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When Denis Mukwege was growing up in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), he would accompany his father, a Pentecostal minister, on visits to comfort sick people in his community. The desire to heal those for whom his father prayed inspired a life’s devotion to do the same through…

Folio Photonics LLC, a start-up company spun off from research in the Center for Layered Polymer Systems at Case Western Reserve University, received an exclusive license from the university to commercialize products for a large and evolving archival optical data storage market. Folio Photonics is…

A study from the Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing provides a profile of women with the dual responsibilities of full-time paid work and unpaid care for an elderly family member. “We often hear caregivers talk about ‘how much time and effort it takes’ to…

This year it was nearly twice as hard to get accepted to Case Western Reserve than in 2007. When President Barbara R. Snyder arrived seven years ago, about three-quarters of those who applied received admission letters. For 2014, the figure is just above 38 percent. “Our selectivity has…

As an international mediator and peacekeeper whose efforts have brought stability to war-torn regions of his native Africa, Mohamed Ibn Chambas exists in a world where challenges are either met, or people suffer. As Sunday’s commencement speaker for the Case Western Reserve University Class of…

At the 2014 commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 18, Case Western Reserve University will award degrees to approximately 2,000 students from across disciplines. More than 1,800 of the 2,000 students are expected to attend commencement at the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center, where…

This Sunday, senior Camille Dyquiangco and her fellow graduates will walk across the stage at Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center to receive their diplomas—marking a successful end to hundreds of undergraduate careers at Case Western Reserve University. For Dyquiangco, her walk also…

For the first time since its inception seven years ago, the 2014 President’s Award for Visionary Achievement honors both an individual and an organization through which our entire community is recognized. And what an organization it is: the Cleveland Foundation, the world’s first community…

Clevelanders take over planting, watering and harvesting On a section of East 84th Street dotted with abandoned buildings and vacant lots, five seniors from a Case Western Reserve University chemical engineering class spent the spring building a community garden they handed over to…

2014-15 speaker series will be held in Case Western Reserve University’s new Tinkham Veale University Center The William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Series (Writers Center Stage), presented by the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation and its academic partner Case Western Reserve…