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Kelvin Smith Library joins digital content repository HathiTrust
The Kelvin Smith Library at Case Western Reserve University is now a member of HathiTrust, a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from major research institutions and libraries. With more than 90 partners, HathiTrust aims to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessi...
Renovations begin on new home for think[box]
Case Western Reserve’s think[ box ] project has always been a little different. From its lower-case name to its basement “startup” space, the innovation hub has consistently defied convention as it sought to become a full-sized reality. Little wonder, then, that when it came time for construction t...
5 questions with… Tinkham Veale University Center General Manager Randy Barnes
Since it opened in August, the Tinkham Veale University Center already has played host to some impressive names, including rock band OK GO, Inamori Ethics Prize recipient Denis Mukwege and YouTube sensation Laci Green. Still more will visit the new venue in coming weeks. Upcoming visitors include O...
Celebrate CWRU spirit at homecoming events
This weekend marks a perennial favorite for students, faculty, staff, alumni and families: homecoming. More than 100 events are scheduled throughout the week, from the Blue Block Party on Toby’s Plaza tonight to the football game vs. Geneva College on Saturday—and various educational and entertainin...
Nursing school receives grant to study how cancer patients make end-of-life decisions
The choice to die at home surrounded by loved ones comes too late for some cancer patients. Why that happens and how to change the process so more patients may die as they wish is the focus of new research individuals at Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will p...
Case Western Reserve kicks off homecoming with Blue Block Party Oct. 16
For the third year in a row, Case Western Reserve University is turning Uptown blue and kicking off homecoming weekend with Blue Block Party. The campus community will take over Toby’s Plaza at Case Western Reserve University and Uptown, located at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Mayfield Road, Thu...
Dance department to present fall show, “Horizons”
The Department of Dance at Case Western Reserve University will kick off the 2014-15 season with “Horizons,” a collection of new and revisited dance works opening Oct. 31. Performance dates and times are Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 6, 7, 8 at 8 p.m., and Nov. 2 at 2:30 p.m. All performances are at Mather D...
CWRU scientist captures prestigious NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Grant will be used to seek new path to drug discovery by automating identification of all effects for many drugs on the market For the second consecutive year, a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has landed one of the much-coveted Director’s New Innovator Awards from th...
Transgender patients report feeling discrimination when visiting dentist
CWRU studies LGBT community’s perceptions of dental care A dentist’s uncomfortable reaction upon learning a patient is transgender creates a barrier that prevents some patients from returning, according to a new study that examined how members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) com...
Participate in wellness initiatives to improve health, qualify for 2015 Wellness Premium Incentive; sign up today
Maintaining health is an ongoing effort, and so too is qualifying for savings through the university’s wellness programs. Case Western Reserve employees who want to receive premium incentives in 2015 must complete the Health Risk Appraisal, Biometric Screening and the Tobacco Attestation Form. Thos...