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Colin McEwen

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As director of national media relations at Case Western Reserve University, Colin McEwen covers stories on law, business and the arts and sciences.

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Case Western Reserve’s Weatherhead School of Management marks 30 years of pioneering Doctor of Management programs

The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Doctor of Management Programs (DBA), an academic milestone with global impact. Established in 1995, Weatherhead’s DBA is the longest-running program of its kind in the United…

Keeping it in the family: Quiet power of family-wealth building, local economic development

Family-owned businesses may not always grab headlines, but their economic and cultural impact runs deep. According to recent McKinsey & Co. research, family-owned firms account for more than 60% of jobs nationally and are responsible for nearly 80% of new job creation. At Case Western Reserve…

On his 103rd birthday, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Howard Tucker has no plans to slow down

Howard Tucker has lived through a World War, the dawn of penicillin and the invention of the MRI—but nothing prepared him for TikTok fame at more than 100 years old. The centenarian doctor-turned-viral-sensation still lectures at Case Western Reserve University—offering both medical insights and…

Case Western Reserve University economist joins national AI labor study backed by $1.6M Sloan Foundation grant

Case Western Reserve University economics professor Mark Schweitzer has joined a new, multi-university research collaboration examining the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on workers and the labor market—an urgent area of inquiry as AI adoption accelerates across industries. …

Think magazine: Rebuilding lives

Lakecia Wild hit rock bottom 10 years ago, struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental-health challenges. Then she discovered Magnolia Clubhouse in Cleveland's University Circle, which helps people with serious mental illness reclaim their lives through a combination…

Award-winning journalist Susie Gharib to deliver 2025 convocation address at Case Western Reserve University

In her decades-long and successful career, Susie Gharib has earned numerous accolades, including three Gracie Allen Awards, two Front Page Awards and the Elliot V. Bell Award for outstanding contributions to financial journalism. But what she values most are the stories behind them. An…

Study: Ibuprofen, acetaminophen more effective than opioids in treating dental pain

Opioids are not among the most effective—or longest lasting—options available for relief from acute dental pain, a new examination of the results from more than 460 published studies has found. Ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) alone or in combination with…