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"Forbes" ranks CWRU among the nation’s best employers
Case Western Reserve long has been known as one of the nation’s top universities. Now, it’s officially among the country’s best places to work. In its 2016 rankings, Forbes named Case Western Reserve the No. 11 midsize employer (5,000 to 10,000 employees) across all industries, and second in the…
CWRU student quartet travels to Texas for prestigious music competition
It’s been a whirlwind of a year—complete with international travel—for Case Western Reserve University students and saxophonists Matthew Castner, Leah Feitl, Collin Kemeny and Ryan Rose, who comprise the Ingeniare Quartet (named for their backgrounds in engineering). Next up: Performing at the…
CWRU takes the stage at Microsoft’s Build conference to show how HoloLens can transform learning
Last spring, Professor Mark Griswold told a global audience about the potential of Microsoft HoloLens to transform learning. Twelve months later, Griswold showed the world exactly how—or at least his hologram did. Speaking at Microsoft’s annual Build conference for the second consecutive year,…
University celebrates scholarship support, donors at annual Momentum event
When some 30 Case Western Reserve students clad in matching T-shirts assembled near the stage during the university’s annual Momentum event Tuesday, they offered a simple but powerful message to those in attendance: “Thank you.” Momentum, which celebrates the university’s philanthropic supporters,…
CWRU students install solar panels in Namibia, thanks to a Weatherhead professor’s MOOC
When Michael Goldberg started his Massive Open Online Course two years ago, he hoped it would empower students around the globe to launch their own businesses. He never imagined that Case Western Reserve undergraduates would travel to another continent to help them. But that’s precisely what…
CWRU awarded full AAHRPP accreditation for Human Research Protection Program
The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) has awarded full accreditation to Case Western Reserve University’s Human Research Protection Program, a designation that assures research participants, researchers, sponsors, government regulators and the general…
5 questions with… National Alliance on Mental Illness on Campus founder, president Maia Delegal
After two years at Case Western Reserve University, Maia Delegal knew first hand the amount of stress college students can face, whether it be from academics, extracurricular activities, missing home or some combination of those and other factors. That’s when she realized something was missing on…
Dental school strikes agreement to train faculty of Saudi Arabian university
In a move to expand its international presence and influence, the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine has signed a six-year agreement to train junior faculty from Qassim University—a public university in Saudi Arabia—in specialties of oral health and care. A delegation from…
Anthropology, engineering students collaborate on global health issues in Uganda
Disposal of medical waste is not the most glamorous issue in global health, yet the risk it poses to health workers, community members, and the environment is significant in resource-poor locations around the world. At rural health clinics in Uganda, for example, medical waste—from wrappers to used…
CWRU launches Medicine, Society and Culture track in bioethics
Good health involves more than hard science. In 2010, the Affordable Care Act acknowledged this reality by encouraging engagement in patients’ social spaces. Two years later, the people responsible for the national medical school admissions exam showed they recognized it too, adding a section on…