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Focusing on diversion—instead of detention—yields positive results for youth with behavioral health issues
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University evaluating effectiveness of Ohio’s Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice Initiative Of the 5,300 children enrolled in the Ohio Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative since 2006, 21% reported that someone close to them had been murdered in the past…
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National Science Foundation funds study on human rights suspensions enacted to battle COVID-19
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant to Case Western Reserve University to examine instances of governments suspending human rights in the name of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will aim to raise awareness of human rights violations…
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Despite COVID-19, Think Big Strategic Plan moves forward
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce an investment in strategic initiatives to help build on CWRU’s strengths at the intersection of humanity and technology; diversify the CWRU campus and support surrounding neighborhoods; and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Original plans for the…
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Thinking ahead: Office of Education Abroad encourages students to start planning for future study abroad experiences
Annie Du knew as early as high school that she wanted to study abroad, and—as a pre-med student—knew it would entail a lot of coordination. So in her second semester at Case Western Reserve University, she got an early start, planning ahead for spring semester 2019 at King’s College London in the…
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State of the University 2020
Editor’s Note: After consultation with the Faculty Senate in 2014, the president’s annual State of the University report transitioned from a spoken address to a written account. Below is 2020’s edition. Interim President Scott Cowen To the Case Western Reserve University Community: The year 2020…
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Take a look back on 2020 with our 20 most-read stories
By any measure, 2020—the start of a new decade—was an eventful year around the world: an historic pandemic, renewed calls for racial justice and a presidential election in the United States. Here at Case Western Reserve University, the year was full of big headlines as it relates to all of those…
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2020 in review: Case Western Reserve University in the media
In a year as full of news as 2020, it’s no surprise the expertise of Case Western Reserve University faculty was called upon often by the media. To audiences around the world, university experts helped make sense of the year’s unfolding realities, its latest discoveries—and offered valuable…
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Remembering Professor of Mathematics Elizabeth Meckes
Case Western Reserve this week is mourning the passing of Elizabeth Meckes, a professor of mathematics renowned worldwide for her brilliance—and beloved on campus for her compassion. An undergraduate alumna who earned her doctorate at Stanford in 2006 and became a full professor here in 2018,…
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Case Western Reserve University awarded $2 million Mellon Foundation grant to promote leadership development and diversity in humanities ranks
With a $2,028,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Case Western Reserve University will establish a training program for humanities faculty and graduate students that promotes equity and diversity in academic leadership. The four-year award will fund a new Humanities in Leadership…
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CWRU students claim first and second prize at ideaLabs 2020
Annual local pitch competition encourages problem solving and creative solutions among entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs Each spring, undergraduate students from across the region convene to flex their business skills at ideaLabs, a competition in which they develop and pitch entrepreneurial ideas.…