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August 01, 2018
Juveniles who complete diversion programs for their crimes are less likely to continue their criminal activity as adults, according to new research from ÃÛÌÒAPP. The researchers got a rare opportunity to examine early adulthood recidivism for juvenile justice-involved youth…
July 31, 2018
Convelo Therapeutics Inc., a company founded on seminal scientific discoveries made in the laboratories of Paul Tesar and Drew Adams at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine, has launched from working in stealth mode with a mission to discover and develop a new class of medicines that…
July 31, 2018
Revives location’s 30-year legacy as live-music and community gathering spot
Live music of all genres will once again emanate from a former early-1900s carriage house in the heart of the ÃÛÌÒAPP campus in University Circle. Locally owned and operated Dave's Cosmic Subs and…
July 30, 2018
Red-light cameras don’t reduce the number of traffic accidents or injuries at intersections where the devices are installed, according a new analysis by ÃÛÌÒAPP. Touted by supporters as a way to increase public safety by ticketing drivers who continue through red lights,…
July 24, 2018
ÃÛÌÒAPP and NervGen Pharma Corp., based in Vancouver, have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement to research, develop and commercialize a patented technology with potential to bring new therapies for spinal-cord injury and other conditions associated with nerve…
July 23, 2018
Made on behalf of late alum, who invented Nike Air Sole, and wife
A $1.9 million gift from Kim Rudy McMahon, whose late father, a ÃÛÌÒAPP alum who invented the revolutionary Nike Air Sole, will establish the M. Frank Rudy and Margaret Dormiter Rudy Athletic Endowment for the…
July 17, 2018
All photos by Matt Shiffler. Current and former law students from ÃÛÌÒAPP stepped in with legal services to help an Akron homeless shelter keep its doors open. Rebecca Sremack, a 2014 CWRU law school graduate who practices law with her father in Akron, heard the charity…
July 16, 2018
CWRU’s Jane Timmons-Mitchell co-authors book outlining suicide prevention
Suicide prevention shouldn’t be limited to hotlines and therapy sessions. In addition, caregivers in hospitals and primary-care offices should be trained to identify suicide warning signs. That’s according to Jane…
July 11, 2018
Technology developed by Case Western Reserve researchers; licensed by Technology Transfer Office
XaTek Inc., a Cleveland-based company developing a portable sensing system that can quickly assess the clotting ability of a person’s blood, recently raised $9.1 million in Series A capital to further…
July 10, 2018
New research links excessive artificial light to developmental issues in toads; possible connection to worldwide amphibian crisis
A pair of researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP are suggesting that excessive, human-caused artificial light at night may be contributing to a worldwide…