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For Katie Wede, just making it to the NCAA Division III Championships for softball in Oklahoma City was a dream come true. Last week, she accomplished that as a member of the Case Western Reserve University Spartans softball team that qualified for the championships after winning in both the…

Most on campus know that Case Western Reserve University was formed from the federation of Western Reserve University and Case Institute of Technology in 1967. But how much do you know about those institutions and the others that are part of CWRU’s history? Throughout May, we will give a brief…

The annual Thwing Furniture Sale will be held Thursday, May 31, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Thwing Center atrium. Many different pieces, including desks, tables, chairs, bookshelves and industrial shelving, will be available for purchase. Cash and credit…

Revised guidelines spotlight need for improving patient transitions to adulthood Diagnostic and treatment advances are helping patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)—one of nine major types of muscular dystrophy that affects males—live into their 30s and beyond, raising challenges in such…

Blackboard will be decommissioned Friday, June 1. After this date, individuals will no longer be able to access content in Blackboard. University Technology ([U]Tech) will offer resources to help students and faculty locate and save their Blackboard work before the decommissioning date. Campus…

Last Sunday, 195 of our graduates walked across the stage of Severance Hall to receive their diplomas and the hood of the MD degree. We allow relatives who are also physicians to hood their family members and this year 47 did so, which if not a record, must be close. In addition, students can ask…

Troubled girls, boys have different reasons for having risky sex: CWRU study The Plain Dealer: Laura Voith, assistant professor with the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, commented on the results of a study conducted by Case Western Reserve University that suggested…

Judge says Ohio can't cut off convicted killer's dreadlocks The New York Times: A federal judge ruled that the policy of Ohio prisons banning dreadlocks violates a prisoner’s religious rights, as argued by students from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Should you start your own business? And the dangers of medical myths & health misinformation Something You Should Know: Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and professor of economics, spoke about the growing trend of entrepreneurship and the various ways…

At commencement convocation Sunday, Robin Dubin stood at the podium on stage at the outset of the event and declared: “The 2018 commencement convocation ceremony of Case Western Reserve University is hereby convened.” Dubin relished the moment, realizing it would be the last time she’d have the…