Community Impact

The name is a bit of a misnomer. National History Day (NHD) is an immersive competition for middle-and high-school students that actually takes place over months…

As a schoolboy in Casablanca, Morocco, Case Western Reserve junior Reda Riffi saw entrenched wealth inequities—and the impact of adults who volunteered…

For Tennant—a PhD candidate in biology at Case Western Reserve—the opportunity to conduct compelling research while gaining what she calls “unparalleled”…

Possible exposure to toxic chemicals may increase risks for cancers

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers…

Last month, Case Western Reserve University’s Physical Resource Center (PRC) formalized a partnership with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank (GCFB),…

Ohio’s general election is today (Nov. 7)—and countless Case Western Reserve University students are encouraging others to make their voices heard at the polls.…

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine is celebrating Veterans Day with free dental exams for veterans and military personnel, bringing…

From the Fall/Winter 2023 Think Magazine

Case Western Reserve is planning a historic investment in research—a $300 million cutting-edge building that…

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Conversations between alumna Sara Moll and Interim Provost Joy K. Ward lead to $60 million campus collaboration…

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Xiong "Bill" Yu, PhD, is applying artificial intelligence (AI) and mixed-reality visualization tools to better…

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The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve recognized recipients of its 2023 Alumni Awards during a…

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On Elliott Detrich’s second day volunteering at a healthcare clinic run by Case Western Reserve students, a…

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On Feb. 3, just before 9 p.m., Ashley McCollum heard a loud boom that would change her life.

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Growing up as a third-generation Tibetan refugee in Dharamshala, India, Tenzin Palmo attended a Tibetan boarding…

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With consistently high death rates from drug overdoses—including opioids—Ohio remains in crisis. To tackle…

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Economics undergraduate Katie Merritt knew she wanted to apply her academic interests to help build a…

On the campus of Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Dennis Harris, camp director of the school’s National Youth Sports Program, labors for an entire…

From the Fall/Winter 2022 Think Magazine

Last year, Case Western Reserve master’s degree student Jess Xiao Long helped spotlight public art that…

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Community engagement is so central to Case Western Reserve President Eric W. Kaler’s goals for the university…

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Jamar Allen was 13 and living with his grandmother when he met Scott Fine, a professor at Case Western Reserve’s…

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A troubling number of Cleveland children have been exposed to lead in their homes and are at risk for…

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The patient was leery of seeing a dentist, worried that cavity treatment would include a drill, cotton…

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The week she arrived at Case Western Reserve, Hannah Macias helped weed the garden at a local residence for…

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After Kristina Bowdrie was accepted to Case Western Reserve, her excitement turned to anxiety. The…

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The potential to learn alongside peers and in partnership with the community inspired Lan Crofton to choose Case…

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When the city of Cleveland launched ambitious plans to scale up mental health services for residents,…

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The boy couldn’t breathe. Just 7, he’d been taken to the emergency room after an asthma attack. Vanessa Van…

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At 16, Lily Kwiatkowski mastered the Western blot, a technical feat separating proteins from a tissue sample.…

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This past summer, a team of student interns from the CWRU School of Medicine’s Prevention Research…

Andrea Shellenberger has taken full advantage of city living since she bought her house near University Circle in 2018.…

"The Neighborhood Advisory Council is comprised of a wonderfully diverse group of…

The partnership between the community service corporation University Circle Inc. (UCI) and Case Western Reserve University…

Welcome to the relaunch of the Community Relations Newsletter, a monthly community engagement touchpoint from the Case…

Paola Van der Linden is a third-year student from Monterrey, Mexico whose passion for sustainability, climate change…

For James Barnes, running his own business was never a question.

After graduating from Whitney M. Young Leadership Academy in 2008, he founded Immaculate…

When Jimmil Campbell first enrolled in Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s School of One at The Foundry, Cleveland’s community rowing and sailing center, he…

Andrea Webb Shellenberger thought finding an affordable home with a short commute to her job as director of support services at the Case Western Reserve…

David Fankhauser, a retiree and military veteran, said it’s been years since he last visited a dentist. When choices came down to putting food on the table or…