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For Stan Gerson, MD, a strategic plan is not a sit-on-a-shelf-and-gather-dust kind of document. It’s a living plan that speaks to our times, details the rationale and goals for potentially game-changing collaborations, and is adjusted annually to account for the unforeseen. Work on the School of…

On Wednesday, June 3, research and engagement services librarian Karen Oye will retire from Case Western Reserve University. She has been an essential fixture at the library over the last 30 years, and she will be missed by many at Kelvin Smith Library and across the campus and community.Oye got…

Three members of the Case Western Reserve University community are headed abroad. Nyat Isack, Annie Zhao and Claire Sumner each received a grant from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program—the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program, which pairs scholars with opportunities…

A crystal Katie Colbaugh helped grow is currently sitting on Mars. It rode there aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover, which touched down on the Red Planet in February 2021 and has been searching for signs of ancient life ever since. Colbaugh and her colleagues at Gooch & Housego—a Highland…

How a CWRU Law initiative is tackling Cuyahoga County’s highest-in-the-state youth incarceration rates.

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine marked a milestone weekend in May, celebrating the accomplishments of graduates across its Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and master's programs with ceremonies that reflected both tradition—particularly during the university’s…

Democrat Barney Frank, architect of Wall Street reform, dies at 86Newsweek: Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs at the College of Arts and Sciences, described Barney Frank as demanding, blunt and fiercely strategic, driven by protecting ordinary Americans’ financial…

Grocery store programs aim to save customers on gasSpectrum News: Jonathan Ernest, assistant professor of economics at Weatherhead School of Management, said drivers should calculate whether fuel rewards and warehouse memberships actually save money after fees, travel and wait times. He noted fixed…

Doctors are taking culinary classes so they can prescribe food as medicine—it’s so much more than just ‘eat healthy’New York Post: Hope Barkoukis, chair in the Department of Nutrition, said many physicians want to discuss nutrition but “don’t feel competent at all” because medical schools often…

Case Western Reserve University medical students are helping bring preventive care directly to the community through monthly healthcare programming held at CentroVilla25, Cleveland's premier Latino market and food hall.Each month, School of Medicine students provide free health screenings, like…