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Several systems to experience outage overnight
Due to scheduled maintenance, multiple systems will experience a brief outage Tuesday, July 22, from 3 to 6 a.m. The following systems will be affected: APEX (Oracle Application Express) Applications Aurora Maintainer Account System Campus Map Course Evaluation System Identity…
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Nursing’s Susan Painter offers intentional support to combat unintentional overdoses
Since the nation’s opioid crisis began in the 1990s, unintentional overdose deaths have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Americans annually. And through the years, Susan Painter has seen the heartbreak—and insufficient support for families and healthcare providers grieving these…
Elena Cangahuala holding her mortar board
Student Spotlight: Elena Cangahuala
Class Year: May 2026 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus This summer I am... working a job Where are you working? I am working as an office assistant at the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) at their University of Michigan location. NSLC is an academic summer camp for high school…
Moon
How lunar research is reshaping our understanding of Earth
What can ancient moon rocks tell us about the origins of Earth, the future of space travel, and even the water we drink? At Case Western Reserve University, professor and geochemist Jim Van Orman is digging into those questions—literally—by analyzing material brought back from the moon. His…
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Biology’s Avnish Gupta receives Amgen Scholars Award for biomedical research
Avnish Gupta, a rising third-year biology student, was selected for the Amgen Foundation’s Scholars Award. This award offers undergraduate students a summer research experience—hosted by University of California San Francisco in partnership with 14 universities—focused on health-related…
Reda Riffi
Recent CWRU pre-med graduate Reda Riffi receives Nourish Nelson Mandela Prize, meets UAE leadership to expand opportunities for U.S. students
As founder and president of the Eleos Association, recent CWRU pre-med undergraduate Reda Riffi has led regional programs and secured international funding to uplift children through nutrition, education, health advocacy, mentoring and cross-cultural dialogue. Riffi’s work has helped advance…
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Assist with first-year move-in day
Help first-year students move into residence halls at Case Western Reserve University on Sunday, Aug. 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Upon arrival, faculty and staff members will serve as greeters for new students and their families—both in residence halls and at car unloading stations.…
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PeopleSoft HCM to be unavailable early Sunday
Due to scheduled maintenance, PeopleSoft HCM will be unavailable Sunday, July 20, from midnight to 8 a.m. During this time, employees will be unable to view or update employee information, including entering updated personal information, entering time, approving time and viewing paychecks, in…
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CWRUbotix finishes in first place at 2025 MATE ROV World Championship
CWRUbotix, Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate robotics team, won first place overall in the 2025 MATE ROV World Championship last month. CWRUbotix competed alongside 25 other teams from around the world that qualified for the World Championship. Hosted in Alpena, Michigan, this…
Xu Han with other recipients of the 2025 Fundamental Research Career Development Awards by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
Postdoc Xu Han honored for advancing understanding of blood clotting mechanisms
Xu Han (GRS ’14, biology; GRS ’21, pharmacology), a postdoctoral scholar in the Nieman Lab in the Department of Pharmacology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been named one of three global recipients of the 2025 Fundamental Research Career Development Awards by the…