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Leading the Way in Nursing: Meet the 2026 Alumni Award Winners
Alumni honored for advancing the nursing profession through leadership, innovation and clinical excellence.
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How Fred D. Gray’s time at Case Western Reserve helped shape a civil rights legend
“My objective in coming here was to finish law school in three years, return to Alabama, become a lawyer and destroy everything segregated I could find.”If you think this sounds like the opening line in the next novel by Percival Everett or Colson Whitehead, it would be a good guess, but incorrect…
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Why does a narwhal have a 9-foot tusk—and what does it actually do?
While students often use breaks to study or relax, Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine alumnus Martin Nweeia, DMD (DEN ’84), chose a different path, traveling to remote Amazonian villages and a distant atoll near Yap Island in Micronesia.This same curiosity has shaped his…
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How alum Mark Armenante built a career on big risks and zero regrets
Serial entrepreneur alum returns to CWRU in October for open talk on his experiences, expertise
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From pioneering cancer diagnostics to expanding rural care: Celebrating our 2026 Alumni Award recipients
CWRU School of Medicine honors eight distinguished alumni and faculty members for extraordinary contributions to medicine, community health and scientific discovery
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25 years after graduation, Silver Spartans reflect on Case Western Reserve experiences
The Class of 2001 will celebrate during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, Oct. 8-11
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The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation commits $15 million to Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building
Gift will support collaborative research and establish The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation Terrace
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Double the impact: Alum returns for dual-specialty master’s and earns student statewide honor
Moved by her grandmother's loss of speech for 19 years following a stroke, Celine Mathijsen Greenwood (NUR ’22) knew the kind of health care provider she wanted to become—someone who would advocate for patients who are unable to advocate for themselves.Her path is uniquely tailored. After earning…
Alumni Awards
Five outstanding alumni recognized for their impact, achievements
Awards will be presented during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend
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From Cleveland to Seoul: Inside CWRU’s Study Abroad–Alumni Connections Program
An alumnus helped one student turn a semester abroad into something deeper.