Weatherhead School of Management
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From Classroom to Cocoa Fields: How One Weatherhead Alum is Powering a Zero Waste Future
Big news for Cocoa Potash, the social enterprise co-founded by Weatherhead alum Ithabeleng Makhetha (BS ’24). They have been named one of the top 24 teams for the Hult Prize 2025 Global Accelerator. Out of 54 incredible startups in this year’s Incubator, they have been selected to join the in…
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March 01, 2019
Daniel Shoag
Daniel Shoag, visiting associate professor of economics, wrote a report for Brookings Institute about land-use policies and housing crises in the most economically successful American cities.
The report, titled “Removing barriers to accessing high-productivity places,” details Shoag’s...
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February 28, 2019
Fossil hominin talus
The oldest distinguishing feature between humans and our ape cousins is our ability to walk on two legs – a trait known as bipedalism. Among mammals, only humans and our ancestors perform this atypical balancing act. New research led by a ӰƵ Universi...
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February 26, 2019
Raisa Echols and Rebecca Davenport (MS Medical Physiology Program) selected for 2019 summer internships through the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program - American Society for Engineering Education....
February 20, 2019
Gastroenterology
Graphical abstract of TGF-beta pathway activity during progression of esophageal adenocarcinoma
Blocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy ...
February 18, 2019
B. multivorans is a notorious pathogen that can cause infections such as pneumonia in immune-compromised individuals with underlying lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis. This pathogen can also cause rapid clinical deterioration in patients, including blood stream infections, which can lead to d...
February 13, 2019
ӰƵ School of Medicine’s Gunnur Karakurt, PhD has been awarded a four-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify effective treatments for intimate partner violence (IPV), and to develop a decision-making tool for care providers. The projec...
February 07, 2019
Blood cells could hold the key to aging, according to new research out of ӰƵ School of Medicine. In a study published in Aging Cell, researchers found human blood cells have an intrinsic clock that remains steady even after transplant. The researchers say the clock could...
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January 30, 2019
A scientific team from ӰƵ School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic has developed a new way to identify second-line antibiotics that may be effective in killing germs already resistant to a first-line antibiotic – potentially helping overcome antibiotic resistance. This ne...
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January 23, 2019
More than 50 student- and alumni-led companies entered the second Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition (MPSC)—nearly double the number from the contest’s first year.
Now, ahead of the competition’s final round on May 29, its six finalists are working with an array of professional firms offering b...
January 08, 2019
John “Chip” Tilton, MD, of ӰƵ School of Medicine will receive $300,000 from the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust to develop a virus-based “nanoPOD” (nanoscale PrOtein Delivery) platform to help treat rare genetic diseases. Tilton is associate professor an...