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New research highlights inequalities in nursing-home care for minorities
Case Western Reserve researcher suggests social workers need to play a bigger role in skilled-nursing facilities as baby boomers age America is expected to become a “majority-minority” nation by 2045, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By 2030 alone, racial and ethnic minorities are expected to…
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Are you sure it’s burning mouth syndrome?
New research urges more rigorous standards when diagnosing Not all burning mouths are the result of a medical condition known as “burning mouth syndrome” (BMS) and physicians and researchers need better standards for an appropriate diagnosis, according to new research at the School of…
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APP ranked 17th in “Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2018”
APP is listed 17th—up from 43rd last year—in the “Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2018” rankings compiled by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). The rankings, which highlight the…
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River sediment speaks to changing climate
APP researcher studies sediment in Colorado streams; helps to understand dynamics of rivers like Cuyahoga Studying the sediment of a mountain river can reveal thousands of years or more of a waterway’s history, including new threats from more frequent wildfires and…
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Two recent grads leave legacy of helping the homeless
Mandel School graduate students found Community Health Initiative aimed at providing social work assistance to men’s homeless shelter Recent APP graduates Jamie Bohunicky and Kasey Clouse were just looking to put into practice skills they’d learned at the Jack, Joseph…
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APP/Cleveland Play House Master of Fine Arts ranked 12th in The Hollywood Reporter’s top 25 graduate acting programs internationally
For the second straight year, the APP/Cleveland Play House Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program made The Hollywood Reporter's list of top 25 graduate acting programs in the world, ranking 12th—up six slots from the previous year. The Hollywood Reporter, which bases its…
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Hailed as a top young MBA professor, economist (and ex-chess pro) plots next move
In the first year of writing his PhD dissertation, Roman Sheremeta was invited into his advisor’s office and asked to shut the door. “My advisor hinted I was slacking,” said Sheremeta. “He said I needed to work harder.” There was truth to the chiding, and Sheremeta credits the conversation…
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Real-life saga of a smuggled (and for-sale) dinosaur skeleton chosen as 2019 CWRU common reading selection
Paige Williams, a staff writer at The New Yorker, will speak at Fall Convocation about The Dinosaur Artist, a true tale woven with human and legal drama, ethical questions and compromises, paleontology and science In a time where almost nothing escapes the assignment of monetary value, something…
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Startups win $70,000 at university's flagship pitch contest
Everykey takes top prize at 2019 Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition, with Nexus AI runner-up and YeuPatch and Boundary Labs tying for third Everykey, a Cleveland-based creator of apps and devices to replace passwords for mobile and network security, won the $25,000 top prize at the second…
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A bean for all seasons?
Case Western Reserve biologist explores wider uses for Namibian “orphan legume;” Marama bean grows in drought conditions and shows resistance to pests Biology professor and researcher Christopher Cullis said he pondered two big questions when he first caught sight of the wild marama bean plant,…