- Nov. 16, 2022
Alumnus and two students launch startup aimed at cleaner water
It all started as a hobby driven by a simple fact: “94% of tap water in the United States contains microplastic fiber.” Now, alumnus Max Pennington (CWR ‘22), and fourth-year students David Dillman and Chip Miller are co-founders of a business with cutting-edge, patent-pending technology that could transform the way the world uses water.
- Oct. 19, 2022
CWRU hosts individuals from across the world for NeuroDesign conference
In September, Case Western Reserve University welcomed 32 advanced degree students and early career professionals from around the world to think[box] for an immersive weekend of programming. Participants were situated into eight teams of four. The groups—made up of individuals from a variety of backgrounds, including research and development, finance, entrepreneurship and more—were tasked with identifying a problem or need in the market, inventing a solution to address the need and designing a business to support it in a healthcare marketplace. The teams have just four days to work through their ideas, develop concepts and pitch their final product or service to a panel of judges.
- Oct. 13, 2022
National Institutes of Health awards $15.75M to research team led by Case Western Reserve University and Duke University to map vagus nerve—body’s ‘super highway’ for controlling major organ functions
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $15.75 million contract to researchers led by Case Western Reserve and Duke universities to accelerate development of therapeutic devices that improve chronic medical conditions.
- Oct. 13, 2022
Case Western Reserve, Metrohealth receive $12.5M to develop devices to treat paralysis
National Institutes of Health funding will aid in effort to create open-source network for researchers nationwide
- Sep. 30, 2022
Case Western Reserve wins $14.2 million federal grant to launch innovative materials data science Center of Excellence
Case Western Reserve University has received a $14.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to launch a “Center of Excellence” focused on applying innovative approaches to enhancing manufacturing of materials with greater strength and longer lifecycles.
- Sep. 30, 2022
Advancing new technologies to halt bleeding
Case Western Reserve University bioengineer awarded $2.5 million from U.S. Army to boost nanotechnology for treating wounded soldiers and patients with bleeding defects
- Sep. 30, 2022
Applying AI to prevent the next pandemic
Case Western Reserve University to lead team including Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland State in exploring ways to use artificial intelligence to better predict pandemic risks
- Sep. 30, 2022
Case School of Engineering program becomes first of its kind to be accredited in the U.S.
With a new academic year comes new program offerings at Case Western Reserve University—and in the case of the university’s engineering school, new accomplishments on a national stage.
- Sep. 16, 2022
5 things to know about… sickle cell disease
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, which aims to bring attention to advancing research, care practices, treatments and possible cures for people with sickle cell disease. To better understand this blood disorder, The Daily sat down with Umut Gurkan, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and member of the Cancer Prevention Control and Population Research program at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- Sep. 16, 2022
Dean Venkataramanan “Ragu” Balakrishnan receives prestigious international award for paper
The International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) recently awarded Venkataramanan “Ragu” Balakrishnan, the Charles H. Phipps Dean of the Case School of Engineering, and two co-authors with the 2023 High Impact Paper Award.
- Sep. 16, 2022
$12 million boost for energy storage research center
U.S. Department of Energy awards four-year renewal to Case Western Reserve University, partners investigating ‘breakthrough electrolytes’ for large-scale batteries
- Sep. 16, 2022
A ‘game changer’ for people with sickle cell disease
Case Western Reserve University researcher, company, collaborating to develop blood test measuring the effects, potency of new gene therapies for sickle cell disease
- Sep. 1, 2022
Fifth-year computer and data sciences student working at Kennedy Space Center
Jamie Booker's first day of classes looked a little different than normal this year. Instead of walking through Case Western Reserve University’s campus, the fifth-year computer science major was walking through the door of the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida, to start his software development co-op.
- Aug. 18, 2022
New Faculty Spotlight: Robert Warburton
When he started college, Robert Warburton didn't know much about engineering. Knowing he liked math, he took a chemistry course during his first quarter and fell in love with it. This brought him to a decision—to study chemistry or chemical engineering. The now assistant professor, chose the engineering route because of its combination of both chemistry and math.
- Aug. 18, 2022
New Faculty Spotlight: Laura Bruckman
Laura Bruckman always new she wanted to be a scientist. With a background as a chemist, she received a bachelor's in chemistry with a specialization in biochemistry and went on to study analytical chemistry in graduate school, building two different instruments and learning data science. In 2011, she came to CWRU as a postdoc and from there advanced to become an assistant then associate research faculty member. Now, she joins the university as an associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.