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June 24, 2015
The challenges can be immense when a busy middle-aged person must adapt to managing the care of an elderly family member or close friend, especially if one or more chronic illnesses are involved. A new book by Case Western Reserve University School of Law Professor Sharona Hoffman details how…
June 23, 2015
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 CWRU Shield is no longer active and should be deleted from all mobile devices.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. In an attempt to ensure faster responses to on-campus emergencies, the Case Western…
June 22, 2015
Faculty from Case Western Reserve and Taipei Medical University will collaborate on research and education under an agreement the institutions reached last week. During a signing ceremony Friday on campus, President Barbara R. Snyder and her Taipei counterpart, President Yun Yen, each committed to…
June 19, 2015
After completing his undergraduate degree in English and Classics at Harvard University, Peter Knox was ready to follow in his father’s footsteps and become an attorney. But before he headed off to law school, Knox learned he’d been awarded a fellowship—one he hadn’t even applied for—to study for a…
June 18, 2015
To recognize their exemplary commitment to Case Western Reserve University, three staff members—Christopher Bond, Shannon Swiatkowski and Tracy J. Wilson-Holden—received this year’s President’s Award for Distinguished Service, and Kathleen Dowdell received the Robin Kramer Staff Advisory Council…
June 17, 2015
P. Hunter Peckham, the Donnell Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedics at Case Western Reserve University, was recently recognized by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) with the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award for his distinguished career in research on the use of functional…
June 16, 2015
With age, postmenopausal women with osteoporosis are at greater risk of losing their teeth. But what treatment for tooth loss provides women with the highest degree of satisfaction in their work and social lives? A new study by Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers…
June 15, 2015
Case Western Reserve employees earning $50,000 or less per year will receive a 20 percent discount on 2015-2016 parking rates as part of a series of initiatives President Barbara R. Snyder has launched in response to staff suggestions. The rates themselves will grow 2 percent over 2014-2015 costs…
June 12, 2015
Research focuses on select tissues injured through disease, surgery and transplants, but early findings indicate potential for broad applications The concept sounds like the stuff of science fiction: take a pill, and suddenly new tissues grow to replace damaged ones. Researchers at Case Western…
June 12, 2015
Thirty years ago, Gene Matthews completed his associate’s degree at Lorain Community College, while working as assistant director of facilities at Oberlin College. The Monday after his graduation, his boss gave him an ultimatum: complete his bachelor’s degree in the next two years or lose his…