Meet Biochemistry Major Kemi
December 18, 2020As a young kid Kemi Ogundiran knew she wanted to have a career in a STEM field. “I would read anything from fiction novels and history books to encyclopedias on subjects such as geography, human and animal biology,…
Video: A CWRU first-year nurse’s first 3 months providing real care
December 16, 2020As the first semester wraps up, Case Western Reserve University’s first-year nursing students already have 13 weeks of clinical…
Faculty who make a lasting impression
December 11, 2020One of our favorite questions to ask current students is, “Who at Case Western Reserve University has had a positive impact on you?”. With that simple question, we learn so much about our students: what drives them, how…
How Alice is preparing for her medical career
November 20, 2020“My favorite thing about
Case Western Reserve University is the different career and community opportunities it [offers]. As a pre-medicine student, I have been able to engage myself in…Meet two CWRU seniors working for change
November 16, 2020Earlier this year, when protests were held across the country to challenge systemic racism, Case Western Reserve University seniors Aliah Lawson and Anaiya Manuel were inspired to organize their own 250-…
How to make your internship count
November 04, 2020I recently spoke with sophomore Jothsna Sabbasani about her internship this summer at Cleveland nonprofit EYEJ: Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice. There, she witnessed firsthand the digital divide that…
This soon-to-be graduate is ready for Wall Street
November 02, 2020When Eli Abboud graduates this spring from Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management, his resume…
An engineering student who is so much more
November 01, 2020Senior Hunter Stecko knows how to make the most of his years at Case Western Reserve University, and the university is better for it. He’s a double major in electrical engineering and computer science, who says…
First-year nurse on her first few weeks in the hospital
October 30, 2020Arianna Jefferson is just two months into her first year at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of…
Alumna Kiyla Cooper reflects on her time at CWRU
October 23, 2020Five years ago, Kiyla Cooper was a high school student looking at colleges and trying to decide where to apply. She remembers what stood out to her about …
Our nursing students know what patients need
October 20, 2020Case Western Reserve University nursing students spend almost twice as much time in clinical experiences than the national average (starting their very first…
Meet Human Nutrition Major Fabiana
October 16, 2020In less than two and a half years at Case Western Reserve University, Fabiana Gabriela Irigoyen Jiménez has started a discussion group for…
No barriers to majoring in what you want
October 16, 2020Joel Linebach lives at the point where art meets science.
The Case Western Reserve University senior is a double major in dance and polymer science and engineering. And he pursues his interests with…3 truths and a lie: Jordan D.
September 29, 2020Let’s play a game: 3 truths and a lie about Case Western Reserve University junior Jordan Deskins:
- She’s majoring in …
3 science majors win nationally competitive Goldwater Scholarships
September 11, 2020For those pursuing careers in math, engineering and the natural sciences, the name Barry Goldwater reigns supreme. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship is known as the “preeminent undergraduate award of its type in…
A nursing student who walks the walk
September 09, 2020Dan L. is probably a lot like you. He is majoring in nursing at Case Western Reserve University because he wants to do his part to, “retain that human aspect in health care.”
That’s why this summer…What 8 CWRU students did over the summer
August 31, 2020More than 80% of Case Western Reserve University undergraduates take part in research and creative endeavors. These are just a few of their stories.
…Meet the engineering student who helped the world’s fight against COVID-19
August 27, 2020Through the Cooperative Education Program at Case Western Reserve University, engineering students have a unique opportunity to gain hands-on, paid-work…
Students provide medical equipment at home and around the world
August 14, 2020“The pandemic offered an opportunity to use CWRU’s geographically diverse student body to help with a nationwide shortage of PPE.” —Julian Narvaez, student president of CWRU MedWish
For pre-med…
Student devises a better way to sterilize face masks
July 31, 2020Let me introduce you to Badar Kayani. He is a senior electrical engineering student and doing some remarkable and incredibly timely work in Case Western Reserve’s think[box] innovation center right now that is…
The business grad who says it best
July 27, 2020Igor Tutelman graduated from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management this spring with his bachelor’s in accounting.
In Igor’s second year at CWRU, a graduate of his…A lesson in life, from life at CWRU
July 23, 2020“Just as the figures are observing their own natural surroundings, I recall my own experiences in a natural setting, walking along a path or sitting on a sturdy rock and observing nature.”…
A triple major who is one step closer to her career goal
July 02, 2020Case Western Reserve offers students a number of ways to find meaningful real-world experiences.
Bailey Kaplan is a rising junior and triple major in computer science, cognitive science and psychology. Her…“Do what inspires and interests you.” Tobili Hatcher did just that, and you can, too.
June 25, 2020Our students have diverse interests, whether it’s what they study or what organizations they join on campus. Luckily, Case Western Reserve University gives students the opportunity to …
Perspectives from the South Pole
June 20, 2020“It has been oddly warm for the past few days. Temperatures up near -35F.”
