fall/winter 2018 issue
FEATURES
BUZZING WITH INNOVATION
The university is cultivating an environment designed to educate, mentor, advise and elevate entrepreneurs and other creators.
The Ecosystem Edge
A university environment designed to educate, mentor, advise and elevate innovators.
![A male Case Western Reserve University student works in Sears think[box]](images/home/TOC.jpg)
Inside Sears think[box]
The Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box], an innovation center open to the campus community and the public, is a focal point of Case Western Reserve’s entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem.
ROAD MAP TO THE HEART
Two graduate students turned entrepreneurs transformed a medical breakthrough from a lab project into a clinical tool. Years later, Medtronic bought the company they co-founded for $93 million.
SENDING DISCOVERIES INTO THE WORLD
Faculty members are transforming research into consumer and clinical uses.
MESSAGE
President’s Letter
Connections that enrich both the university and Cleveland
LENS
Academic Adventures
Faculty-led summer abroad programs give students transformative international experiences
Meet New Provost Ben Vinson III
A historian and former dean, he’s eager to tell the university’s larger story
21st Century Students
For the first time, most—nearly 70 percent—of Case Western Reserve's first-year undergraduates were born in 2000 or later
Connecting Places and People
New Greenway is a campus walkway and gathering hub
Engineering Success
New dean brings record of research and leadership
On the Front Lines of Art
A contemporary exhibition with global appeal
Seeing Supernatural Forces
Researchers investigate what people believe and why
Financial Costs of Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence
Unprecedented study reveals price the public pays
Give Her Props
Making illusions reality at NYC's Signature Theatre
Science of Surprise
A cognitive scientist’s exploration of plot twists and revelations
Redlining’s Legacy
Crime and poverty higher in Cleveland neighborhoods that faced lending restrictions decades ago
Revisiting Trauma
Options for treating PTSD
More Than Just a Game
A class that emulates real life in the commercial game-design industry.
Distracting Dangers
Researcher developing monitoring systems for drivers using campus simulation lab
Core Mystery
What we know—and don’t—about what’s at the center of the Earth
Potential New Treatments for HIV
Examining two research initiatives focused on the virus
Putting Research into Practice
Developing leaders for hospitals around the globe
Studying Difficult Conversations
Researchers examine how oncologists, patients and families connect—or don’t
A Penchant for Patient Advocacy
Student earns national nursing award
Rising Risks
Obesity is shifting cancers to younger adults
The Beat Goes On
CPR, defibrillation, heart tumor removal—and a surgeon who pioneered them all
Better Than Opioids
Research finds non-narcotics more effective for dental pain
Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Study examines risk children face
Making a Case
Law students take on civil and human rights issues
Protecting Speech
New law clinic defends First Amendment rights
Ratcheting Down Customer Rage
Turns out lengthy apologies aren’t the answer
A Tweet Sent Out to the Universe
How an MBA student snagged an Apple executive as her mentor
The Experience Economy Revisited
Why an acclaimed concept still resonates two decades later
A Landmark Season
Softball team earns highest national finish in CWRU history
An Ace On and Off the Court
Recent alumna wins national leadership award
CONNECT
Man with a Plan
Director of Baltimore Museum mixes art and civic engagement
Change Agent
An executive’s journey from the factory floor to the corner office
Game Plans
A boardwalk empire
Alumni Awards
Honoring six for their achievements
A Legacy of Activism
The African American Society turns 50
