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Transfer students share how CWRU is helping them thrive
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ appeals to prospective students for a variety of reasons, whether it’s the university’s proximity to healthcare institutions, setting in a culturally dense part of an urban city, nationally ranked programs or something else entirely. For those who enroll elsewhere…
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Evolution in action: How ethnic Tibetan women thrive in thin oxygen at high altitudes
New study from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ reveals link between oxygen delivery and reproductive success among women living on the high Tibetan Plateau Breathing thin air at extreme altitudes presents a significant challenge—there’s simply less oxygen with every lungful. Yet, for more than…
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The value of persistence: Meet two researchers whose work exemplifies the theme of this year’s Innovation Week
Try, try again. Researchers know that great discoveries can take winding, unpredictable paths. In the face of unfunded grant proposals, conflicting results and people who don’t yet see the vision, research can sometimes feel like failure—but persistence through the process is what often drives…
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ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ awarded $2.6M to study impact of high blood-pressure medications on chronic kidney disease patients
The National Institutes of Health awarded a four-year, $2.6 million grant to researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ to study how high blood-pressure drugs affect patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). More specifically, they want to study whether such medications increase the risk…
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Alumni couple commits $1 million to ISEB
During their time at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€”nearly 15 years, combined—Michael and Betsy Cherkasky never studied science or engineering. Yet when the couple sought to give back to their alma mater, they were confident where their gift would have the greatest impact: the Interdisciplinary…
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Notable campus sculpture returns to Case Quad
A familiar sight is returning to Case Quad today: Spitball. The iconic angular black sculpture by renowned artist Tony Smith was removed from campus in May of 2023 for the revamp of the quad. It has a new location on the south side of Case Quad outside Olin, AW Smith and Bingham Buildings. Part…
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Filipino American History Month: Meet four Filipino members of the CWRU community
From studying social work, geological sciences, and neuroscience, to pursuing optometry, to working at the law school, those of Filipino heritage are engaged with countless facets of the university. In recognition of Filipino American History Month, which takes place each year in October, The…
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Dean steps down after six years leading CWRU’s School of Nursing
Double alumna Carol M. Musil chooses to return to the faculty to continue research, teaching After six years as dean of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Carol M. Musil (NUR ’79; GRS ’91, nursing) has chosen to step down from her role and return to the…
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ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ restores century home as university’s new Wade Park Community Engagement Center
New center dedicated to community activities, education and programming Built in 1924, a 4,500-square-foot home in Cleveland’s Magnolia-Wade Park Historic District sat vacant for nearly a decade. But with a formal ribbon-cutting yesterday, the property—restored with a $2.3 million investment…
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Researchers awarded $1.3M to help military veterans battling acute myeloid leukemia
With a new four-year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ are investigating a new approach to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in military veterans. AML is the most common form of blood cancer in adults, and many…