http://blog.case.edu/case-news/research Research en-us Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:01:28 EST Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:01:28 EST Copyright 2008 Case Western Reserve University kimyette.finley@case.edu kimyette.finley@case.edu http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Movable Type v3.121 http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/07/03/hivmicrobicide Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $5 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue their ground-breaking research on the development of an HIV microbicide, a potentially revolutionary tool in stemming the global HIV epidemic. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/07/03/hivmicrobicide Awards Collaborations/Partnerships Faculty HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Research School of Medicine news Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:01:28 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/07/02/ridgid More than $11,000 in prize money has been distributed during the first RIDGID Design Competition at Case Western Reserve University. Four student teams ranging in size from one to six members spent five months developing a compact, light-weight, innovative self-contained pressing tool for joining copper tube. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/07/02/ridgid Awards Case School of Engineering Collaborations/Partnerships Faculty HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Research Students news Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:07:18 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/07/01/tibet Begun in 2001 at Case Western Reserve University, the Tibet Oral History and Archive Project in anthropology will be completed with support from a two-year, $150,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/07/01/tibet College of Arts and Sciences Faculty HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Research news Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:15:37 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/06/30/creativeplayplus The Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University announces the launch of CreativePlayPlus.com, a joint venture in blogging with Step2, the nation's largest toddler toy manufacturer and Optiem, a Cleveland based interactive marketing agency. This new site draws upon the expertise of Case Western Reserve University faculty in diverse fields of knowledge including psychology, anthropology, communication sciences and music education. The new site encourages children to use their imaginations in creative play, and features research conducted by Case Western Reserve experts regarding children and play. The site also highlights current news and suggested activities. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/06/30/creativeplayplus Collaborations/Partnerships HeadlinesMain Research Technology news Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:26:15 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/06/26/naturematerials An article co-authored by John Lewandowski, Leonard Case Jr. Professor of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, has been named by the editors of Nature Materials as one of the 10 most influential articles to appear in the publication in the last five years. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/06/26/naturematerials Case School of Engineering Faculty HeadlinesMain Provost Initiatives Research Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:31:32 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/06/25/ipod If it's true that music calms the savage in us, it stands to reason that it should have the same effect on competitive runners, right? Not according to a recent research project conducted at Case Western Reserve University. Acknowledging how the synchrony of motion and music has a positive effect on the enjoyment of repetitive activities, Esther Erb, a May 2008 graduate from Richmond, Va. with a bachelor of science in music and cognitive science, set out to find whether this positive effect could help reduce runners' perceived exertion levels during strenuous exercise. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2008/06/25/ipod Athletics College of Arts and Sciences HeadlinesMain Research Students news Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:02:59 EST