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BLSA Mock Trial team wins Midwest competition, head to National Competition in March
On the heels of their 2024 national title, the Black Law Student Association Mock Trial team recently prevailed at the Midwest BLSA Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition in Chicago, Illinois.  At the competition, Team Red (pictured left, from left to…
Shardule Shah
CWRU Entrepreneur Shardule Shah’s Mission to Revolutionize Disease Treatment Through Lipid Science
Recently we had a conversation with Shardule Shah, CEO and founder of Lime Therapeutics, a company dedicated to advancing therapies for diseases related to dysfunctional lipid metabolism. By leveraging their innovative LipidSense platform, Lime Therapeutics is transforming the way we understand and…
Meet a third-year student working at the intersection of science and the law
Often overlooked as a scientific field, third-year law student Erin Bies describes patent law as “the place where science and law intersect.” “I always knew I wanted to work in patent law because it meant two things: interacting with new science, and being a part of the adversarial process of…
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Capstone Spotlight: Caroline Smith
Last fall, Caroline Smith spent her 3L capstone with Smucker Co., a leading consumer packaged goods company. Their portfolio includes timeless brands like Uncrustables, Jif peanut butter, Hostess and Milkbone.  “I pursued a capstone at Smucker because it was really important to me that my capstone…
Peter Galen
CWRU Entrepreneur Peter Galen Builds Affordable Medical Diagnostics with Innovation and Impact
Peter Galen (CIT ’76) is the CIO and co-founder of Hemex Health, an Oregon-based medical device company developing a more affordable and robust blood disease diagnostic platform. Their flagship product, Gazelle, is an affordable point-of-care diagnostic tool that uses electrophoresis to test for a…
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Winter 2025 PreLaw Magazine ranks CWRU among the top International Law programs for the seventh year in a row
The Winter 2025 preLaw magazine International Law Program rankings were announced last week, and for the seventh year in a row, Case Western Reserve University School of Law received the magazine’s top ranking.  CWRU was one of just 12 Law Schools to receive the coveted A+ ranking this year. CWRU…
Mark Day
How Mark Day is leading CWRU spinout AlensiaXR to revolutionize education and technology
Mark Day, CEO of Case Western Reserve University spinout AlensiaXR, recently sat down with us to discuss his journey from Microsoft to leading a cutting-edge mixed reality startup. With over 18 years of experience at Microsoft and a background in entrepreneurship, Mark offers unique insights into…
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From mortgages to maintenance: What to know when buying a home
For many people, buying a home is one of life’s biggest milestones. The feat can bring plenty of benefits—from building equity to allowing for stable and predictable housing costs—but the journey to home ownership can often feel overwhelming. From understanding mortgages to locating resources…
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Max Mehlman and Sharona Hoffman appointed to editorial board of Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
Max Mehlman and Sharona Hoffman have been appointed to serve a three-year term as a member of the editorial board of The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics (JLME), a leading multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal originally founded in 1981. Published by Cambridge University Press, JLME is the…
Case Western Reserve School of Law becomes first law school in the U.S. to require legal AI education certification for all first-year law students
Case Western Reserve University School of Law will become the first in the nation to require all first-year law students to earn a certification in legal AI. Launching in February of 2025, the “Introduction to AI and the Law” program—developed in partnership with Wickard.ai—will immerse students in…