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5 questions with… Student National Medical Association chair DaShawn Hickman
Almost immediately after he joined the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), DaShawn Hickman knew he wanted to help lead it. Four years later, he’s getting that opportunity. In January, the dual MD-PhD biomedical engineering student was named the national chair of SNMA, and he’ll officially ...
People who believe they were ”born that way” more inclined to blame God for bad behavior, CWRU researchers find
People are more likely to blame God for their bad moral behavior when they believe they were born to act that way, according to an ongoing Case Western Reserve project on spirituality and religion. A growing body of research demonstrates that feelings of anger, disappointment, or mistrust toward Go...
Federal grant launches next phase of 20-year study: How prenatal cocaine exposure affects young adults
Case Western Reserve University researchers have tracked their development since birth Since 1994, researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences have studied children prenatally exposed to cocaine and their mothers to track their de...
ITS@KSL CARE Center to open March 9
Information Technology Services (ITS) will open a new Customer Assistance Resource and Education (CARE) Center in the Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) on March 9. The new facility will be located in the lower level of the library, adjacent to room LL06. The library location joins ITS’ two existing CARE C...
Former Weatherhead School Dean Scott Cowen named CWRU trustee
The man Time magazine once dubbed one of the nation’s 10 best college presidents has been named a new Case Western Reserve University trustee. Scott Cowen, who retired earlier this year as president of Tulane University, joins the board of the institution he served for more than two decades—first as...
The Burton D. Morgan Foundation commits $1 million to CWRU think[box] project
Award supports creation of sixth-floor “Entrepreneurial Suite” with satellite offices for Blackstone LaunchPad and Intellectual Property Venture Clinic—earlier recipients of foundation program support The Burton D. Morgan Foundation has expanded its engagement in Case Western Reserve’s entrepreneurs...
Nottingham Spirk and CWRU launch partnership to inspire product development and commercialization
A new partnership between Nottingham Spirk, a global product design and business innovation firm known for creating some of the world’s most popular consumer items, and Case Western Reserve University will engage and inspire the next generation of inventors in new ways. Nottingham Spirk will create...
5 questions with…Case Engineering Council president Adithy Nagarajan
Ever since she was young, Adithy Nagarajan has had a mind geared toward engineering. Growing up in New Berlin, Wis., she loved visiting interactive science museums. She could always be found at the exhibits that let her build, fix and learn how things worked. Her favorite toy? Legos. Now, Nagaraj...
$1.55 million Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to support new humanities collaboration with Cuyahoga Community College
For the second time in just over two years, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has supported a Case Western Reserve University collaboration in the humanities—in this instance, with Cuyahoga Community College. The four-year, $1.55 million grant will catalyze an initiative designed to encourage interes...
CWRU launches five all-online engineering master’s degrees
Offerings in biomedical, mechanical, civil, systems and control engineering, and engineering leadership bring industry-recognized degrees to more students Case Western Reserve University announced the release of five engineering master’s degree programs entirely online, allowing students to earn one...