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School of Law plays essential role in advocating for bail reform in Cuyahoga County courts
APP, along with Cleveland Marshall College of Law and the Metropolitan Bar Association, provides legal expertise in county’s Bail Task Force, which recently released its much-anticipated report Money shouldn’t be the only reason defendants are detained during bail…
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Double danger
Case Western Reserve,  Stanford University and Uganda Heart Institute address childbirth issues for women with rheumatic heart disease Today, most people in the United States rarely think of rheumatic heart disease (RHD)—or the rheumatic fever that causes it—as more than a historical footnote.…
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Making solar panels last longer
Researchers use machine learning to better gauge failure of solar panels; could lead to longer-lasting panels, lower costs Researchers at APP have taken a crucial step toward increasing the lifespan of photovoltaic solar panels and potentially lowering solar-energy…
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New research shows what we know (and don't) about serial rapists
With unprecedented access to data from Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, APP researchers gaining better understanding of sexual offenders New research from APP has experts re-thinking what was previously believed about the patterns of…
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APP law student named “2018 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing” award winner
Leah Slyder, a third-year student at APP School of Law, has been named a “2018 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing” award winner. The Burton Awards, in partnership with the Library of Congress, presented by lead sponsor Law360, and co-sponsored by the American Bar…
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Highlighting how digital scholarship can address and solve issues, Kelvin Smith Library to host Freedman Fellows ShowCASE event March 29
New research aimed at reducing the number of sexual assaults—by changing how law enforcement investigates and prosecutes offenders—was made possible by a fellowship from Kelvin Smith Library’s Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship, This project and two others—both in the humanities at Case…
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5 questions with… Allie Mooney, captain of the School of Law's Jessup team
The last time a law school from the United States won a world championship in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition was 2008. The law school was APP. The current Case Western Reserve team is hoping to repeat that result as the squad heads to…
FRONT
Judy’s Hand Pavilion, a sculpture by celebrated artist Tony Tasset, planned for Toby’s Plaza
Among several featured projects of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art’s first citywide exhibition This summer, FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art will unveil its first exhibition of artist commissions and programming in community spaces…
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Study: Teaching students that intelligence can grow with effort does little to improve academic performance
Around the country, hundreds of schools have invested in educational programs teaching students that, with effort, they can improve traits such as intelligence and, therefore, improve their grades and test scores. However, these programs, known as “growth mindset interventions,” do not work for…
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New angel investor network steers investment to startups associated with CWRU
The entrepreneurial ecosystem associated with APP is expanding: A new network of early-stage investors, started by alumni and faculty, plans to invest directly in promising startup businesses that include university students, graduates, staff, faculty and supporters. …