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Add one more entry into Case Western Reserve’s list of efforts that U.S. News & World Report rates among the nation’s top 10. Along with degree programs in nursing and social work that achieved lofty positions in the rankings released this week, the law school’s Health Law specialty moved up…

This week marks the culmination of senior Drew Hamilton’s collegiate swimming career, as he competes in the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in the 500-yard freestyle, 400-yard individual medley and 100-yard freestyle. And though the competition has just begun, he’s already…

Several student organizations—including Food Recovery Network and Slow Food CWRU—are uniting around their common causes: food and hunger. This year, students Madeline Garb and Naveen Rehman are leading the effort to put on the third annual Food Symposium, which is themed “Food, Health and…

What’s in a drop of blood? For most of human history, gleaning useful data from a substance as plentiful as people proved to be an expensive exercise that matched inefficiency with inexactness. No more—if Punkaj Ahuja can help it. “Blood is universal in a way few things are,” said Ahuja (CWR…

Case Western Reserve University’s graduate and professional programs experienced mixed results in this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s graduate school rankings, with two schools achieving impressive gains, three holding steady, and one suffering a small dip. With improvement in its…

Among several featured projects of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art’s first citywide exhibition This summer, FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art will unveil its first exhibition of artist commissions and programming in community spaces…

Kathy Miller wanted to make a difference in the lives of children with cancer. But she knew she wouldn’t be the one discovering a cure, and she doesn’t have day-to-day interaction with patients. So Miller, director of operations in the Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences,…

Around the country, hundreds of schools have invested in educational programs teaching students that, with effort, they can improve traits such as intelligence and, therefore, improve their grades and test scores. However, these programs, known as “growth mindset interventions,” do not work for…

By Ellen Walter Two dozen students are spending their spring breaks in Michigan, North Carolina and off the coast of Georgia. But they aren’t vacationing—they’re working on projects designed to improve the lives of others. The Center for Civic Engagement and Learning (CCEL) and the Case Western…

The entrepreneurial ecosystem associated with Case Western Reserve University is expanding: A new network of early-stage investors, started by alumni and faculty, plans to invest directly in promising startup businesses that include university students, graduates, staff, faculty and supporters. …