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CWRU students to research human-robot factory interactions

Lev Pearlman, Staff Reporter April 12, 2019

Case Western Reserve University engineering students are working with engineers from Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Florida on a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded...

Blaire Vorbers, a 2012 alumna, teaches students in Ethiopia.

CWRU graduate fellows to develop infrastructure in Ethiopia

Anna Giubileo April 12, 2019

Graduate fellows at Case Western Reserve University have partnered with the Gelfand Global STEMPower Initiative to help cultivate economic development through creating engineering infrastructure, with...

Ohio heartbeat bill passes legislature

Grace Howard, Copy Editor April 12, 2019

This Wednesday afternoon, the Ohio House of Representatives passed the heartbeat bill that has been in deliberation in the House for the past few weeks. The bill will move on to the desk of Governor Mike...

Coalition aims to eliminate lead exposure in children

Abbey Wells, Staff Reporter April 12, 2019

The Cleveland City Council has partnered with the Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition to create a plan to fight lead poisoning in the city. Nineteen organizations comprise the coalition, with groups from the...

Although bikes are already offered to students through the UHBikes program, Mobility aims to increase accessability to students.

Alumni create new bike-sharing program

Alexandra Faccenda, Pauly Suchy, and Justo Karell April 12, 2019

Anyone who lives in a major city has probably seen a bike-sharing system. For most people, biking is a fun and convenient way to get around. For people in lower income neighborhoods, however, it’s a...

Professor explores link between lead poisoning, juvenile delinquency

Katharine Toledo, Staff Reporter April 5, 2019

Through Case Western Reserve University’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Professor Rob Fischer is working on an initiative to find a link between lead poisoning, usually resulting...

Free tuition program begins work in local schools

Nathan Lesch, Staff Reporter April 5, 2019

In January, Say Yes to Education announced Cleveland would become the fourth city to host a Say Yes to Education community chapter. Cleveland joins Syracuse and Buffalo, New York and Guilford County, North...

Ohio heartbeat bill continues to its second hearing in the House

Grace Howard March 29, 2019

This past Tuesday the Ohio House of Representatives Health Committee heard over 50 witness testimonies in the second hearing about Senate Bill 23, or the Ohio Heartbeat Bill. This bill would make abortions...

CWRU researchers work to analyze “signaling language” in sexual assault cases

Virginia Behmer, Staff Reporter March 22, 2019

Researchers from the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (MSASS) have received a $715,000 grant from the...

Engineering organization builds clean water pipeline in Costa Rica

Katharine Toledo, Staff Reporter March 22, 2019

This past week, engineering students affiliated with the Humanitarian Design Corps (HDC) at Case Western Reserve University spent their spring break traveling to Costa Rica to continue their involvement...

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