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March 06, 2014
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…
March 05, 2014
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…
March 05, 2014
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…
March 04, 2014
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…
March 03, 2014
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…
February 28, 2014
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…
February 27, 2014
A pair of first-year students, a PhD candidate and an online master’s student at Case Western Reserve University were selected as Gates Millennium scholars. Each said they could not have attended the schools they wanted most without the Gates scholarships. The Gates Millennium program selects…
February 26, 2014
Focus on lightweight metals for transportation, military and more
Case Western Reserve University will contribute expertise and key facilities to a $148 million lightweight metal manufacturing research consortium that President Barack Obama announced yesterday.
“I don't want the next big…
February 25, 2014
Two dual-degree alumni, each internationally renowned in his field, have won election to Case Western Reserve University’s Board of Trustees. Steven M. Altschuler, the CEO of the nation’s top children’s hospital, and Geoffrey Duyk, the managing director of a leading biomedical and technology…
February 24, 2014
The transition from high school to college is a notoriously stressful one that can trigger a range of mental health concerns, such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse. Eating disorders, too, are becoming more prevalent among teens and college-aged students, and the rate of new cases of…