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CWRU School of Law faculty recognized for scholarship, teaching and service
The exceptional work of outstanding School of Law faculty at Case Western Reserve University was recently recognized with awards and professorships. These faculty members are exceptional for their dedication to scholarship, teaching and mentorship—all of which are foundational to our institution.…
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Police Lt. Sarah Shendy leads classes for Northeast Ohio police officers to discuss the impacts of childhood trauma
Officers often serve as a buffer to help mitigate tragic and unfortunate outcomes, and trauma-informed policing can change the dynamics of encounters and influence the trajectory of lives.Since December, Sarah Shendy, a police lieutenant in the Case Western Reserve University Division of Public…
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Religious studies’ Deepak Sarma publishes research findings related to psychedelics and drug policy
In a recent publication, Deepak Sarma, PhD, professor and Inaugural Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities in the Department of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University, addressed issues related to psychedelics and drug policy. At CWRU, Sarma also has a secondary appointment as…
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Religious studies’ Timothy Beal delivers baccalaureate address at Lehigh University
Earlier in May, Timothy Beal, PhD, the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion and interim chair in the Department of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University, gave the baccalaureate address at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In his address, titled “Deep hunger and deep…
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Undergraduate student Fish Fish presents a poster at spring 2026 American Chemical Society meeting
Fish Fish, a rising fourth-year student majoring in classics and biology at Case Western Reserve University, presented a poster titled “Dyeing for chemistry: An exercise in creating ancient colors from natural sources” at the spring 2026 American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting in Atlanta earlier…
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Nominate an outstanding staff member for the SPARTA Award
The Staff Advisory Council’s Staff Recognition Committee encourages members of the Case Western Reserve University community to make nominations for the Staff PARTicipation Achievement (SPARTA) Award. This is a chance to honor remarkable individuals who consistently go the extra mile in our campus…
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Medicine’s Irina Pikuleva leads team of researchers to investigate CYP46A1 activation
CYP46A1 activation by low dose efavirenz uncovers the link between brain cholesterol metabolism, energetics and vasculature.Researchers at Case Western Reserve University—led by Irina Pikuleva, PhD, the Carl F. Asseff Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences—identified brain processes that…
Political science’s Kathryn C. Lavelle participates in luncheon discussion hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations
Political science’s Kathryn C. Lavelle participates in luncheon discussion hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations
This past March, Kathryn C. Lavelle, PhD, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs in the Department of Political Science at the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured as a panelist at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) discussion on Strategic Frontiers in U.S. Foreign Policy:…
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Henry Lawrence Hitchcock: the president who saved Western Reserve College
As Case Western Reserve University celebrates its bicentennial, the campus community is reflecting on two centuries of trailblazing achievements. This milestone is a chance to remember visionaries such as Henry Lawrence Hitchcock, Western Reserve College’s third president, whose mix of diplomacy…
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Case Western Reserve University breaks ground on DiSanto Arena
Renovation of historic Adelbert Gym will mark the return of varsity basketball and expand community engagement