Katie Laux

It took Michael Crawford a full year to visit Case Western Reserve University’s Sears think[box] after a friend suggested he give it a try. It was love at first sight. The very next day, the world shut down for COVID-19. Michael Crawford was raised on the…

As a high school student, Pamela Marrero enjoyed helping in her school’s IT department, where she opened computers up, fixed screens and tightened hinges. But she wanted to go even deeper to understand the software and circuitry on which the computers ran.“I wanted to understand them at a deeper…

Under a traditional cooperative model, worker-owners receive a living wage and a small portion of the company’s profits each year, with a larger share paid out at retirement. This arrangement works well for the company to retain savings to help in the case of a downward trend in business and also…

In just a few weeks, the Case Western Reserve University campus will come alive as students make their return for the new academic year. New students will be busy with Discover Week (Aug. 15-23) and all members of the CWRU community can attend the University Welcome and Convocation featuring Jodi…

Time management and commitment are requisite skills for all collegiate student-athletes, especially at universities with such a strong emphasis on academics as Case Western Reserve. Two medical students at CWRU took that to new levels as they completed their first year of medical school while…

As a high school student in Virginia, Tanush Anand knew he was interested in pursuing a career in engineering, but his exact direction was unclear. What he was certain about: Case Western Reserve University’s academic flexibility would allow him to find clarity. It also would provide him the…

Paige Yepko (CWR ’18) may be more than 3,700 miles away from Case Western Reserve University, but she knows a simple truth: If not for pivotal guidance, support and turning points tied to her undergraduate experience, she wouldn’t be living in England and forging connections for others. “I really…

Ankita Achanta spent much of her childhood playing and exploring nature freely. Living in Richboro, Pennsylvania, she didn’t have to think about the air she breathed while doing so—until she visited family in India. There, she saw her young cousins struggle with asthma and respiratory irritation…

After earning her medical degree at Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein in her hometown of São Paulo, Brazil, Julie Somogyi felt drawn to complete her medical residency in the United States. Before jumping into a rigorous training schedule, however, she wanted to familiarize…

As Aidan Selkirk readied an aerosol jet printer for its optimization process during experimentation in a Case Western Reserve University lab, he didn’t expect the routine test to turn into artwork that would earn him campus recognition.Using an iterative Bayesian approach, Selkirk, a rising…