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Blanton S. Tolbert Blanton S. Tolbert, professor of chemistry at the College of Arts and Sciences, and his research group study the basic biochemistry of viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Since he was in graduate school, he has worked on the biological molecule RNA,…

They encourage health systems to use their complete billing code system to inform care and community benefit investment Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a clear link between the extent of a patient’s social needs and hospital readmissions. Their…

Barbara R. Snyder may no longer be Case Western Reserve’s president, but support for one of her top priorities continues to climb at a rate that exceeds even her famously high standards. Since Snyder stepped down Sept. 30, the scholarship campaign launched in her honor has grown by more than a…

Celebrated annually during the month of March, Women’s History Month honors the struggles and recognizes the achievements of women in the United States. This year, the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women—along with the Alumni Association, University Events and several other campus partners—will…

Who do you appreciate? As Interim President Scott Cowen explained in the video above, Case Western Reserve was able to continue education and research during the pandemic solely because of the exceptional commitment and collaboration among the university’s faculty and staff.  Yet even amid a…

March is Employee Appreciation Month. Each week this month, we will put the spotlight on an outstanding staff member who is instrumental in keeping our institution moving forward—even when faced with monumental challenges like those presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. We begin with Alfreda…

L. David Baldwin (CIT '49), who forged an extraordinary career in electronics and followed it with transformative philanthropy, died Monday in Florida. He was 96. "David Baldwin was a quiet gentleman and a force for good," said Roger Cerne, longtime leader of the Case Alumni Association who now…

Gift creates the vice provost and Lindseth Family University Librarian position as national search for Hirshon’s successor begins Arnold Hirshon After more than a decade as Case Western Reserve’s vice provost and university librarian, Arnold Hirshon will retire at the end of 2021. And in…

One speaker co-directs an organization that innovatively uses local advocacy to lead a civil rights-inspired health movement; the other researches the biological and evolutionary origins of compassion, love and beauty, as well as power and social class. The next two installments of Think Forum,…

Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Advocates for Cleveland Health (A4CH) and the undergraduate chapter of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA)—two student organizations at Case Western Reserve University—persisted in their efforts to help the Cleveland…