Research Impact

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October 16, 2019
U.S. Department of Defense awards $800,000 to ӰƵ for spinal cord injury research
People
who live with spinal injuries often say that the first year of recovery is the
toughest—not only for them, but their caregivers as well.
But
researchers and the people struggling with the re...

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October 10, 2019
Participant in Youth Engaged in Science, a National Cancer Institute-funded program at ӰƵ
Connor Harris, a science-minded teenager from Hudson, Ohio, wants
to know why African-Americans die from colorectal cancer at a higher rate than
other racial groups.
His curiosity, fueled by...

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October 08, 2019
Comprehensive sequencing effort could reveal how bacteria cause gut wall damage
Scientists have made genetic data publicly available for bacteria that
might be lurking inside the gut walls of patients chronically affected with severe
Crohn’s disease.
By studying a surgically removed, damaged bowe...

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September 26, 2019
ӰƵ law professor Anat Alon-Beck makes a case for regulatory reform for tech startups worth more than $1 billion
Until just a few years ago,
many talented workers chose to hustle for a promising technology startup
company, often for lower pay, long hours and a challengin...

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September 17, 2019
State
spending on transitional housing supports for youth “aging out” of foster care can
make a big difference in preventing homelessness, incarceration, substance
abuse and early childbirth, according to a new study by social work researchers
at ӰƵ.
“Regardless
of you...

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September 17, 2019
Children in foster care are in a better position to cope with childhood emotional abuse if they have higher self-esteem, according to a new study by researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at ӰƵ. The study, published in the Ch...

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August 28, 2019
CWRU researchers among team discovering “remarkably complete” cranium of early human ancestor species
Yohannes Haile-Selassie—a ӰƵ adjunct professor and curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History—and a team of researchers have discovered a “remarkably complete” ...

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August 22, 2019
Study to explore new approaches to training, preparing family caregivers of patients with cancer
Patients with head and neck, lung, esophageal, rectal and anal cancers typically undergo rigorous, intense treatment, usually including some combination of radiation, surgery and chemotherapy.
Much of ...

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August 07, 2019
ӰƵ researcher takes next step toward helping NASA with future, longer-distance space travel
If humans are going to successfully make longer-distance space trips, it will depend on discovering and engineering new materials for continuous fresh air supply—and doing it in microgravit...

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July 22, 2019
Assistant professor and chair in environmental studies leading research into changing habits of butterflies in warming climate, with help of citizen scientists
Sarah Diamond, an assistant professor in biology and the George B. Mayer Chair in Urban and Environmental Studies, has been awarded a Natio...