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Recent turnover on the United States Supreme Court has positioned Case Western Reserve University Law Professor Jonathan Adler as a frequent commentator for major media outlets. In the past few weeks, Adler has provided his insight on CNN and for The New York Times, The Associated Press, USA Today…

Researchers generate missing cell type in brain “organoids” A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now recapitulates human brain development more accurately than ever, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.…

Case Western Reserve University and NervGen Pharma Corp., based in Vancouver, have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement to research, develop and commercialize a patented technology with potential to bring new therapies for spinal-cord injury and other conditions associated with nerve…

Made on behalf of late alum, who invented Nike Air Sole, and wife A $1.9 million gift from Kim Rudy McMahon, whose late father, a Case Western Reserve University alum who invented the revolutionary Nike Air Sole, will establish the M. Frank Rudy and Margaret Dormiter Rudy Athletic Endowment for the…

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect the source of Cleveland’s spelling. Our hometown’s history has been interesting from the start—right down to its name. General Moses Cleaveland arrived in the area—then part of the Connecticut Western Reserve—July 22, 1796, to survey the…

Building now named the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University have been given a very generous gift from Sheila and Eric Samson for the Health Education Campus (HEC), scheduled to open in summer 2019. In recognition of the significant donation, the…

All photos by Matt Shiffler. Current and former law students from Case Western Reserve University stepped in with legal services to help an Akron homeless shelter keep its doors open. Rebecca Sremack, a 2014 CWRU law school graduate who practices law with her father in Akron, heard the charity…

CWRU’s Jane Timmons-Mitchell co-authors book outlining suicide prevention Suicide prevention shouldn’t be limited to hotlines and therapy sessions. In addition, caregivers in hospitals and primary-care offices should be trained to identify suicide warning signs. That’s according to Jane…

Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic have launched a new partnership to advance research and education in biomedical engineering (BME) across greater Cleveland’s growing health innovation ecosystem. This biomedical engineering alliance capitalizes on the synergistic strengths of…

Technology developed by Case Western Reserve researchers; licensed by Technology Transfer Office XaTek Inc., a Cleveland-based company developing a portable sensing system that can quickly assess the clotting ability of a person’s blood, recently raised $9.1 million in Series A capital to further…