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Emmitt Jolly Lab Featured in Science Daily for New Publication

October 5, 2016

Heat Shock Protein Appears to Turn on Schistosoma Invasion A protein known for helping cells withstand stress may also act as a switch that triggers free-swimming Schistosoma larvae to begin penetrating the skin and transforming into the parasitic flatworms that burden more than 240 million people worldwide with schistosomiasis. The discovery,...

Astronomy Chair Stacy McGaugh, Lead Author of Paper Accepted for Publication by the Journal Physics Review Letters, Selected as Editor’s Choice to be Featured on Website arXiv

October 5, 2016

Astronomy Chair Stacy McGaugh, Lead Author of Paper Accepted for Publication by the Journal Physics Review Letters, Selected as Editor’s Choice to be Featured on Website arXiv Posted on September 21, 2016 IN ROTATING GALAXIES, DISTRIBUTION OF NORMAL MATTER PRECISELY DETERMINES GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATION A new radial acceleration relation found among spiral and irregular galaxies...

With move to Greece on horizon, classics’ Jenifer Neils wins Baker-Nord prize

September 15, 2016

Entering her 37th (and final) year at Case Western Reserve University, Jenifer Neils—an internationally renowned scholar of ancient Greek and Roman art—has won the 2017 Baker-Nord Center Award for Distinguished Scholarship in the Humanities. After the academic year, Neils, the Elsie B. Smith Professor in the Liberal Arts in the...

Physics’ Glenn Starkman awarded Distinguished University Professorship

August 31, 2016

Physics Professor Glenn Starkman likes big ideas. During 20 years at Case Western Reserve University, he’s tackled some of the most important questions in cosmology, particle physics and astronomy. As he’s worked in his chosen fields, Starkman has also challenged and helped set the course for the undergraduate education and experience...

Department of Chemistry Chair Mary Barkley awarded Distinguished University Professorship

August 30, 2016

As chair of Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Chemistry, Mary D. Barkley guides others to academic success by blending leadership, research and life skills. The M. Roger Clapp University Professor of Arts and Sciences was recognized for that guidance by being chosen a Distinguished University Professor, a title acknowledging...

Biology’s Valerie Haywood presents at American Society of Plant Biologists annual conference

August 19, 2016

AUGUST 19, 2016Valerie Haywood, senior instructor of biology, presented her ongoing work in undergraduate biology education at Plant Biology 2016, the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, in Austin, Texas, in July. More than 1,300 scientists from nearly 40 countries participate in the meeting each year.Haywood’s...

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