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Incoming students to Case Western Reserve University will learn about responding to difficult and complex questions when they read Harvard University Professor Michael Sandel’s Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? The university announced Sandel’s book as its 2011 Common Reading selection. All ...

Self-healing coating knits back together when exposed to light. The days of living in fear of wayward shopping carts in parking lots might be numbered, thanks to a self-healing material discovered at Case Western Reserve University. A team of researchers has developed a polymer-based coating tha...

Can capping malpractice awards really rein in health care costs? Not so fast tort-reform fans-according to a legal and medical expert at Case Western Reserve University, there's no evidence that reducing a victim's compensation will put a lid on skyrocketing health care costs. Maxwell Mehlman is sp...

Economics professor embarks on auto industry study. The recent recession and global competition has taken a toll on the U.S. auto industry. Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management have begun a study of the nation's auto supply chain to gain insight into ho...

Timothy Beal, Florence Harkness Professor of Religion, writes about the popular culture construction of bin Laden: There's No Such Thing As Osama Bin Laden, The Huffington Post...

How useful would it be to anticipate how well someone will control their emotions? To predict how well they might be able to stay calm during stress? To accept critical feedback stoically? Heath A. Demaree, professor of psychology at Case Western Reserve University, finds clues in what psychologist...

As part of efforts to control costs and also enhance employee wellness, the Office of Human Resources today is launching a campuswide survey to learn more about community members’ attitudes toward existing health care coverage and quality. The survey also includes questions regarding interest in par...

YWCA Greater Cleveland honored three women from Case Western Reserve University and two with secondary appointments at the university at its 35th Annual Women of Achievement Awards luncheon on May 16. School of Medicine Dean Pamela Davis earned the Women of Achievement award, a prestigious honor th...

Sepsis is a major killer in hospital intensive care units. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found that manipulating a genetic factor that can launch or throttle the body’s defenses can improve survival rates during bacterial infection. “Currently, our therapies...

Thomas Steinemann, ophthalmology professor at the School of Medicine, on when to throw out saline solutions and eyedrops: Expiration dates offer guidance, but passing the limit doesn't always translate to danger, Chicago Tribune...