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In a year marked by challenges and physical distance, Case Western Reserve University supporters came together virtually last week to show a true commitment to their community: 738 donors gave nearly $37,000 toward student causes as part of #GivingTuesday. Both totals set new records for giving…

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that, once federally approved, COVID-19 vaccines could begin arriving in the state as soon as Dec. 15. We asked medical school Interim Dean Stan Gerson* to address some of the most common questions about the vaccine itself, as well as its distribution. Case…

At first glance, Gwen Donley’s research appears to explore divergent topics: food systems, incarceration rates and transportation trends, to name a few. But viewed together, there’s a common thread—the impact disparities, crises and stress can have on cultures and groups of people. Donley, a PhD…

Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences Dean Joy K. Ward and School of Medicine Professor Dana Crawford have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Ward is a longtime evolutionary biologist and climate scientist who became dean…

$3.9 million NIH grant supports research from Case Western Reserve, University of Colorado on benefits of working out for those living longer with HIV World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) will be a somber remembrance of the thousands who have died from HIV in the last 40-plus years, but also a celebration of…

Though Thanksgiving celebrations may be different this year, many of us are looking ahead to having traditional food—from the turkey and favorite sides to that perfect piece of pie. Most likely, fewer of us are thinking about the actual science that goes into cooking a Thanksgiving feast. But…

2020 has been a difficult year for many, and is expected to remain so as the COVID-19 pandemic continues into the holiday season. But as Thanksgiving approaches this week, many people are taking stock in what they’re grateful for in their lives. The fall semester has been anything but typical,…

Emmitt Jolly with his plaque for winning Tuskegee University’s College of Arts and Sciences 2020 Most Distinguished Alumni Award Emmitt Jolly, an associate professor of biology at Case Western Reserve University, grew up in Alabama, just 20 miles from Tuskegee University. As a teenager, he worked…

Coleman P. Burke, a 1970 law alumnus so dedicated to the planet that he committed $10 million to launch an environmental law center here last year, died Nov. 8 at his home in New York. Known affectionately to his friends and fellow alumni as “Coley,” Burke brought an inquisitive spirit to his law…

Since the 1970s, the CWRU Film Society has operated on campus with the mission of promoting film as an art form. In recognition of their presumptive 50th anniversary this year, members of the society have arranged a gallery of movie posters from across the years to display in Strosacker…