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  • Pamela and Kent Cartwright smile for camera in front of CWRU step and repeat wearing formal attire

    The good is ‘what counts’

    Alumnus pays tribute to mentor by naming CWRU in his estate

    Whenever Kent Cartwright, PhD (GRS ’79, English), encountered a new literary problem in his 40 years…

  • Dr. Harry and Ellen Rosen portrait

    Twist of fate

    A simple mistake on Harry Rosen’s college application took him down a path he hadn't anticipated—a…

  • Amber Smith smiles for camera wearing casual attire in front of a window

    Unlocking potential

    Nearly $3 million in grant support from the Mellon Foundation expands opportunities for community college humanities students

    A decade ago, Amber Smith knew she…

  • Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel smile for camera wearing formal attire

    At the intersection of humanities and STEM

    Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation’s latest gift for interdisciplinary study continues long history of university support

    Aidan Bugayong spent the summer…

  • ISEB lab rendering: computer generated image of people working in a lab in the still under construction ISEB

    Building the future of research

    Set to redefine possibilities of collaborative research, new building comes into focus

    By Daniel Robison

    Kathryn A. Daltorio, PhD, has a menagerie of…

  • Larry and Sally Sears smile for camera

    Encouraging collaboration

    Alumni and friends supporting the vision of the ISEB

    When Larry and Sally Sears provided the initial support to launch Case Western Reserve University’s hands-…

  • A group of CWRU students in a classroom wearing t shirts that read "Thank you Roger Susi!"

    Making sparks

    Alumnus spurs research and innovation at CWRU

    Roger Susi has always been a tinkerer. The Pennsylvania native began taking apart electronics—and “sometimes…

  • James C. Wyant smiles for camera at night wearing formal attire with a football field behind him

    Remembering alumnus James C. Wyant

    James C. Wyant, PhD, a 1965 alumnus who transformed lives as an academic, entrepreneur and philanthropist, died in December after…

  • Kevin Kranzusch headshot

    Accelerating growth

    Alumnus commits $10 million to support and expand opportunities in computer and data sciences 

    As AI and big data reshape entire industries almost…

  • Dr. Krishan and Sneh Chandar pose for camera wearing formal attire

    Dedication to education

    After a half-century of teaching, a professor and his wife look to the future of the School of Medicine

    Krishan Chandar, MD, arrived in Cleveland in 1974 to…