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Professorship sparks expanded Jewish studies at CWRU Cleveland Jewish News: Jay H. Gellar joined the Case Western Reserve University faculty in January 2011, becoming the first Samuel Rosenthal Professor of Judaic Studies in the history department. His arrival helped enhance the scope of the…

Understanding back pain, Part 1 The Plain Dealer: Salim M. Hayek, associate professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine, reviewed the latest NetWellness column, which looks at chronic back pain’s causes, warning signs and treatment.

Evidence of Gene Matthews’ bright ideas to make the Case Western Reserve campus more energy efficient and sustainable are everywhere you look—from LED lights in Nord Hall to the solar compacting garbage bins that sprinkle the walkways. In addition to all of his other campus responsibilities, Case…

Edwin B. Mayes has joined the Case Western Reserve University community as director of First Year Experience. He will report directly to the vice president for enrollment management. In his new position, Mayes will be responsible for leadership and vision of all new student and parent programs as…

Join the next Science Café Cleveland event, titled “The perfect host for parasites – the human body,” on May 14. Emmitt Jolly, assistant professor of biology, will discuss parasites lifestyles—from the perspective of the parasite and of the parasite’s host—initially focusing on the small human…

Information Technology Services (ITS) will present training on Google Docs on Thursday, May 10, at 11:30 a.m. as part of its "ITS Connect" series of online training. Topics will include an overview of document types, uploading documents, sharing documents and “collections.” The session will be…

Move-out time is here—make a difference by donating items as part of REScycle. REScycle is an annual event that encourages donation of items (clothing, non-perishable food, school supplies, electronics, appliances and furniture) that are typically thrown away during residence hall move…

Barbara Juknialis, administrative director of biomedical ethics, and Michael Gilkey, acting executive director of the National Center for Regenerative Medicine, have been elected to the Staff Advisory Council. Juknialis will be vice chair of the council, and Gilkey will be secretary. Their terms in…

President Barbara R. Snyder announced today that the first-year students who arrive this fall will be part of Case Western Reserve’s largest, most diverse and most academically accomplished class in history. Based on deposits as of May 1, the university expects to enroll at least 1,350…

To fulfill his childhood dream, J.B. Silvers followed in his father’s footsteps and became an engineer. But after a short-lived career in the field, he quickly realized there was more to his life than physics and aerospace engineering. Thankfully—for the university, for Weatherhead School of…