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New research indicates how static electricity puts the charge in material, offering answer to centuries-old question For centuries, scientists have tried to understand triboelectric charging, commonly known as static electricity. Triboelectric charging causes toner from a photocopier or laser…

Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management Executive Education program has formed its first partnership with a law firm, Tucker Ellis, to provide emotional intelligence training. This fall, a group of attorneys from Tucker Ellis—a full-service law firm with more than 215…

When Ye “Duke” Li began boxing in China at age 15, he thought it would be something he’d do in his free time for a few years before college. But the sport became anything but a hobby. Instead, two years later, he won an amateur national championship in China, prompting the coach of the…

Mixed-income housing communities were supposed to remedy the severe decline in the quality of public housing in the latter part of the 20th century, where families living in poverty were rarely—if ever—able to escape their dire economic situations. But a body of research by Mark Joseph, the Leona…

Scenery and props quite literally set the stage for most theater performances, which, as the scenic designer for some Case Western Reserve University Players' Theatre Group (PTG) productions, senior Alice Li knows well. The mechanical engineering major has helped transform the Eldred Black Box…

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans a dozen years ago, there was a sharp and immediate drop in personal debt among residents living in city’s most flooded blocks, according to a new Case Western Reserve University study. Yet, the main driver of this debt reduction—using flood insurance…

RVS Rubber Solutions, a startup company co-founded by Case Western Reserve University student Pavel Galchenko, is among just 36 finalists chosen from around the world to compete in Singapore this week in an international business competition. “I still can’t believe it,” said Galchenko, a junior…

The Carnegie Corporation of New York today named Case Western Reserve University President Barbara R. Snyder a recipient of its 2017 Academic Leadership Award. The honor recognizes college and university presidents for their vision and a commitment to excellence across multiple areas, among them…

For the third consecutive year, Case Western Reserve placed 37th among national universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings announced today. The institution held the same position despite improving its overall score by two points and making gains in several key…

Case Western Reserve and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History are partnering again this month to provide a one-day program for children of faculty, staff and students. Held on Rosh Hashanah (Thursday, Sept. 21), the session will include a focus on fossils; a planetarium show; and a visit to the…