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Engineering’s YeongAe Heo selected for Early Career Research Fellowship
The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Gulf Research Program (GRP) selected YeongAe Heo, assistant professor in civil engineering, for its Early Career Research Fellowship. Out of 10 recipients from across the country, Heo was the only recipient from structural…
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Engineering school announces interim associate dean of research
The Case School of Engineering has named Christian Zorman as the interim associate dean of research. A renowned expert in the field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Zorman has spent his research career focused on developing novel, enabling materials and their requisite processing…
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Rivera co-authors paper in Science on revised federal regulations for human research
Suzanne Rivera, vice president for research and assistant professor of bioethics at ӰƵ, co-authored a paper to be published in the Aug. 18 issue of the journal Science, highlighting new rules for federally funded research the authors expect will present the greatest…
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CWRU among world’s top 20 for innovation impact
New Nature report looks at institutions’ research in patent citations ӰƵ ranks 18th in the world in a new listing of institutions based on their contributions to innovation. The results in Nature Index 2017 Innovation, a supplement to the esteemed multidisciplinary…
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Vitamin D may improve sunburn, according to new clinical trial
Results show high doses of vitamin D reduce swelling, inflammation High doses of vitamin D taken one hour after sunburn significantly reduce skin redness, swelling, and inflammation, according to a double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial out of ӰƵ School of…
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CWRU IRB to begin accepting biomedical protocols
Beginning July 3, the ӰƵ Institutional Review Board (CWRU IRB) will expand its scope to accept protocols that are biomedical in nature, in addition to social, behavioral and educational research protocols. Studies that take place at CWRU affiliate hospitals and/or…
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Senior biomedical engineering student wins research award
Michaela Cooley, a senior studying biomedical engineering, won the Student Research Award from Society for Biomaterials Drug Delivery Special Interest Group. Cooley has conducted research in the Bio-inspired Engineering for Advanced Therapies Laboratory for 2 1/2 years under the guidance of…
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Fighting cancer: University community unites behind Relay for Life to raise money for American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) provides a key source of funding for some ӰƵ researchers. Honorary chair of CWRU’s 2017 Relay for Life Johnie Rose, assistant professor of family medicine and community health, is among ӰƵ’s American Cancer…
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Senior has article published on pediatric alopecia areata research
Jessica Yang, a senior majoring in biochemistry and psychology, recently had an article published in Skin Appendage Disorders. Her article, titled “Bullying and Quality of Life in Pediatric Alopecia Areata,” detailed her research on pediatric alopecia areata (hair loss). She conducted this…
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Five faculty members selected for Faculty Distinguished Research Award
As an integral part of the fabric that defines ӰƵ, university-based research continues to result in groundbreaking discoveries in everything from law to management to medicine and beyond. Each year, the university community celebrates the many scholarly pursuits of students,…