Business, Law + Politics

This month’s alumni spotlight honors Black History Month and recognizes Hermione Malone (MBA ’05) for her professional achievements and substantial work in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. Malone’s career journey—which spans journalism, executive leadership, healthcare, nonprofit organiz...

Weatherhead School of Management has announced the renaming of its Master of Science in Positive Organization Development (MPOD) program to the Master of Leadership and Organizational Change (MLOC). The change broadens the focus from organizational development to leadership development. The transit...

In the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic healthcare ecosystems, Weatherhead School of Management is making bold strides to establish itself as a leading hub that serves to connect the local landscape and other external healthcare enterprises through collaboration, continuous learning, problem...

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 righ...

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 ...

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 secur...

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 (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 v...

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 S...

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 le...