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All superheroes have an origin story—a backstory that delves deeper into the character’s history. Valentino Zullo, a second-year graduate student in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, has his own origin story—the story of how he came to study comics. Vera Camden,…

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to attend tonight’s opening of a new weekly summer concert program, The Beat UPTOWN. Featuring genres ranging from folk to blues to jazz and punk, the open-air series will run from 6 to 9 p.m. every Thursday through Aug. 28 at the…

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are part of a five-university collaboration receiving a $12.6 million, four-year grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to identify rare genetic variants that may either…

Case Western Reserve and Professor Raymond Ku are pleased to announce that they have resolved their differences in a manner that will conclude Professor Ku’s litigation against the university and its former law-school dean. Ku has been a tenured professor at Case Western Reserve’s law school since…

After seeking comment on an interim version for the entire academic year, Case Western Reserve has adopted a new sexual misconduct policy effective July 1. It applies to all university faculty, staff and students, and its text can be found online. The university developed the interim policy last…

A type of artificial platelet being developed to help natural blood platelets form clots faster offers promise for saving the lives of soldiers, as well as victims of car crashes and other severe trauma. In preclinical tests led by a Case Western Reserve University researcher, the artificial…

Announcement comes as Char and Chuck Fowler make third major gift to help defeat the disease, inspiring an anonymous donor to commit $5 million as well Leaders from Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Monday announced a new collaborative fundraising effort focused on Adolescent…

An extraordinary era in neuroscience at Case Western Reserve University comes to a close this month. On June 30, Lynn Landmesser, a literal legend in the field, will step down as chair of the department she has led officially for a decade-and-a-half—and inspired for even longer. A member of the…

In 2010, Wallace “Wally” Gingerich retired as a professor of social work at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Although “retired,” Gingerich didn’t stop serving Case Western Reserve University. He continued teaching as an adjunct professor, while also spearheading…

Without proper infection prevention in hospitals, and now homes, the Clostridium difficile bacteria poses a major health threat, cautions a Case Western Reserve University infection control researcher. While mainly a concern in hospitals, cases of the C. difficile infection (or C. diff) are on the…