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‘Silly putty’ spectral science: Stretching cells for a brand-new view inside
ӰƵ researcher, collaborator at University of California-Santa Cruz to study role of nutrients in ovarian cancer cells ӰƵ scientist Lydia Kisley, the Warren E. Rupp Assistant Professor in physics at the College of Arts and Sciences, and a collaborator f...
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CWRU researchers developing treatment for drug-resistant fungus with $3M-plus grant from National Institutes of Health
With a new $3 million-plus grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), ӰƵ researchers are examining the next level of treatment for Candida auris (C.auris), a multidrug-resistant yeast that causes serious infection and, in some cases, death. This fungus was disc...
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Cleveland Foundation awards $400,000 in grants to ӰƵ School of Law
The Cleveland Foundation awarded ӰƵ two grants totaling $400,000 to help fund two initiatives geared toward racial and environmental justice at the School of Law. Both two-year grants will support the law school’s Environmental Law Clinic as well as the Criminal Sentenc...
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Researchers: education intervention doesn't live up to promise
Analysis of ‘growth mindset’ research suggests little to no positive effect on student performance New research suggests the “growth mindset” strategy favored by some educators to improve student performance hasn’t lived up to its promise—resulting in time and effort dedicated to growth mindsets in...
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What you need to know about sextortion
While you may not have heard the term before, “sextortion”—or “image abuse”—takes place all too often. This form of blackmail occurs when a person threatens to expose explicit images of an individual to make them do something, such as pay money to the blackmailer.Unfortunately, college and graduate ...
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5 things you might not know about Día de los Muertos
Animated movies such as The Book of Life (2014) and Disney's Coco (2017) propelled Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) into the mainstream globally, prompting mass production of merchandise and paraphernalia. But did you know this annual two-day observance dates back more than 3,000 years? Typic...
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Mixed-reality robotic heart surgery inside an MRI?
ӰƵ team working toward combining elements to perform first-ever procedure to manage stroke risk for atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients A team of ӰƵ scientists received a four-year, $3.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to attempt what they ...
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When 'nudging' goes too far: $1.6M to support research into ethics of recruiting research participants
In the late-1950s, market researchers inserted subliminal messages into movies, encouraging the audience to “eat popcorn” and “drink Coca-Cola.” It didn’t take long for the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. courts to ban subliminal advertising—messages not consciously perceived by the eye b...
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What if some stress actually protects your body?
New ӰƵ study suggests it just might Stress has been linked to all sorts of serious health issues, from insomnia to high blood pressure, obesity and even heart disease. But it’s generally acknowledged that some stress can also be helpful, like when someone’s chasing a wo...
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Working toward making ‘tissue engineering’ a reality
ӰƵ awarded $6.1 million from National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to advance body tissue engineering A team led by tissue-engineering pioneer and ӰƵ biologist Arnold Caplan aims to close the gap between academic promise and clini...