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A Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ study finds that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in children 6 months to 5 years of age.

A team at Case Western Reserve University and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Medical Center has determined with atomic-level precision how two established drugs bind to and alter the conformation of a cell membrane transporter protein called NKCC1, shutting down its activity.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ welcomes 74 new faculty across its schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the new faculty share their global research. Read More

Anighya Crocker, BMus’21, came to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ as a multiracial, first-generation college student with big dreams to serve the community through public office and music. His Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ experience as a double major in Law, History and Society and music performance has helped him to hone both of those dreams. Read More

Researchers at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Medical Center have found that the change in a single letter of the genetic code promotes, in a mouse model, the development of inflammation, high blood pressure and resulting kidney damage.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ welcomes 74 new faculty across its schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the new faculty share their work involving creative thinking and expression. Read More

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization generated more than $100 million in licensing revenue—quadruple its annual average—and reviewed more than 1,000 material transfer agreements and facilitated nearly 300 U.S. patent applications in the 2022 fiscal year. Read More

Karl Zelik, associate professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering and of physical medicine and rehabilitation, is using smart technology to tackle one of the most common and often debilitating problems for millions of people: back pain. His work includes a partnership with the U.S. military. Read More

Ten students from the Class of 2023 have been named as finalists for the Outstanding Senior award, one of the highest honors an undergraduate student can receive at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. Each of the nominees will be recognized, and the top Outstanding Senior will be announced, during halftime of the Commodores’ Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 8. Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ welcomes 74 new faculty across its nine schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the university’s new faculty share their work exploring challenging topics. Read More

Globally, at least 60% of countries proposed remote learning options that rely only on online platforms, but approximately 47% of students cannot connect to the internet from their homes. This Insights report analyzes factors affecting perceptions of government-provided distance learning during the pandemic.

Tommy Oswalt, BA’20, did not come to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ with a mapped-out plan for his major. That initially made him nervous, but the first-generation college student jumped in with an open mind and a passion for building community—paving the way for a successful career. Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ reseach shows that resources for lung cancer screening programs increased the number of veterans screened.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ welcomes 74 new faculty across its nine schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the university’s new faculty share the work they are doing to tackle current real-world challenges. Read More

New Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ research explores the economic effects of pandemic-related migration patterns on municipal bonds.

The trans-institutional initiative is an ongoing collaboration of Fisk University, the Frist Art Museum, Millions of Conversations and Ģ¹½ÊÓƵ that explores creative approaches to living together in the global South.  Read More

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ researchers are studying precancerous lesions and early cancers in the colon, with the goal of developing new ways to prevent colorectal cancer, the nation’s second leading cancer killer.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ welcomes 74 new faculty across its nine schools and colleges for the 2022–23 academic year. Here, some of the university’s new faculty share their academic collaborations. Read More

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Emily Hodges and graduate student Tyler Hansen used a blended approach to create a new, multi-omic method to identify and characterize gene regulatory elements—non-coding DNA sequences that control gene expression—in the human genome.

A $5 million gift from Robert M. Levy, BA’72, and his wife, Diane vS. Levy, to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ will provide internship stipends for deserving undergraduate students and seek additional giving through a challenge match. Read More