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Office of the Provost announces North Star Courses and Experiences
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…
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Law’s Ikechukwu Ekeke named to "Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers in Ohio"
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…
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New study: Hydroxychloroquine ineffective as preventive antiviral against COVID-19
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…
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CWRU offers K-4 child care support for faculty and staff
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…
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Taking the next step in biorobotics
Case Western Reserve roboticist Roger Quinn, neuroscientist Hillel Chiel to lead $8 million, five-year National Science Foundation NeuroNex Network project seeking next level of control of neuromechanical systems A pair of longtime collaborators and biorobotic pioneers at Case Western Reserve…
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CWRU welcomes new students to campus for a revised—and largely virtual—Discover Week experience
While it doesn’t look how it usually does, Discover Week, the annual welcome event for new students at Case Western Reserve University is underway. The Class of 2024 and transfer students arrived on campus this weekend in a routine that looked very different than in years past, marked by…
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5 questions with...new Computer and Data Sciences Department Chair Vipin Chaudhary
Vipin Chaudhary discovered his passion for electronics, computer science and computing early in life. Starting in his middle school years, he began building radios and music systems. But his path to computer and data science started in earnest in 1980, when his father, a professor of electronics…
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Continuing operations
While work and learning went remote, hundreds stepped up their efforts on campus This article first appeared in a summer publication related to the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More articles will appear in The Daily and on the university and school social media accounts in…
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Umut Gurkan elected senior member of National Academy of Inventors
Case Western Reserve University engineer and researcher Umut Gurkan has been named a senior member of the August 2020 class of The National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Gurkan is the Warren E. Rupp Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the Case School of Engineering, where…
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Undergraduate student Micco Daniels passes away
A talented cellist whose diverse musical influences ranged from classical (Yo-Yo Ma) to rock (Arctic Monkeys and Red Hot Chili Peppers) to hip hop (Immortal Technique and Dilated Peoples), rising second-year music student Micco Daniels passed away recently. He was 19. Daniels was raised in a…