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Chemotherapy or not?
Research in artificial intelligence by ӰƵ scientists gives hope to patients of lung and breast cancer; new discoveries help determine who will benefit from chemotherapy ӰƵ researchers and partners, including a collaborator at Cleveland Clinic, are push...
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Showing off discoveries and scholarship, Research ShowCASE marks its 15th year
Friday, April 19, event kicks off with keynote by journalist from NPR and The Guardian Mona Chalabi At ӰƵ’s Research ShowCASE 2019, hundreds of scholars and students will be on hand to describe and discuss how their discoveries are advancing knowledge, creating value a...
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Case School of Engineering taking lead role in Gelfand Global STEMPower Initiative in Ethiopia
Aims to help cultivate economic development through chemical engineering Ethiopia has an abundance of raw materials, but does not yet have the engineering infrastructure to turn that material into a thriving economy and jobs. But a new initiative funded by a longtime Case Western Reserve Universi...
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Optimizing the human-robot workplace
ӰƵ team part of a multi-university, international study of how machines and mankind will collaborate more in ‘smart factories’ of the future ӰƵ engineers are working with partners at two other universities and an Italian-owned company in Michigan to st...
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Study: To protect a good mood, people play it safe
What does it take to stay in a good mood? In short: Once happy, steer clear of choices that could invite in negative feelings. According to new research from ӰƵ, people become protective of their good moods—and avoid options and behaviors that could potentially sully t...
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Reducing number of repeat offenders by improving re-entry system
$1 million federal grant seeks to aid inmates re-entering society People who re-enter society from prison with unresolved issues are more likely to commit more crime and head right back to jail, according to government statistics. A new partnership between the ӰƵ School...
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ӰƵ startup, NervGen Pharma, raises $7.5M from initial public offering
NervGen Pharma Corp., a Vancouver-based company founded to develop regenerative-medicine technology licensed from ӰƵ, raised about $7.5 million ($10 million in Canadian dollars) from an initial public offering. Shares of NervGen began trading on the Canadian TSX Ventur...
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‘Signaling’ change in sexual assault cases
Researchers at the Mandel School awarded $715,000 grant to examine thousands of police interviews with sexual assault victims Police officers may use “signaling” language in sexual assault reports—occasionally dropping hints about the validity of the victim’s claims—that possibly influences an inve...
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Finding the right exercise, diet aids for HIV patients
ӰƵ School of Nursing study seeks to fine-tune, personalize exercise, nutrition ‘prescriptions’ for patients; could also apply to diabetes, heart disease, others Although generally true, it’s not enough for health care professionals to simply advise patients to “exercise more and e...
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Discovering a new form of communication in the brain
ӰƵ researchers observe waves ‘leap’ across cut in brain tissue; ‘ephaptic coupling’ said to be producing self-propagating waves unknown until now Biomedical engineering researchers at ӰƵ say they have identified a previously unidentified form of neural ...