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Vinton Cerf reflected in a PBS Newshour interview in January how he and good friend Bob Kahn, while working with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) years ago, began developing how the whole world now communicates. “It wasn’t like we woke up one day and said, ‘Huh, we’re going to build the…

The Case STEAM Initiative, in partnership with David's Challenge and the City of East Cleveland, is looking for Case Students or Alumni for PAID tutoring positions over the spring semester at three locations. Flexible days- Mon-Fri, from 3:00-6:00 PM, though once a schedule or days are selected,…

Homecoming Highlights Whether they studied on campus five or 50 years ago, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine alumni who returned for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend in October likely noticed significant changes to the places—and ways—in which they once learned. But they got an…

DEDICATION TO EDUCATION After a half-century of teaching, a professor and his wife look to the future of the school   Krishan Chandar, MD, arrived in Cleveland in 1974 to complete his neurology residency, eager to bring the education and expertise he was gaining in the United States back to…

In honor of Black History Month, we spoke with some of our Black faculty members to find out what the month means to them and how they plan on observing it.  David B. Miller is the associate dean for academic affairs and the director of the school's international education programs. His research…

The School of Medicine welcomed the following new employees in January 2024 to the School of Medicine : Name  Department  Role Jeri Jewett-Tennant Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative Research Associate Amy…

Bubbling UpIn Agata Exner’s lab, researchers spend a lot of time blowing bubbles.These, though, are nanobubbles—nanoparticles with gas at their core—each of which is about 2,000 times smaller than a single grain of salt. By stimulating the nanobubbles with sound waves, Exner’s team is working…

New Cancer Center Leader Aims to Build Connections in Cleveland and Well Beyond Gary Schwartz, MD, has long believed precision medicine is the future of oncology. But back in the early ’90s, very few agreed. Cancer care at the time generally followed a “spray-and-pray” approach: Use as much…

Nominations for the Dr. Dorothy Pijan Student Leadership Awards close Friday, March 1st. These awards recognize Case Western Reserve University’s outstanding student leaders, student organizations, programs, and faculty and staff members who support student engagement and leadership within the CWRU…

As we await the arrival of the total solar eclipse on Case Western Reserve’s campus this spring, our calendars have another astronomical event to hurdle first: leap day. Observed Feb. 29, the day occurs every four years and extends the length of our shortest month. But why do we observe leap day…