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Case Western Reserve announced today that its generous donors allowed the university to set another all-time record for gifts and pledges for the fiscal year ended June 30. Alumni and friends committed a total of $151.6 million—an amount $5.7 million more over the previous all-time record set in…

In a day rich with tradition, the undergraduate Class of 2018 decided to do something entirely new. First, of course, class members did all the classic annual events: they attended the formal welcome for first-year, exchange and transfer students, dined at the all-class barbecue on Freiberger…

Case Western Reserve University has surveyed faculty regularly since at least 2004. Today, staff members get their say. Last year the university’s strategic plan committed to take steps to increase staff engagement. One of the action steps it cited was “survey staff to learn their perspectives…

In June, Peter de Blank, assistant professor in pediatric oncology and hematology, added a new accolade to his collection—the inaugural Francis S. Collins Award to research neurofibromatosis (NF). He was one of the first two researchers to receive the prestigious honor sponsored by the…

Case Western Reserve will celebrate the opening of the Tinkham Veale University Center, a striking steel-and-glass structure in the heart of campus, on Sunday, Aug. 24, the evening before the start of the 2014-2015 academic year. The 89,000 square foot, “green roof” building houses student…

While the community of East Cleveland frequently makes headlines in the local news, coverage of promising revitalization efforts that seek to build on the city’s proximity and partnerships with Case Western Reserve University and University Circle has been limited. A study conducted last summer by…

Cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, a co-author of Case Western Reserve University’s 2014 Common Reading selection, Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Humans and Animal Health, will explore how animals and humans often share similar health issues, including major diseases, such as…

Provost W.A. “Bud” Baeslack III today announced the appointment of Brian D. Voss as interim chief information officer (CIO) while the university concludes its search for a permanent CIO. Voss, who recently retired as vice president and CIO at the University of Maryland at College Park, has three…

Case Western Reserve University historian John Grabowski and three university students created a history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Cleveland in a new exhibit at the Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS). The exhibit, “The Victory of Self: The LGBT…

Case Western Reserve University medical and nursing school researchers hope to drastically increase the number of qualified cancer patients who participate in clinical trials, a critical step in testing and developing new treatments and preventions. For various reasons—including a lack of…