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Medical school researchers win first prize in dermatology poster competition
At the 35th annual Meeting of the Ohio Dermatological Association (ODA), a group of researchers from the School of Medicine presented their poster among groups from other dermatological schools in Ohio. Their research poster, titled "Disparities and Trends in the Characteristics of Eccrine…
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CWRU researchers granted breast cancer imaging patent
Researchers from the Center of Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have been awarded a U.S. patent titled "Entropy-based radiogenomic descriptions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for molecular characterization of breast cancer." The technology…
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Weatherhead School’s Roman Sheremata wins $50,000 prize for early-career economists
Roman Sheremeta, assistant professor of economics, is the 2018 recipient of the Vernon L. Smith Ascending Scholar Prize from the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics (IFREE). About the prize Named after Vernon L. Smith—a social scientist and 2002 Nobel Laureate in…
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Engineering’s Umut Gurkan wins 2018 Patents for Humanity Honorable Mention for hemoglobin scanner
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced the winners of its 2018 Patents for Humanity program, an initiative promoting game-changing innovations to address long-standing development challenges. Umut Gurkan, the Warren E. Rupp Assistant Professor of Mechanical and…
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Apollo 11 space scientist, advocate for clean water and international cooperation, to accept 2018 Inamori Ethics Prize
Farouk El-Baz to deliver free public lecture, meet with CWRU students, and participate in academic symposium panel discussion; Inamori Center to host its first essay contest related to the award, with cash prizes Farouk El-Baz For more than 50 years, Farouk El-Baz has paired his powerful…
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Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics researchers awarded patent
A team of researchers from the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) and University Hospitals were awarded a patent by the U.S. government. Led by Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason Professor II of Biomedical Engineering, the team was issued a patent in…
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Vice President for Research and Technology Management Suzanne Rivera receives national honor
Vice President for Research and Technology Management Suzanne Rivera won the 2018 Julia Jacobsen Distinguished Service Award from the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA). “This honor is especially meaningful because it comes from my trusted and valued peers in university…
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Engineering’s Chris Yingchun Yuan wins award from American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Chris Yingchun Yuan, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, received the Chao and Trigger Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. About the award Established in 2011, the award recognizes a manufacturing researcher under 40 for…
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CWRU recognized for sustainable achievement with STARS Silver rating
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System, measures and encourages…
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Art history’s Elina Gertsman awarded $20,000 international grant
Elina Gertsman, professor of art history, received a $20,000 grant from the French-American Cultural Exchange Foundation for a collaborative project with Vincent Debiais of the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales. About the project Guillaume de Digulleville, Pèlerinage de l'âme.…