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Late alumnus Oreste ”Russ” Zanni leaves $3 million to School of Dental Medicine
Four decades after he graduated, Oreste “Russ” Zanni still felt a special tie to Case Western Reserve’s School of Dental Medicine. For one thing, the place provided him a powerful foundation for a flourishing career that spanned treatment, research and teaching. For another, it remained home to…
Social sciences researchers at CWRU integrate active learning, technology in ”flipped” classroom approach
Megan Holmes As part of a larger initiative to promote active learning at Case Western Reserve University, researchers from the social work school participated in a yearlong project to integrate active instruction and academic technologies into their courses. The use of interactive technology and…
Mandel School celebrates start of building renovation, centennial activities
Case Western Reserve has hosted plenty of ribbon cuttings and groundbreakings during the Forward Thinking capital campaign, but this week marked a new kind of ceremony to kick off construction: the hammer swing. As more than 135 guests watched, 93-year-old Mort Mandel (CWR ’13) pounded on a faux…
A year in review: Watch highlights from 2014–15
The end of the calendar year may have big parties and the ball drop at Times Square. But the end of the fiscal year—which, for Case Western Reserve, is June 30—never has sub-zero temperatures or snowfall measured in feet. And so, as the 2014–15 fiscal year comes to a close, the daily thought…
CWRU Career Center awarded third straight gold level certification for LGBTQ resources
The Case Western Reserve University Career Center received the gold level of the 2015 LGBTQ Career Center Certification awarded by Out for Work (OFW), marking the third straight year the center has attained the organization’s top grade. The certification program assesses career resources for…
Interprofessional education gains support with $2.27 million commitment to scholarships
Northeast Ohio’s Bonacker and Warburton families exemplify the spirit of interprofessional health care. Now, their foundation will advance a similar spirit in education. Last week at a panel discussion featuring health sciences deans and students, President Barbara R. Snyder announced a $2.27…
5 questions with…cancer researcher, VeloSano rider Bill Schiemann
Bill Schiemann, professor of general medical sciences, has devoted years to studying breast cancer—specifically, metastasis, or cancer’s spread to other parts of the body, which is the cause of more than 90 percent of cancer deaths. Since joining Case Western Reserve University in 2009, Schiemann’s…
Alumni Toby Lewis and Milton Marquis elected to Case Western Reserve Board of Trustees
Last week, Case Western Reserve University announced the election of two new members to its Board of Trustees, one a renowned arts curator and philanthropist, and the other a prominent antitrust litigator. Toby Devan Lewis, a 1956 graduate of the Flora Stone Mather College for Women, and Milton A.…
think[box] renovation project receives $2 million in support
Leading innovators whose roots date back to the early 20th century have come together to seed the same spirit in those of the 21st. The Lubrizol Foundation, The Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust and The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation have committed a total of $2 million for think[ box ], Case…
CWRU researchers help Air Force think small—as in bug size
Flies and moths can hover, maneuver and fly to a target through a moonless night better than any manmade aircraft. Biologists at Case Western Reserve University are helping the U.S. Air Force to understand how. The military wants to build flying machines no bigger than the size of a large moth for…