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A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region The Forward: Alanna Cooper, assistant professor and the Abba Hillel Silver Chair of Jewish Studies, said the collapse of the Beth Israel synagogue in Mahanoy City reflects a broader loss of…

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84 after battle with neurodegenerative disease Scripps News: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, professor and director of the Social Justice Institute, emphasized Jesse Jackson’s lasting impact as a civil rights leader who fought for racial equity, economic justice…

Are the Olympic Games political? Northeast Ohio academics discuss complex history ideastream: Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs, discussed the long, complicated history of politics intersecting with the Olympic Games, questioning whether the Olympics have ever…

How to help your patients navigate the protein craze Medscape: Hope Barkoukis, chair of the nutrition department, explained how protein's many functions include promoting growth, repair and building. “By spreading it out, distributing it throughout the day, you’re going to have more time when…

Case Western Reserve-based organization will coordinate investment to strengthen family support systems

Evelyn Adkins, PhD, associate professor and chair of the Department of Classics, co-edited a volume titled Materiality and Ancient Narrative, published in December. Her co-author was Edmund P. Cueva of University of Houston-Downtown. This volume includes 14 original contributions, including an…

Robert Brown, PhD, Institute Professor and Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Physics, presented a talk at the national American Astronomical Society meeting in Phoenix in January. Attending the session of “How to Create and Advocate for Departmental Change,” he spoke about…

To say thank you for the hard work and commitment of Case Western Reserve University’s faculty and staff, the Department of Human Resources will host 2026 Employee Appreciation Day Friday, March 6. Whether you work in a lab, a classroom, or an administrative office, we want to celebrate the…

Earlier in February, students at Georgetown University interviewed Kathryn C. Lavelle, PhD, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs in the Department of Political Science at the College of Arts and Sciences. Their discussion about Lavelle’s longstanding research interest in sovereign…

Two students—Wintana Teklit and Jessica Lambert, both of whom participated in structured transfer programs—recently participated in a panel discussion about university transfers at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Teklit came…