The Observer, April 6, 2007
Volume XXXIX, Issue 23
Campus research groups to be ShowCASEd next week
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The Research ShowCASE will be taking over Veale next Wednesday and Thursday with poster presentations, live demos, and panel discussions representing the research of groups affiliated with Case and other local institutions.
The event, now in its fifth year, will focus on research performed by groups made up of Case graduate students and post-docs, as well as groups linked with the Cleveland Clinic, Metro Health, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and the Louis Stokes Veteran's Affairs Medical Center.
"The event gets bigger and better every year," said Linda Clark, a member of the steering committee.
Although the ShowCASE highlights the work of graduate students, the university's undergraduate population is welcome to attend the event and get a feel for what research is taking place in the area, according to Clark.
Featured demonstrations this year include Dexter, an autonomous vehicle that is Case's entrant in the DARPA Challenge, and Sym Baby, a medical simulation baby that has a heartbeat and realistic bloodstream. Other demonstrations include 3D Video Technology, with free 3D glasses.
The first panel discussion will take place on Wednesday from 3-5:30 p.m. It is called "The Information Revolution" and will feature guest speaker Joseph Wilson, a former United States diplomat who was acting U.S. ambassador to Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.
Wilson is also the husband of CIA operative Valerie Plame, whose covert identity was recently leaked to the press. Wilson alleged that this information was leaked in retaliation for a piece he wrote for The New York Times, leading to the trial of White House aide Scooter Libby.
The other featured panel is "Race and the Nation – Snapshots of America in Change," a one-woman performance on the issues of race, community, and character in America that will segue into a panel discussion on the factors surrounding the increasing complexity of American race relations, taking place from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday.
Other panels on Thursday include "Fast Forward–The Future of Funding" from 8:30-10 a.m., with a panel of experts in research and commercial funding. The panel "Magic Technology–Advances in Bio-Imaging," from 12:30-2 p.m. will include a panel of experts on the newest breakthroughs in imaging innovations and will include discussion of powerful developments where molecules are now visible and complex cellular processes can be understood by seeing them take place.
Thursday's breakout sessions are Speed Mentoring, taking place from 8:30-10 a.m., and Bio-Imaging, an insider's look at emerging technologies in the field.
Graduate Poster Contest Award Winners will be announced on Thursday, and Women of Excellence will be honored throughout the day.
Clark is hoping for a big turnout this year with the addition of a free lunch to Thursday's program. "We want to feed the hungry students," she said.
The event is hoped to be helpful to all research on campus. "We hope that people who have been working in a basement all year will come up for air and see all of the cool research that is being done," said Clark. "People could bump into each other and see what they are working on."
