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Professors at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law have approved sweeping curriculum changes designed to give graduates the essential skills employers value most. The new academic model dramatically increases students’ writing requirements and opportunities for direct legal experience. I...

Case Western Reserve has adopted an interim policy on sexual misconduct that responds to direction the United States Department of Education has issued to all academic institutions that receive federal funds. The interim policy became effective Saturday, Aug. 17, and will remain in force until a fin...

The National Senior Games—the world’s largest multi-sport event for athletes over age 50—took place around Greater Cleveland, including at Case Western Reserve University, from July 19 to Aug. 1. Of the approximately 11,000 top athletes from around the country who participated, at least four were f...

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine have discovered how a common oral bacterium can contribute to colorectal cancer—a finding that opens promising new research avenues for the development of approaches to prevent and treat the disease. “We found this cancer is...

Ernst & Young (EY), the global “Big Four” professional services firm formed via the 1989 merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young & Company, has gifted its historical archives to Case Western Reserve University’s Kelvin Smith Library. The collection will be known as the Ernst & Young Founders Arch...

Joseph F. Fagan III, the Leffingwell Professor of Psychology and a leading researcher on infant intelligence, died Aug. 10. He was 71. Fagan joined the faculty of Case Western Reserve University in 1968, after earning his bachelor’s degree in English and psychology in 1963 from University of Hartfo...

One of life’s toughest decisions is whether to continue or withdraw life-sustaining therapies for loved ones who are unable to make their own health care decisions. The goal of a two-year, $460,000 National Institute of Nursing Research-supported project at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances...

Roderick Ingram is no stranger to hard work and perseverance. A native Clevelander, Ingram grew up on the western edge of the Hough neighborhood, in a public housing complex at the corner of East 55th Street and Hough Avenue. He attended the now-closed East High School, where he accelerated throug...

Last year, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar held free, peaceful elections—the first since its military government took hold in 1962. Now, as leaders rebuild and restructure the country and its education system, Daniel Lacks, the C. Benson Branch Professor of Chemical Engineering, is there to hel...

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have made a fundamental discovery relevant to the understanding and treatment of heart failure, a leading cause of death worldwide. The team discovered a new molecular pathway responsible for cau...