Engineering’s Umut Gurkan wins 2018 Patents for Humanity Honorable Mention for hemoglobin scanner September 5, 2018The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced the winners of its 2018 Patents for Humanity...AwardsFeaturedHealth & Wellness·
The trust older patients place in doctors can compromise their medical care: study September 4, 2018Placing trust in doctors to advocate for their health needs, older adults rarely ask for referrals to specialists,...FeaturedHumanities, Art & Social SciencesResearch·
Electric vehicles: Shades of ‘green?’ August 27, 2018Case Western Reserve researchers show that environmental benefits of electric vehicles vary widely in first state-by-state ranking Exactly...FeaturedScience & Tech·
Should Canada’s health insurance system be a model for the United States? August 24, 2018Most rich democracies provide citizens universal coverage for medical services—but not in the United States, where tens of...FeaturedHealth & Wellness·
Ants, acorns and climate change August 23, 2018Case Western Reserve biologists study swift evolutionary changes in acorn-dwelling insects—and what it might mean for other species...FeaturedScience & Tech·
5 things to know about… poetry August 21, 2018Today is National Poet’s Day, which is fitting to celebrate at Case Western Reserve University, as this year’s common...FeaturedHumanities, Art & Social SciencesUniversity News·
Melting Arctic ice revamping world’s shipping routes—prompting China’s “Polar Silk Road” and study by CWRU political scientist August 20, 2018Rising temperatures are melting the Arctic ice, opening new shipping routes and prompting world powers to jostle for...Business, Law & PoliticsFeaturedResearch·
Letting PTSD patients choose method of treatment improves their health, quality of life: new research August 16, 2018Drug-using patients with PTSD improved with treatment, but dropped out of therapy more often and showed less improvement...FeaturedHealth & Wellness·
Positive coping strategy in Islam linked with less depression, anxiety from spiritual struggles August 13, 2018Adopting an Islamic concept of coping with spiritual struggles, known as “spiritual jihad,” is associated with post-traumatic growth...FeaturedHumanities, Art & Social Sciences·
‘Virtual’ energy audits August 8, 2018Researchers at Great Lakes Energy Institute partner with Johnson Controls to begin marketing lower-cost technology to small businesses...FeaturedScience & TechUniversity News·