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Elizabeth Zheng
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Student receives $20,000 grant to develop Keg Wrap prototype
Adam Hunnell, a first-year student in Case’s Physics Entrepreneurship Program, received a $20,000 grant from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) to build a Keg Wrap prototype. The Keg Wrap is a portable method for keeping beer kegs cold for a long period of time.
Hunnell hopes to design a wrap that is made of nylon or similar material using thermoelectrics. The wrap can be powered by a conventional electrical outlet or an automobile’s cigarette lighter and will be able to keep the keg cool, between 32 and 35 degrees Fahrenheit.
Hunnell’s idea was first conceived while he was a sophomore at West Virginia Wesleyan College. However, because of lack of funding, Hunnell did not pursue the idea any further. His idea was sparked once again when he came to Case and learned about the grants available through NCIIA.
“It’s always easier to move forward with an idea with $20,000,” he said.
The potential market for the product, Hunnell says, is beer wholesalers and beer distributors. There are approximately 2,500 wholesalers in the United States. Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania between them have 3,200 wholesalers and distributors.
Case brings CSI to the classroom
Students in “Forensic Sciences: How They Impact Your World” taught by Case Presidential Fellow James Simmelink from the Case School of Dental Medicine and Katherine Kickel, a teaching assistant from the Case Department of English, have been given the opportunity to see the effects of science behind a crime scene.
The class spends half of its time in a real- life crime lab at the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office in University Circle and the other half on campus.
In his class, Simmelink said, “I wanted to balance what they see on television with what really takes place and how that is different from what they see. … I also tried to take this forensic science education outside the CSI thinking,” explained Simmelink.
Students also experienced the CSI-like crime lab scene in sessions that dealt with the duties and responsibilities of a coroner, the mechanics behind an autopsy, the job of a forensic photographer, and the use of DNA while analyzing data.
Study shows dental hygienists can be essential to early detection of oral cancer
A survey conducted by researchers at Case’s School of Dental Medicine, found that although dental hygienists view screening for oral cancer an important aspect of their practice, they often do not carry out screening to detect it.
According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 28,900 people were diagnosed with oral cancer in 2000 and 7,400 people would die as result of the disease. The overall five-year survival rate was 56 percent. However, the chances of surviving oral cancer can increase significantly if caught early.
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