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We recently recognized several distinguished alumni for their achievements and accomplishments spanning the industries of technology, non-profit, global accounting, service, commerce, and finance. The awards were handed out Friday, November 15, at an alumni awards reception to celebrate the…

Alumna leads nonprofit helping Black women at the highest risk for infant mortality have healthy pregnancies and children A new building with life-changing possibilities will soon rise in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood—a $15 million, 15,000-square-foot birthing center for women at the highest risk…

How appreciative inquiry can spark creativity and enhance problem-solving Fast Company: David Cooperrider, Distinguished University Professor and the Char and Chuck Fowler Professor of Business as an Agent of World Benefit, explained how appreciative inquiry helps organizations navigate change by…

What makes music scary? Instrumentation, composition and your imagination WOUB: Daniel Goldmark, professor and director of the Center for Popular Music Studies at the College of Arts and Sciences, said scary movie music relies on repetition, minor keys and dissonance to build tension.

Your herb garden needs special care in winter—these expert tips will keep it healthy Martha Stewart: Jonas Portillo, farm food associate at the University Farm, suggested protecting perennial herb roots with organic black or brown wood chip mulch, which absorbs and retains heat from the sun to…

Bookstores are setting up readers on ‘blind dates’ with books The New York Times: Vera Tobin, associate professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at the College of Arts and Sciences, highlighted the popularity of “Blind Date Books,” attributing their success to the element of surprise that…

The hurdle to turning OpenAI into a for-profit company: Deciding what it’s worth Yahoo Finance: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor at the School of Law, noted that valuing OpenAI as it transitions to a for-profit entity is challenging due to its limited transparency. She emphasized that…

He made a daring escape from China. Then his real troubles began. The New York Times Magazine: Ben Mauk, the Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and Media Writing, co-wrote an in-depth account of a man’s escape from incarceration in China, as part of a larger two-year investigation into a…

This Thanksgiving, Case Western Reserve University invites students who will be on or near campus to join the CWRU Family Thanksgiving celebration Thursday, Nov. 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Thwing Center ballroom. Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and the Office of the…

Hope Barkoukis, chair of Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Nutrition, knew she would be presenting about food as medicine for the School of Medicine’s State of the School on Nov. 6. What she didn’t know was that she would also be receiving the Case Medal for Excellence in Health…