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The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

The simplicity of Tetris and the complexity of the mind

Adithi Iyengar, Copy Editor October 2, 2015

When comparing aspects about what makes a person a novice or an expert, the differences may seem innumerable. That is exactly what Dr. Wayne D. Gray, professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,...

Senior Andrew Loach worked on several different astronomy research projects before he began studying the X-rays emitted by binary stars.

Astronomy student uses software simulations to measure black holes

Sruthi Meka, Staff Reporter October 2, 2015

Fourth-year student Andrew Loach has known what he wanted to do from a very young age. “I think it was when I was in fourth grade or something, I read a book on black holes,” said Loach. “That’s...

Students build an app to supplement therapy

Sruthi Meka, Staff Writer September 25, 2015

Over the summer, fourth-year students Katherine Chen and Justine Anne De Angelis had to step outside of their comfort zones. They had to learn how to build an application. Advised by Amy Przeworski,...

Research report: Aug. 28, 2015

Mike McKenna, Executive Editor August 28, 2015

Fighting Fires ENGINEERING A research group led by Fumiaki Takahashi, a Case Western Reserve University professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is partnering with the NASA Glenn Research...

Malaria: the story of a mother and her child

Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor April 24, 2015

When most students get out of their last class of the day, the last thing they want to do is spend eight hours in a laboratory. In contrast, Junior Arun Murugesan does this not because he has to, but rather...

More than 400 projects were displayed at this year’s Research ShowCASE in the Veale Athletic Center.

Over 400 campus projects presented at Research ShowCASE

Jessica Yang, Social Media Editor April 23, 2015

This campus prides itself on research. Last Friday, April 17, even the usually sports-oriented Veale Convocation Center was taken over by students in business attire standing in front of posters and booths...

TVUC holds poster conference on student research

Adithi Iyengar, Copy Editor April 17, 2015

On April 12, the Tinkham Veale University Center held the seventh Choose Ohio First poster conference. Student research projects from a consortium of Ohio colleges were displayed for individuals to...

On the bubble

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter April 17, 2015

Unlike many students, biomedical engineering major Pavan Kota didn’t have an epiphany senior year of high school or late in college about his future career plans. A junior now, Kota realized his discipline...

Junior Diana Acosta grows viruses in plants.

Grow your own virus

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter April 10, 2015

Somewhere in the University Hospitals Case Medical Center is a room that contains a group of large refrigerators. These are specialized refrigerators called incubators. They carefully control the humidity,...

Senior nursing student Katie Broderick studies what effect transports can have on patients health.

Senior nursing student investigates how transport may affect patient health

Kushagra Gupta, Staff Reporter April 3, 2015

Only a few students on campus spend 12 hours working in a surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU), but that’s what senior nursing major Katie Broderick does at the Cleveland Clinic three times a week. From...

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