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Improving mental health on Mars, Austin Wilson receives OSGC award
Austin Wilson has always dreamed of becoming an astronaut, a goal inspired by Ohio's rich space history. Growing up near NASA’s headquarters, his fascination with space evolved into a creative and technical driver in his life. After graduating from Case School of Engineering in 2022 and working on…
Information on CWRU's unified Advocacy and Spirit Wall Policy
To our students, Over the past few months, we have worked to review and, when helpful, revise policies that impact and support our students. To that end, I write to make you aware of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™s new Student Advocacy and Spirit Wall Policy. We have combined the previously separate…
Medicine’s Paul Tesar among three Faculty Distinguished Research Award winners who will be celebrated during CWRU’s Innovation Week
Innovation Week, the annual celebration of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™s innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, kicks off on Monday, Oct. 28. Among the festivities will be the honoring of this year’s Faculty Distinguished Research Award winners. Established in 2013, the award is given annually…
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Popular diabetes and weight-loss drug may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine have found that, when compared to seven other anti-diabetic drugs, semaglutide, a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug, may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder…
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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…
Message from the dean: Mark Jackson appointed vice dean of graduate education
Dear faculty, staff and students, On behalf of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Jackson, PhD, MBA, as the new vice dean of graduate education.  Dr. Jackson, professor of pathology, has played a pivotal role in training the next…
CWRU 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°ÉÊÓÆµÂ 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 of…
1,500 kids in Cleveland are being poisoned a year, some in 'lead safe' homes
WEWS: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, emphasized the long-term impacts of lead poisoning on children, explaining that his research highlights the urgent need for comprehensive solutions in…
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Two engineering students receive honor society scholarship
Since 1998, Tau Beta Pi Honor Society has granted over 4,000 scholarships to engineering students across the country. This year, two Case School of Engineering students received the honor. From a pool of over 1,300 applications, only 253 students were chosen—among them were biomedical engineering…