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Religion scholar Timothy Beal named interim dean of College of Arts and Sciences after longtime leader Cyrus Taylor resigns
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.…
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State of the University 2018
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…
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Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic work with Famicos Foundation to “adopt” needy families for the holidays
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…
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2018 in review: Take a look back at the top stories from the last year
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,…
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Case Western Reserve researchers restore breathing and partial forelimb function in rats with chronic spinal cord injuries
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…
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Modernizing the power grid
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…
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Classicist Paul Iversen wins National Endowment for the Humanities award to research the world’s oldest known computing device
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…
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5 questions with… senior computer science student, Girls Who Code facilitator Dasani Madipalli
Staring at the grade on her first computer science test in high school, Dasani Madipalli was upset. Facing a significant learning curve as she entered the field, she had struggled with the challenging coursework. Spotting her distress, Madipalli’s teacher approached her with encouragement. So she…
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Case Western Reserve University launches Kids First research partnership with The Hartwell Foundation to advance understanding of autism
Case Western Reserve University’s International Center for Autism Research and Education (ICARE) has entered a research partnership with The Hartwell Foundation initiative called the "Kids First" autism project. The goal is to help every family who has a child diagnosed with autism spectrum…
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Study: Consumer awareness—and judgments—of co-branding are greater than companies assume
To grow sales, more companies are teaming up to attract each other’s customers—and persuade their existing customers to buy more—by creating a positive association with another brand. Well-known alliances include McDonald’s Happy Meals with Disney toys and Dell PCs with Intel processors. While…