—PhD student Allen Foster, on his blog “Allen’s South Pole Winter-Over 2020"
Case Western…
Engineering students develop solution for Uganda health care workers
June 18, 2020When it comes to transporting vaccines in developing countries, there’s a “Goldilocks” rule at play—vaccines need to be kept not too hot, and not too cold.
Five students from Case Western Reserve…Meet a few graduating business students
May 20, 2020As the semester has officially come to a close, Case Western Reserve University’s seniors have great things on the horizon. We recently heard from several business students from our…Meet international management student Kayele Silue
April 29, 2020International student Kayele Silue from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa, is preparing to graduate this spring from Case Western Reserve with a degree in finance. Kayele attended the African Leadership Academy (ALA)…
Meet international biomedical engineering student Bill Ding
April 21, 2020Born and raised in Shanghai, Bill Ding says he knew attending Case Western Reserve University would be a great way to prepare him for medical school, while getting to know the culture in the United States. What he didn’t…
Where medicine and social science intersect
April 08, 2020Through an internship at MetroHealth Hospital last summer, Case Western Reserve University junior Kate Haering saw firsthand how social determinants affect health. Combining what she learned in the classroom with her real…
Meet CWRU student Han Nguyen
March 23, 2020Even as our students are learning remotely from around the world, we enjoy having the chance to connect with them and share with you their experiences at Case Western Reserve University.
We recently spoke with…Four truths and a lie: Andrea B.
March 10, 2020Let’s play a game—four truths and a lie about Case Western Reserve University sophomore Andrea Beltran.
- It’s pronounced Ahn-DRAY-uh.
- She’s studying international business…
What an anatomy fashion show looks like
March 09, 2020We recently sat down with junior Nina Lui-Guechev to talk about Cleveland’s medical community, cancer research and what, exactly, an Anatomy Fashion Show is.
What piqued your interest in CWRU?
"…Undergrads master MBA-level competition
March 03, 2020“CWRU encourages and refines our critical-thinking skills and instills in us the work ethic and desire to succeed.”
—Andrew Lease, senior
For the second consecutive…How to build your resume
February 20, 2020I’d like to introduce you to three Case Western Reserve University students I think you’d have a lot in common with:
- Marin Exler, a …
Meet a nursing student who “couldn't imagine any other school”
February 17, 2020Rachel Hyzny is a first-year student from Kennett Square, Pa.
Hear what led her to Case Western Reserve University, and what she’s learned in her first semester of nursing school.
Why did you…Meet two students who are contributing to the greater good
February 05, 2020You know that business philosophy, “Do well by doing good”?
Senior economics majors Kareem Agag and Aayush Parikh sure do.
Backed by a grant from …Meet sophomore Tae-Hee Kim
January 27, 2020Tae-Hee Kim is a sophomore medical anthropology major and human nutrition minor, who is passionate about going to medical school to become a doctor and be able to help people one day.
We recently sat down with…Why 80%+ of business students have 2+ internships
December 18, 2019In last year’s graduating class, 84% of students in the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University held two or more internships.
…5 minutes with Anna: Soon-to-be CWRU graduate and Apple employee
December 16, 2019After two internships with Apple Inc. and over four years of studies in the Case School of Engineering, Anna Sedlackova is ready to receive her…
The instincts of a nurse
November 20, 2019Case Western Reserve University nursing students get right to work learning critical nursing skills that they put to use in clinical settings just three weeks into…
Think big. Go bigger.
November 08, 2019Case Western Reserve University is a place for people with big ideas. People like:
- CWRU alumnus Matt Campagna, CEO of Reflexion Interactive…
“Everyone is really so welcoming”
November 08, 2019Camille Witt is a second-year Case Western Reserve University student from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who counts two dance groups and an improv troupe among her favorite ways to spend her time outside of class…
CWRU nursing students elected to state-wide board of directors
November 05, 2019Nursing skills don’t stop at the patient’s bedside. Two Case Western Reserve University nursing students are practicing their nursing skills on a whole other level: state-wide nursing school policy.
BSN students…
Why CWRU?
October 24, 2019A few first-year nursing and pre-med students at Case Western Reserve University were recently interviewed and shared their experiences.
Only about a year ago, they were deciding what they might major in and…
5 Minutes with Musa Hakim
October 11, 2019Musa Hakim is a junior Materials Science and Engineering major whose academic and athletic chops have made him a standout on campus. Hear how he describes campus and his journey as a Cleveland native, California high…
5 minutes with student-athlete Nicole Doyle
October 11, 2019Shortstop Nicole Doyle earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management in 2019. A testament to her power on the softball field and in her academics, Nicole…
Meet our hammer throwing champion
October 02, 2019At Case Western Reserve University, our student athletes aim high. And some of them throw extraordinarily far.
Cassandra Laios, who graduated in May, is a three-time CWRU record holder in the hammer throw—a…
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