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Case Western Reserve scientists, collaborators at Harvard and Italian university Unical, aim to ‘revolutionize optics’ by combining nanostructured metasurfaces with liquid crystal technology For more than 500 years, humans have mastered the art of refracting light by shaping glass into lenses,…

Like many scientists before him, Walter Boron’s medical discoveries are founded in basic scientific research, figuring out how things work. His breakthrough happened early, as a graduate student at Washington University in the mid-1970s. His first publication reporting the initial example of the…

Melvyn C. Goldstein, the John Reynolds Harkness Professor of Anthropology and co-director of the Center for Research on Tibet at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), is widely considered to be the world’s leading scholar of Tibet in anthropology. He is the first Western anthropologist to conduct…

To the Case Western Reserve Community: August 24, 2020. Ever since we announced our modified fall calendar in June, this date has dominated our thoughts, flashing regularly in our minds much like a large LED billboard.  Academics, housing, student life, testing and more—no matter the area, all…

Last week, Case Western Reserve University welcomed transfer students and the incoming Class of 2024. Their introduction looked much different than in years past, with masks, COVID-19 testing and fewer opportunities to gather in person. Though new students spent much of their Discover Week apart…

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community who have been through reorientation training to prepare for their return to campus have likely had their first introduction to the university’s community commitment—a unified pledge to think for the good of their neighbor, their health and…

The Office of Provost is pleased to announce nearly three dozen new North Star courses and experiences. Activities range from for-credit courses to seminars to service-oriented projects to tours of various on- and off-campus locations.  At the heart of this program is an interest in helping…

Ikechukwu Ekeke (LAW '16), a fellow in the law school's Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic and coach of the Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Mock Trial Team, was recently selected to The National Black Lawyers organization's "Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers in Ohio." Ekeke earned both Bachelor of…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have added to the growing body of understanding about how hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is not a possible defense against COVID-19. Specifically, they found that HCQ is not effective in preventing COVID-19 in patients with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis…

Clarification Regarding Child Care Initiatives: Yesterday’s article in The Daily about options to assist faculty and staff with K-4 child care needs this semester included a section on workload flexibility. The options for staff included going part-time and maintaining full benefits; completing…