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Case Western Reserve’s schools of medicine, engineering and law all improved their rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the nation’s top graduate and professional schools this year, with one program—health law—earning recognition as the third-best in the entire country. “Our health...

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have discovered how byproducts in the form of small fatty acids from two bacteria prevalent in gum disease incite the growth of deadly Kaposi’s sarcoma-related (KS) lesions and tumors in the mouth. The discovery could lead to early saliva testing for...

University team presents plans to city review groups Case Western Reserve’s ambitious effort to transform The Temple – Tifereth Israel into a state-of-the-art space for performing arts is growing closer to reality: Construction will start this spring. The university’s Board of Trustees approved t...

By: Shivani Parikh Brittney Bunn’s passion for science began in a high school classroom in Barberton, Ohio—and now it’s taken her all the way across the country to a national conference in Ventura, Calif., where she recently presented her research. The Gordon Research Seminar, a gathering of inve...

Join Case Western Reserve University for the 2014 F. Joseph Callahan Distinguished Lecture featuring Elaine Pagels, religion scholar and best-selling author of The Gnostic Gospels; Revelations: Visions, Prophecy and Politics in the Book of Revelation; and other respected works. The free and public ...

Foam-like polymer/clay composite offers an array of potential applications, from packaging hazardous materials to possible oil-spill cleanup solution Compadre, a company best known for transit packaging solutions, obtained an exclusive license to pursue commercial uses for AeroClay, an innovativ...

Sprav Water LLC, a company created by students from Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Art to develop “smart” showerhead meters that can save water and cut energy bills, has won a statewide collegiate clean energy competition. By capturing the 2014 Ohio Clean Energy Chal...

Lawrence E. Mitchell has resigned his position as dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, effective March 1. Mitchell has been on a voluntary leave of absence since November, a move he made to minimize distractions relating to a lawsuit filed against him and the university allegi...

Distinguished University Professor Richard W. Hanson, a world-renowned scientist deeply revered by his students and colleagues, died Friday after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 78. Dubbed by one scientific publication as the “maestro of metabolism,” he achieved remarkable breakthro...

Daycare teacher, telemarketer, vacuum salesperson, property manager…women’s studies scholar? It may seem an unlikely résumé, but for Shannon Lundeen, a series of odd jobs led her to find her calling as the director of Case Western Reserve University’s Flora Stone Mather Center for Women. After grad...