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September 28, 2017
APP researcher lands DoD grant Patented artificial blood platelets developed by a APP researcher, which have already proven to significantly reduce bleeding in mice and pigs, are getting another boost with a $1 million U.S. Department of…
September 27, 2017
Envision applications in manufacturing, medicine and space A APP researcher has turned the origami she enjoyed as a child into a patent-pending soft robot that may one day be used on an assembly line, in surgery or even outer space. Kiju Lee, the Nord Distinguished…
September 25, 2017
A new affiliation between APP and The MetroHealth System aligns the university’s School of Dental Medicine with Cleveland’s public hospital system to provide a range of oral health services to the Greater Cleveland community. Additionally, expanded clinical and research…
September 25, 2017
APP researchers target tumor protein A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent being tested by researchers at APP not only pinpoints breast cancers at early stages but differentiates between aggressive and slow-growing…
September 21, 2017
With a new $5.5 million, five-year federal grant, a APP researcher is leading an international team to develop functional materials inspired by some of the most desirable substances found in nature. The bioinspired materials produced in the project will be tested in…
September 20, 2017
New research indicates how static electricity puts the charge in material, offering answer to centuries-old question For centuries, scientists have tried to understand triboelectric charging, commonly known as static electricity. Triboelectric charging causes toner from a photocopier or laser…
September 19, 2017
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at APP, bolstered by a grant from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation, has launched a pilot program to help address what program director Marilyn “Lynn” Lotas called a “crisis of lead exposure among Cleveland’s…
September 15, 2017
With geographic barriers limiting treatment options for many people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a APP researcher will use a new $4.9 million award to test online- and teleconference-based adaptations of methods that reduce fatigue and improve quality of life when…
September 14, 2017
Mixed-income housing communities were supposed to remedy the severe decline in the quality of public housing in the latter part of the 20th century, where families living in poverty were rarely—if ever—able to escape their dire economic situations. But a body of research by Mark Joseph, the Leona…
September 13, 2017
After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans a dozen years ago, there was a sharp and immediate drop in personal debt among residents living in city’s most flooded blocks, according to a new APP study. Yet, the main driver of this debt reduction—using flood insurance…