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The IRS recently announced its dollar limitations affecting retirement contributions for 2026. Updates include: The 402(g)-contribution limit for retirement plans is $24,500; The contribution limit for retirement plans for employees ages 50 and over is $32,500, which includes a standard…

In 1935, when society largely viewed alcoholism not as a disease but as a severe moral failing, Sister Ignatia Gavin, CSA saw something different: a medical condition afflicting a person worthy of profound respect. It was this radical compassion and unwavering belief in "the dignity of the human…

For Ed (ADL '64, MED '68) and Melinda Melton Sadar (FSM '66), Case Western Reserve University is more than just their alma mater—it is where their lifelong journey together began. After sharing glances in a Philosophy 101 class and then officially meeting in Thwing Hall, the couple is now…

For Tom Peterson—a lifelong inventor whose late wife had multiple sclerosis (MS)—scientific discovery was profoundly personal. This deep passion led him to the lab of Paul Tesar, PhD (CWR ’03), director of the Institute for Glial Sciences, where the inventor and the scientist shared a vision of…

Professorship provides flexibility to advance cancer care

Esther Bernhofer, PhD, MA, RN, PMGT-BC, an associate professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, received the American Society for Pain Management’s Margo McCaffrey Excellence in Nursing Award at the organization’s mid-October conference. This national honor recognizes a nurse who…

Craig “Denny” King, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, an instructor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, earned second place in the Practice Poster Competition at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) National Conference in October. His poster, which examined patterns of cannabis use, was…

Dana Severin, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, an instructor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, has been selected as the 2025 Preceptor of the Year by the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses. Granted in October, this award recognizes an advanced practice registered nurse who demonstrates…

The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Northern Ohio proudly participated in two community health events this fall: the first inaugural University Hospitals Cutler Men’s Full Life Summit on Sept. 21, at the Huntington Convention Center, and the Caring for the Caregiver Expo…

Sanjay Rajagopalan, director of the Case Cardiovascular Research Institute at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has earned the 2025 American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist Award. This prestigious honor, the highest bestowed by the Association, recognizes individuals…