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Watch the highlights of homecoming weekend
Homecoming weekend is always a celebration, but this year, Case Western Reserve had even more to mark: the surpassing of the university’s $1.5 billion capital campaign goal. The announcement came during the Blue Block Party, the official kickoff to homecoming festivities. In addition to the celebr...
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The Monument Quilt—created by and for survivors of rape and abuse—visits campus
More than 1,000 quilt squares, containing 2,200 personal stories, have been displayed in 22 cities across the United States As a national touring collection of stories from survivors of rape and abuse, the Monument Quilt will visit Cleveland, with a display on Case Western Reserve University’s campu...
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Alumnus Richard H. Thaler earns Nobel Prize for work in behavioral economics
Case Western Reserve University alumnus Richard H. Thaler (ADL ’67, HON ’03) today received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for pioneering work in behavioral economics. Thaler, a professor of economics and behavioral science at the University of Chicago since 1995, is known for emphas...
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Provost search committee chairs, members announced
President Barbara R. Snyder today announced that Biology Professor Roy Ritzmann and Vice President for Research Suzanne Rivera will co-chair the committee leading the search for Case Western Reserve’s next provost. Ritzmann, a faculty member since 1977 and former Faculty Senate chair, is an accompl...
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Case Western Reserve surpasses expanded campaign goal of $1.5 billion well ahead of schedule
President Barbara R. Snyder thanks supporters; adds, “We are not finished yet” Buoyed by commitments from nearly 55,000 donors and philanthropic organizations, Case Western Reserve has surpassed its expanded $1.5 billion capital campaign goal. The historic achievement also marked the second time in...
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CWRU-founded Thermalin Inc. gains French partner, new round of funding to discover and develop diabetes therapies
Cleveland-based Theramalin Inc., a privately held company founded by a Case Western Reserve University diabetes researcher, has partnered with Sanofi, a multi-national pharmaceutical firm, in a collaboration that involves $17.5 million in venture-capital financing for new insulin therapies. The par...
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Tell the university your preferences for benefit cost options; deadline next Wednesday
With projected growth in health coverage costs looming particularly large for 2018, Case Western Reserve leaders are asking faculty and staff to share their preferences regarding ways to reduce health care expenses in the coming year. Members of the campus community can offer their perspectives thr...
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Simon "Si" Ostrach, extraordinary engineering mind, avid supporter of wrestling program, passes away
Simon “Si” Ostrach, who ultimately became “a giant in the field,” had no idea what engineering was when he graduated high school. Simon "Si" Ostrach “I came from Eastern European people, and the anticipation was that you’re going to be a physician or a teacher or maybe an attorney,” he said in an...
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New shuttle tracking system expected to improve passenger experience
Getting around the Case Western Reserve University campus and University Circle neighborhood should get a little easier this week with the introduction of a new shuttle-tracking system: TransLoc. The TransLoc Rider app for iOS and Android will provide tracking information for the CircleLink, parkin...
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CWRU will use Department of Energy grant to drive private investment in energy innovations
Two professors will create a new investment product to manage risk and catalyze funding for promising energy technologies at critical stages With a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), researchers at Case Western Reserve University will develop a new financial product to attract a broader...