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Somesh Saini
Meet a second-year computer science student helping make disease detection more accessible worldwide
Last month at just 18 years old, Case Western Reserve University student Somesh Saini stood before an international audience in São Paulo, Brazil, to share his groundbreaking research on Chagas disease. A parasitic infection spread by an insect bite, the disease can lead to serious heart…
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CWRU’s new electrochemical engineering workshop draws strong reviews in inaugural year
Case Western Reserve University launched its first Electrochemical Engineering Workshop this summer, drawing 17 participants from industry, national laboratories and universities across the country. The three-day program, held June 2-4, was co-hosted by CWRU’s Electronic Design Center (EDC) and…
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Undergraduate student Alessandro D’Amico is lead author of research paper featured in The Journal of Chemical Physics
For almost two years, Alessandro D’Amico—a macromolecular science and engineering student at Case Western Reserve University—conducted research related to the scientific effects of mixing cornstarch and water. Under the supervision of Abhinendra Singh, assistant professor in the Department of…
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CWRU researchers win NASA’s Beyond the Algorithm: Novel Computing Architectures for Flood Analysis Challenge
Case Western Reserve University’s Emerging Computing Technologies (ECT) Lab has been named one of three winners of NASA’s Beyond the Algorithm: Novel Computing Architectures for Flood Analysis Challenge. Out of nine national finalists, the CWRU–University of Louisiana at Lafayette team—known as…
Ibrahim Quagraine
Spartan Showcase: Ibrahim Quagraine
After discovering that his social venture, Cocoa Potash, was named one of 24 startups to advance to the 2025 Hult Prize Global Accelerator program earlier this year, Ibrahim Quagraine—a PhD biomedical engineering student at Case Western Reserve University—experienced a whirlwind of emotions, from…
Dhoopshikha Basgeet
Meet an undergraduate student driving sustainable initiatives in her small island country
Dhoopshikha Basgeet arrived at Case Western Reserve University in the fall of 2022 from Mauritius, a small island country in the Indian Ocean, unsure of how she would be able to adjust to the unfamiliar environment. Initially drawn to CWRU for its strong interdisciplinary opportunities that…
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Engineering’s Nrupen Pakalapati receives prestigious epilepsy research award
Nrupen Pakalapati, a researcher in Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named among eight winners of the American Epilepsy Society’s (AES) 2025 Grass Foundation Young Investigator Award. This highly competitive award recognizes outstanding young…
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New clinical trial to test sensory prostheses for people with upper-limb loss
$9.9 million grant awarded to Case Western Reserve University researchers for neuroprostheses that restore sense of touch
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CWRU's Shuo Li elected fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering
Case Western Reserve University professor Shuo Li, PhD, has been elected a fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE), one of the highest international honors in the field. Election to IAMBE recognizes individuals whose work has had a transformative impact on…
Melissa Krebs
Biomaterials company founded by CWRU alumna developing hydrogel ‘bandage’ to cover and protect open wounds
GelSana Therapeutics aims to launch of Cleragel for clinical human for chronic wound care in 2025