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Case Western Reserve University receives largest commitment to higher ed in Ohio history: $125M from Mandel Foundation
Record investment will fund four focus areas, including new humanities building, student scholarships, leadership initiatives, and ethical technological innovation
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November 08, 2022
Major: Biology, Master of Public HealthMinor: Business management, chemistryYear: Fourth-year The distance between Seattle and Washington, D.C., is 4,370 miles. On a bicycle? It takes 66 days to cover that distance at an average of 85 miles a day. Just ask Steven Wang, a fourth-year student…
November 07, 2022
The Reproductive Health Task Force is undertaking a speaker series to engage the Case Western Reserve University community in discussions on various aspects of reproductive health. A panel of experts will explore the history of reproductive health during a discussion Tuesday, Nov. 8, from noon to…
November 07, 2022
The Department of Dance will host a fall faculty and guest artist concert with student performances to Brink by contemporary New York-based choreographer Janice Rosario. In addition to the return of the popularly acclaimed Les Noces by Pascal Rioult, attendees also can experience In Another Place…
November 02, 2022
Dame Emma Kirkby, one of the world’s greatest and most influential sopranos and a driving force of the “early music revival” will give a masterclass for vocal students from the Case Western Reserve University’s Historical Performance Practice program. Members of the community are invited to the…
November 02, 2022
Animated movies such as The Book of Life (2014) and Disney's Coco (2017) propelled Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) into the mainstream globally, prompting mass production of merchandise and paraphernalia. But did you know this annual two-day observance dates back more than 3,000 years? …
October 31, 2022
The spooky season is upon us, and with it comes mounds of chocolate, horror movie marathons and imaginative costumes. But, where did some of these Halloween traditions even come from? The Daily wanted answers—and found them through Timothy Beal, a Distinguished University Professor and the…
October 27, 2022
The Schubert Center for Child Studies at the College of Arts and Sciences and the Health Advocacy Leadership Organization at the School of Medicine invite members of the Case Western Reserve University and local communities to a workshop on advocacy around lead poisoning prevention. This event…
October 26, 2022
The Center for Policy Studies will host a talk with U.S. scholar and security expert Dmitry Gorenburg Thursday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m., in Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom C. In this talk, titled “Russia's Military,” Gorenburg will discuss the Russian military’s tactics and plans in Ukraine…
October 25, 2022
Majors: Electrical engineering, computer engineeringMinor: FrenchYear: Fourth year In high school, Grace Wilcox came across her childhood Nintendo DS while cleaning out her closet and felt inspired to repair it. Thinking a fuse had blown, Wilcox went through the trouble of finding a replacement on…
October 24, 2022
Join the CWRU Chamber Collective (Wind 9tet, CWRU Brass Ensemble and CWRU Clarinet Choir) for a performance at the Maltz Performing Arts Center Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. The various ensembles will play works by Gioachino Rossini, George Gershwin, Igor Stravinsky and more. This free event…