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Construction to take place on Case Quad
The Medical Center Company will begin installing fencing and directional signage on the Case Quad as part of the preparatory work for installing steam and electrical utility services for the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB). This work will begin on Monday, July 21, and…
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…
Avnish Gupta
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…
Kwame Alexander, a best-selling author and Emmy-winning producer, read to elementary-school children and Case Western Reserve students participating in the Book Buddies program that CWRU faculty member Cara Byrne leads. The university’s Baker-Nord Institute for the Humanities organized this campus event when it brought Alexander to campus for Awe, the Cleveland Humanities Festival held in 2024.
Book Buddies: CWRU students connect with young readers
Editor’s note: Hero photo captured by Nicholas McLaughlin. This article originally appeared in the summer 2025 edition of art/sci. Read more from this issue. Cara Byrne has immersed herself in the world of children’s literature for the past decade, studying how stories shape perceptions of race,…