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You’ve heard of football and basketball coaches, but what about a dental coach? Meet “Coach” Mario Pavicic, adjunct assistant professor at the School of Dental Medicine, and a rarity in the dental profession as a newly minted International Coaching Federation (ICF) Associate Certified Coach…

A modified law of gravity correctly predicted, in advance of the observations, the velocity dispersion—the average speed of stars within a galaxy relative to each other—in 10 dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky Way’s giant neighbor Andromeda. The relatively large velocity dispersions observed in…

As alumni return to their alma mater, parents and families visit campus, and students prepare for their first—or fourth—homecoming, a full lineup is set. More than 100 events are scheduled throughout the week, from the annual faceoff of junior vs. senior women in tonight’s powder puff football…

Barb Juknialis may be new to her position as chair of the Staff Advisory Council (SAC), but she certainly is not unfamiliar with the university. In fact, for nearly 50 years, Case Western Reserve has been part of Juknialis’ day-to-day life. She started at Flora Stone Mather College in 1964 and…

Antonio Candau, former chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, died Tuesday, Sept. 17. He was 51. Candau joined the Case Western Reserve faculty as an associate professor in 2001. A native of Madrid, he specialized in contemporary Spanish literature and culture, earning deep…

Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management, already recognized for introducing original design concepts to business management, has formed a new Department of Design & Innovation that embraces the research university’s focus on entrepreneurism, technology development and…

“Rarely Seen Gems of Japanese Cinema,” a film festival of four major Japanese classics with very limited showings in the United States, will be presented this fall at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd., in University Circle. The Japan Foundation in New York City is…

Emily Bazelon, author of The New York Times best-seller Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy, will share the social causes, ramifications and legal implications of bullying when she leads the 2013-14 Schubert Center Conversation…

Case Western Reserve University researchers have identified a genetic factor that blocks the blood vessel inflammation that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and other potentially life-threatening events. The breakthrough involving Kruppel-like factor (KLF) 15 is the latest in a string of…

Eric Rains was 14 when he began classes in 1987. He left Case Western Reserve University with bachelor’s degrees in computer science and physics and a master’s degree in mathematics—at age 17. He earned a Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics from Cambridge University the next year and, in…