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Research shows that lead risk varies by Cleveland school Rob Fischer, associate professor at Case Western Reserve’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Substantial numbers of Cleveland’s youngest students have had elevated levels of lead in their blood prior to…

The political standoff that has shut down parts of the federal government since Dec. 22 threatens research funding at universities across the country, including Case Western Reserve. More specifically, the shutdown affects research agencies not yet funded for the current fiscal year, among them…

With a $2 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Cleveland Humanities Collaborative (CHC)—a pathway for humanities students to complete associate's degrees at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) and earn bachelor of arts degrees at Case Western Reserve University—will expand to two…

President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III have announced that Florence Harkness Professor of Religion Timothy Beal has agreed to serve as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. His appointment, which is contingent on approval from the Board of Trustees, began Tuesday, Jan.…

Editor’s Note: After consultation with the Faculty Senate four years ago, the president’s annual State of the University report transitioned from a spoken address to a written account. Below is 2018’s edition; readers are encouraged to post questions and comments. To the Case Western Reserve…

Contributions from Health Education Campus contractors and construction crews will help 26 families in Hough and Glenville Representatives from Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve meet regularly with construction contractors regarding progress on the Health Education Campus (HEC), scheduled…

As the year comes to a close, we wanted to take a look back at some of the top articles published in The Daily this year, based on what mattered most to our readers. The stories we shared throughout 2018 celebrated the successes of our students and faculty in the lab, remembered the lives we lost,…

Promising results provide hope for humans suffering from chronic paralysis Millions of people worldwide are living with chronic spinal cord injuries, with 250,000 to 500,000 new cases each year—most from vehicle crashes or falls. The most severe spinal cord injuries completely paralyze their…

Engineering, social work schools partner on innovative solar project, funded by a $2.3 million Department of Energy grant The Case School of Engineering and the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University and the Medical Center Company are…

When the Antikythera Mechanism was discovered in a shipwreck off the coast of a Greek island in 1901, it was shrouded in mystery. As technology advanced, researchers applied new approaches to examine it. They've since uncovered the purpose of the device, finding it to be an ancient time-keeping…