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EFDA Program helps hygienists and assistants move up in the dental profession
A special program in Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine offers hygienists and assistants the educational opportunity to advance their careers in dentistry by becoming an Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA).
Posted in NEWS CENTER on October 21, 2008 01:38 PM
Case Western Reserve University, Hathaway Brown team up to "Run" robot in Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
A robot created by a Case Western Reserve University engineering professor and several high school students from Hathaway Brown and three other local high schools will "run" in the Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure on Saturday, September 13 at 9:15 a.m. at Malls B and C in downtown Cleveland.
Posted in NEWS CENTER on September 12, 2008 03:13 PM
A virtual toothache helps student dentists learn patient-side communications
Masha is a dental patient. Her oral health problems continue to change as she meets new Case Western Reserve University student dentists in Second Life's virtual dental office. The middle-aged avatar is an integral part of a new research project of the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and the College of Arts and Sciences department of communication sciences to teach and give students practice time to communicate with mock patients.
Posted in NEWS CENTER on July 28, 2008 11:40 AM
Campus community can relive excitement of DEXTER, TeamCASE during July 21 Science Channel documentary, viewing party
When DEXTER, Case Western Reserve University's autonomous vehicle, was introduced to the campus community last fall, its debut was a source of pride for the entire university. Students, faculty, staff and friends of the university can relive the excitement - and those who are new to campus can be introduced to DEXTER and TeamCASE - during an airing of the Discovery Science Channel's Robocars documentary at 10 p.m., July 21.
Posted in NEWS CENTER on July 17, 2008 01:37 PM
Case School of Engineering continues autonomous robotics excellence in international lawn mower competition
Case Western Reserve University's Autonomous Lawn Cutting Team took third place in the Fifth Annual ION Robotic Lawn Mower Competition recently in Dayton. The team, led by Case School of Engineering faculty members Roger Quinn and Michael Branicky, also brought home a $5,000 prize.
Posted in NEWS CENTER on July 11, 2008 12:47 PM
High school robotics team mentored by engineering professor and graduate students
Students at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights are continuing to build and tweak a robot they entered in last week's Buckeye Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at Cleveland State University with the help of a Case Western Reserve University engineering professor and students.
Posted in NEWS CENTER on March 27, 2008 12:05 PM
DEXTER, Case Western Reserve University's robotic car, to be inducted into Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
DEXTER, the autonomous vehicle which finished in the top 20 last fall in the United States Department of Defense's DARPA Urban Challenge robotic vehicle race in Victorville, Calif., will be inducted into the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum on Thursday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the museum. It was the first time Case Western Reserve University had entered the contest that had 30 teams competing for a $2 million first prize.
Posted in NEWS CENTER on February 28, 2008 11:37 AM
Dexter, Team Case finish in top 20 of DARPA Urban Challenge
The Case School of Engineering's autonomous robotic vehicle, DEXTER, was eliminated Nov. 1 from the DARPA Urban Challenge. However, Team Case did finish in the top 20. DARPA accepted only 11 teams in the final race, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 3, at the former George Air Force Base here.
Posted in NEWS CENTER on November 1, 2007 03:29 PM
Cleveland's other playoff team: "DEXTER" and Team Case are California Dreamin'
DEXTER, Case Western Reserve University's entry in the $3.5 million DARPA Urban Challenge robotic vehicle race, and all of its accoutrements--including the human members of Team Case--have arrived in fire-ravaged Southern California to compete in the Urban Challenge's national semifinals at the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, Calif.
Posted in NEWS CENTER on October 26, 2007 10:43 AM
"Dexter," Case Western Reserve University's robotic vehicle, advances to semifinals of 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge
DEXTER made it! Case Western Reserve University’s dune buggy-like autonomous robotic vehicle has passed nearly all of its tests and is headed to the semifinals of the $3.5 million DARPA Urban Challenge, October 26-31.
Posted in NEWS CENTER on August 9, 2007 04:26 PM
Team Case qualifies for site visit by organizers of U.S. Department Of Defense Robotic Ground Vehicle Competition
Team Case's DEXTER has met the criteria needed for a site visit that will test basic navigation and traffic as the next step towards competing in the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Urban Challenge. The site visit will take place Friday, June 22, at 7:30 a.m. at the Transportation Research Center in East Liberty, Ohio, about 45 northwest of Columbus.
Posted in NEWS CENTER on June 22, 2007 11:04 AM
Research ShowCASE 2007: The Future is Now
As one of the nation's leading research and educational institutions, Case Western Reserve University and its affiliate institutions are offering the public a firsthand look at the breadth of research activities currently under way.
Posted in NEWS CENTER on April 9, 2007 10:00 AM
Case Western Reserve University engineering students and faculty to enter Darpa Urban Challenge for first time
'Team Case' collaborates with ENSCO, Inc. to engineer autonomous, biologically-inspired robotic vehicle—"DEXTER"—in pursuit of $2 million first prize
Posted in NEWS CENTER on March 30, 2007 03:56 PM