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  • Construction worker handles beam used in the ISEB topping-out ceremony

    From breaking ground to topping out

    The latest progress on the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building

    Less than one year after demolition began on Yost Hall to make way for the 189,000…

  • People with virtual reality headsets looking at an ancient city

    The future is interdisciplinary

    Students and faculty are unlocking new possibilities at the crossroads of humanities and technology

    Charlotte Hooker has never been one to follow just a single…

  • Tom and Nancy Seitz smile at camera while wearing formal attire in an outdoor setting

    From vision to discovery

    A generous commitment from longtime supporters accelerates research in materials innovation

    Millions of tons of thermosets—hard plastics—are produced each year…

  • Erica Hartman-Horvitz and Richard Horvitz smile at camera while wearing formal attire and standing in front of a window with trees behind it

    Fueling breakthroughs

    Transformative gift brings new hope

    Shortly after being named co-lead of the cancer genetics program at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1996, Sanford…

  • Gary Von Lehmden speaks on stage while wearing formal attire.

    A lasting investment

    Gary Von Lehmden’s path to an MBA wasn’t fast or easy, but it was transformative.

    As a young professional, he worked at the former Union Commerce Bank (…

  • From left: Robert Kowal, William Grissom and Adele Suttle standing in front of a marble stone wall while wearing formal attire behind a CWRU-branded chair

    Advancing medical innovation

    New professorship provides possibilities

    During a three-hour power outage in Minneapolis in 1957, heart patients who relied on alternating current power…

  • Laura McNally and Andrew Geronimo smile at camera while wearing formal attire near a window where sunlight passes through. Andrew is holding an award plaque.

    Empowering free speech

    $5 million from Stanton Foundation to expand reach of First Amendment Clinic

    As a longtime president of CBS, Frank Stanton was a staunch defender of the U.S.…

  • Rex Tibbens looks at camera while wearing formal attire

    Gorilla-sized impact

    Legendary professor inspires gift for entrepreneurship

    Throughout his career, whether he was redefining delivery logistics at Amazon or expanding ridesharing at…

  • From left: David and Gayle Noble and Dean Dexter Voisin smile at camera while wearing cool-weather jackets in front of a commercial space.

    Opening doors, expanding minds

    A family's commitment bolsters faculty and fuels research

    In 2021, nearly 2.4 million Ohioans lived in communities without enough social work professionals,…

  • Kevin Kranzusch and Lynne Bosworth smile at camera in front of a podium in Olin Hall while wearing formal attire

    A rededication to growth

    Transformative support for the next chapter at Olin Hall

    More than 60 years after its original dedication, Olin Hall has been renewed—both in form and in…