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CWRU receives grant to increase suicide prevention programming on campus
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among college-aged students, and suicidal thoughts, planning and attempts are significantly higher among this age group than any other, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The need to better address mental health on campus prompted Case Western ...
Hear from leading thinkers at next week’s Innovation Summit
Discounted pricing available for students, faculty and staff From creating revolutionary inventions to rethinking educational models, Case Western Reserve has been a center of innovation for decades. Now, the university’s commitment to creative endeavors will be on full display as it hosts the Inno...
Researchers unveil open-source modeling software to enable mesoscale design and assembly
As molecular-level electronic, photonic and biological devices grow smaller, approaching the nanometer scale, chemists, physicists and materials scientists strive to predict the magnitude of the fundamental intermolecular interactions, and whether new hierarchical combinations of these material comp...
Staff survey finds overwhelming support for summer early release program
Case Western Reserve’s staff overwhelmingly reported enjoying the opportunity to leave early on Fridays this past summer—and they feel even more strongly that the program should be repeated in 2016. The findings come from an online survey that more than 870 employees completed regarding a pilot pro...
CWRU to award honorary degree to legendary singer-songwriter-producer, Smokey Robinson
Presentation opens 20th Annual Music Masters tribute concert on Nov. 7, presented with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Case Western Reserve University will award an honorary degree to William “Smokey” Robinson to open the 20th Annual Music Masters Series tribute concert at 7:30 p.m. on Sat...
CWRU leads solar power study inspired by field of medicine
DOE funds worldwide project to diagnose solar panel weaknesses, spur technologies to extend lifetime performance and predictability Researchers at Case Western Reserve University will do an epidemiological, disease control‐type study of more than 5 million solar panels at hundreds of power plants ar...
CWRU community remembers first-year student Mohammad Jamal
A first-year undergraduate known for his ability to lift others’ spirits died Saturday after the car he was driving collided with a semi-truck in northeast Cleveland. Mohammad Jamal, 18, had dreamed of someday becoming a doctor who demonstrated deep empathy and profound dedication with patients. Ev...
Uptown continues to grow with new dining, retail options
Since its inception in the spring of 2012, Uptown has earned rave reviews, nabbed major awards and revitalized the neighborhood. And the retail and residential development continues to grow, with nearly 15 food and drink establishments, plus apartments, the university bookstore, Constantino’s Marke...
CWRU’s free smartphone safety app expands to Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland Institute of Music
Editor's Note: As of June 30, 2019, Case Western Reserve uses Rave Guardian. CWRU Shield is no longer active and should be deleted from all mobile devices. Download Rave Guardian on the App Store and Google Play. CWRU Shield, the free, multi-feature smartphone safety application Case Western Reserv...
5 questions with… retiring Thwing Center building service worker Edith Farmer
Today, Edith Farmer will retire from Case Western Reserve University after 21 years as a building service worker in Thwing Center. But longtime members of the campus community may recall seeing her smile around the building much longer than that. After all, for eight years, Farmer worked in Thwing ...