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Spreading kindness: Tips for making an impact during Random Acts of Kindness Week
On Valentine's Day, people passing through Thwing Center were greeted by a nice surprise: wooden roses handed out by a group of students who have made it their mission to spread cheer across campus. Members of the Acts of Random Kindness organization understand how a simple gesture can transform a ...
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Do we really know how Earth's inner core formed?
Case Western Reserve planetary scientists challenge long-held understanding of how solid center could have been created
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The presence of sexual violence in neighborhoods erodes feelings of safety for women—but not men
Feelings about the frequency of rape or other forms of sexual assault in a neighborhood are significantly tied to women’s—but not men’s—perceptions of its safety, according to new research. However, both men and women report feeling less safe in their neighborhoods based on the presence of other vi...
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5 questions with… Sowmya Ravi, mentorship organization president and dance team co-captain
Sowmya Ravi moved across the country from Chandler, Arizona, to attend Case Western Reserve University—and once she arrived, she quickly found support that made her new city feel like home. Part of her on-campus family came by way of Horizons, a medical mentorship organization that brings together ...
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Video: Management and engineering students collaborate for social good in Tanzania
Weatherhead School of Management’s MGMT 460 strays a bit from the standard business school course. For one thing, most of it took place in Tanzania. For another, enrollment was nearly half engineers. And the syllabus included everything from visiting a global company with $58 billion in annual re...
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Energy innovation: Case Western Reserve student team finalist in $50,000 Department of Energy competition
Boundary Labs uses plasma barrier to lessen drag on wind-turbine blades, increasing energy efficiency When an internship fell through last summer, Case Western Reserve University student Prince Ghosh used his extra energy and the unexpected free time to work on another project—one with potential to ...
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$3.6 million grant aims to improve access to dental care for low-income children
Case Western Reserve researchers encouraging family doctors to include dental-health screenings, referrals during wellness checkup visits Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine will expand an effort to improve the dental health of low-income children with a ne...
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Alex Huang receives $450,000 from Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
Award will be used to develop new therapeutic options for metastatic osteosarcoma Leading cancer researcher Alex Huang has received a $450,000 Basic Science grant from Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation to study targeted approaches for effectively eliminating metastatic osteosarcoma. “We’re very ...
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Kids can explore natural history museum during President's Day camp
Children of members of the Case Western Reserve community have a unique chance to be among the first to explore new offerings at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH) on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 19. As part of its ongoing collaboration with the President’s Committee on Child Care Optio...
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Applications being accepted for projects advancing diversity and inclusion
In response to feedback gained during the 2017 Listening Tour and led by the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, university leadership has established the Inclusion Transformation Fund to support research, scholarship, and special projects related to and/or advancing diversity and...