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1,500 kids in Cleveland are being poisoned a year, some in 'lead safe' homes
WEWS: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, emphasized the long-term impacts of lead poisoning on children, explaining that his research highlights the urgent need for comprehensive solutions in…
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Francisca García-Cobián Richter named 2024 Public Interest Technology University Network Challenge Grantee
The Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) has announced its 2024 Network Challenge Grantees, whose public interest technology (PIT) projects will advance equitable innovation in technology across academia, government and civil society. In its sixth year, the Network Challenge will…
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Chirag Kharangate receives prestigious award from the ASME
Chirag Kharangate, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was awarded the 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Electronic & Photonic Packaging Division (EPPD) Early Career Engineer Award at this year’s ASME InterPACK Conference. “It is an…
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APP-led research team awarded $4M federal grant to develop ArgoPV—a generative AI to improve lifecycle of solar energy systems
With a new $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), researchers at APP will lead a project to improve the lifecycle of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems—from fabrication and electricity production through their end of service.
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APP awarded $1.9M federal grant to develop technology to better understand genome data
Research could lead to new discoveries in cancer medicine With a new five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), researchers at APP will develop computer software to analyze and interpret complex genome…
Richard Romaniuk publishes book in Poland
Lecturer Richard Romaniuk’s book Leczenie Uzależnień: Materiały na Zamówienie (Addiction Treatment: Requested Materials) was published in Poland in August. His book is a compilation of his articles on evidence-based practices and the significance of trauma in addiction treatment, especially among…
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APP-led research team awarded $4M federal grant to develop ArgoPV—a generative AI to improve lifecycle of solar energy systems
With a new $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), researchers at APP will lead a project to improve the lifecycle of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems—from fabrication and electricity production through their end of service. It’s an effort to…
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Revealing rare-earth elements with microscopy
APP’s Lydia Kisley receives prestigious U.S. Department of Energy ‘Early Career Award’ for groundbreaking research in microscopy of rare-earth element separations Obtaining rare-earth elements (REEs)—ranging from terbium to lithium—involves soaking chemical compounds…
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Case Western Reserve, Vanderbilt universities to develop incisionless prostate surgery using MRI and robotics
Researchers awarded five-year, $3.7M grant from National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute Researchers at APP and Vanderbilt University are pioneering a new approach to prostate cancer surgery by combining advanced robotics and “low-field” MRI…
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Majority of overdose victims in Cuyahoga County died alone, according to new CWRU research
cleveland.com: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, and Vaishali Deo, research associate at the Begun Center, discussed their new study, which found that 75% of overdose victims in Cuyahoga County…