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The lecture focused on materials science and engineering. But the student wanted an answer on another topic. “Why is the cost of the new residence hall so high?” Such is the lot of a faculty member who also has an administrative role—particularly when the position is among the most prominent in…

Judy Blume, John Grisham, two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward and The Simpsons creator Matt Groening headline speaker series The William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Series, presented by the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation and its academic partner Case Western Reserve…

Eileen Anderson-Fye focuses on students’ work—and the rest of their lives Eileen Anderson-Fye offers an unusual line when asked about mentoring. “Students,” she says, “aren’t just brains on a stick.” Yet amid the intense intellectual demands of graduate school, they often can feel that way. As a…

Medicine's Paul Tesar receives Diekhoff Award for Mentoring after being a CWRU mentee years ago While earning an undergraduate degree in biology at Case Western Reserve, Paul Tesar had three outstanding scientific mentors whose influence he feels to this day. Now, 15 years later, it’s Tesar who’s…

Nursing's Christopher Burant receives Diekhoff graduate teaching award Associate Professor Christopher Burant said he is “standing on the shoulders of giants” who inspire him to become a better educator and person. Leading that roster of giants: lifelong teachers like his grandmother Lillian; his…

What makes a great teacher depends on whom you ask. But most would probably agree on a combination of superb people skills, a passion for the profession and a remarkable toolkit of teaching techniques. For all this and more, Thomas Love, an expert in statistics and professor of medicine,…

Earlier this week, the Case Western Reserve University softball team gathered to watch the 2018 NCAA Division III Softball Championships. The room was quiet as the student-athletes waited to find out if their season would continue. When the announcer declared Case Western Reserve University…

Case Western Reserve University’s diagnostic imaging computers outperform human counterparts, but offer tools for better, less costly care The "deep learning" computers in Anant Madabhushi’s diagnostic imaging lab at Case Western Reserve University routinely defeat their human counterparts in…

Case Western Reserve President Barbara R. Snyder announced today that she is committing the entirety of a $500,000 academic leadership award to support the university’s new Student Success Initiative. In addition, the Board of Trustees has directed that this year’s commitments to its strategic…

Almost a year and a half ago, Andrew Dupuis and Xyla Foxlin set out to make engineering more accessible for all with a new YouTube channel, “Beauty and the Bolt.” Recently, they took their mission to lawmakers in Washington, D.C., for CES on the Hill. The event, hosted by the Consumer Technology…