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As a clinical child psychologist, Sandra Russ recognized a connection between creativity and pretend play. That link prompted questions: How is pretend play related to creativity? Could creativity be increased through pretend play experiences? Digging for answers led Russ to develop “The Affect in…

Barbara Daly is more than a nurse educator; she’s a nurse philosopher. Her life’s work has focused on remedying the moral and ethical issues doctors and nurses face in treating the sickest of the hospital’s sick—the critically, chronically ill and cancer patients. “Their diagnoses and…

Former Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Dean Frederick Robbins greatly influenced James W. Kazura—an up-and-coming medical house officer in the 1970s—to pursue global health as a career. At the time, Kazura was surrounded by Robbins and other physicians and scientists devoted to…

State police have released the names of the four young men who died in last night’s plane crash. They are second-year students William Michael Felten, 19, of Saginaw, Michigan, and Lucas Marcelli, 20, of Massillon, Ohio. Also on board the plane were first-year students John Hill, 18, of St. Simons,…

Case Western Reserve marked the opening of the Tinkham Veale University Center Sunday with two historic announcements: First, the university has reached its campaign goal of $1 billion—a full 2½ years ahead of its December, 2016, target end date. Second, officials have decided to expand the…

The 2014 Gay Games concluded last Saturday with celebratory closing ceremonies in downtown Cleveland. The games saw more than 9,000 athletes compete in 35 different events across Northeast Ohio—four of which were held at Case Western Reserve University’s Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic…

A well-received response to last year’s offering of a West Side Senior Scholars course prompted Case Western Reserve University’s Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program to return this fall with a new course, “Medieval Christian Pilgrimage: Canterbury, Santiago, Rome and Beyond.” The…

President Barbara R. Snyder announced today that the university will provide staff two additional paid days off this winter—specifically, Friday, Dec. 26 and Friday, Jan. 2. In addition, she said, Case Western Reserve leaders are surveying staff this week to learn more about these employees’…

America is on course to be surpassed economically by China and India. With a disengaged workforce and a shrinking middle class, the quality of life for the masses, long held as the American Dream, is suffering. But a new book by a team of business management researchers from the Weatherhead School…

Siemens will donate up to $1 million to Stand Up To Cancer to support accelerated cancer research Earlier this week, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Cleveland Clinic joined a national movement called “The Baton Pass” to help raise funds for…