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John Brogan’s book, In Reflection of Nature, begins indoors. The Case Western Reserve senior describes sitting with his mother in her living room, listening as “she opened up to me for the first time about the intricacies and pain that go along with her continuing battle with cancer.” It is the fa...

A new ranking of national universities based on their “lasting contributions to society” puts Case Western Reserve 11th in the country, just behind Carnegie Mellon and ahead of Princeton, Dartmouth and Cornell universities. Developed by researchers at Michigan State University and Duke University b...

On Saturday night, as the rain poured down outside, hundreds of students and Residence Life staff gathered indoors to celebrate their first night in their new home. After a delayed opening, the new residence hall in North Residential Village officially opened for 290 upperclass students last weeken...

A Case Western Reserve University graduate student turned a research paper into a field test that quickly determines whether an Asian carp invading Lake Erie is sterile or can reproduce. If proven successful, the technique could save money and time in the effort to keep the carp out of the Great La...

Chippy Kennedy wants to get people talking. As the new Undergraduate Student Government president, he plans to make that happen. Traditionally, he noted, students have a reputation of being apathetic toward political issues on campus and what’s going on around them. But he is confident this percept...

Coupling with perovskite solar cell holds potential for cleaner cars and more Liming Dai led the team's research. Consumers aren’t embracing electric cars and trucks, partly due to the dearth of charging stations required to keep them moving. Even the conservation-minded are hesitant to go electri...

Case Western Reserve rebounded from last year’s one-position dip and is back at 37th in this year’s edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” rankings. Yet again, the university benefited from gains in admissions and alumni giving, while graduation and retention rates lagged behind the s...

Tadpole size increases but juvenile survival drops Millions of tons of road salt are applied to streets and highways across the United States each winter to melt ice and snow and make travel safer, but the effects of salt on wildlife are poorly understood. A new study by biologists from Case Wester...

As soon as Al Hammett arrived at work on Wednesday, he was called on to address an urgent issue: The audio-visual setup in the Thwing Center ballroom needed to be adjusted, and a meeting was about to begin. The request wasn’t out of the ordinary—but it marked the last time Hammett found a fix for t...

In the last century, Cleveland has transitioned from rust belt to health care hub. The city, once known for its steel mills, now is recognized for its prestigious medical institutions, including Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, the Metro Health System, the Lou...