sheds light on Britain’s history of colonization. Rhodes established an empire in the areas of…
February 12, 2016
Janice Gerda, director of the Office of Residence Life, was the featured speaker at the Ohio College Personnel Association conference Jan. 22. The Ohio College Personnel Association is an organization aimed at advancing student learning and development by promoting the best practices for student…
February 12, 2016
Judith Neulander, instructor of religious studies and co-director of the Judaic Studies Program, recently consented to a third reprinting of her article "Folk Taxonomy, Prejudice and the Human Genome," for Jews and Genes: The Genetic Future in Contemporary Jewish Thought. Elliot Dorff and Laurie…
February 12, 2016
For the second year in a row, Educause Review prominently featured efforts undertaken at APP to further teaching and learning. The publication highlights Case Western Reserve’s Active Learning Initiative. Sponsored by Information Technology Services (ITS) and the Office…
February 12, 2016
On Feb. 9, Lisa Damour, clinical instructor of psychology, released her book, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood. The book, which was profiled on a recent edition of “CBS This Morning,” explains why teenage girls act the way they do, breaking down the…
February 09, 2016
A new online, open access journal created by APP researchers is challenging established methods in biomedical research publications. According to its editors, Pathogens and Immunity is designed to streamline the current research publication process, which is a…
February 01, 2016
CWRU faculty organize special issue of Embryo Today dedicated to microbiome Researchers at APP School of Medicine organized a special issue of Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today dedicated to the microbiome and the role it plays in embryo development as well as…
January 29, 2016
Many Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences faculty and PhD students participated in the Society for Social Work Research’s (SSWR) 20th Annual Conference Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Several students and alumni also gave presentations at the conference. Claudia…