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Susan Helper, a Case Western Reserve University economics professor who most recently served as a senior economic adviser to the White House, has been appointed the U.S. Department of Commerce’s chief economist. Helper replaces Mark Doms, who was the department’s chief economist from August 2009…

Rising senior Karen Kruzer is trying something different this summer: staying in Cleveland. The pre-med, medical anthropology major is interning at MetroHealth Medical Center on a research study related to kidney failure in premature babies. Staying in the city might not seem abnormal for most.…

Provost W.A. “Bud” Baeslack III announced today that he has appointed Mark Henderson as the university’s interim vice president for Information Technology Services (ITS) and chief information officer. Henderson, who has served as the university’s associate vice president for ITS since the beginning…

When Congressional leaders asked the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to assess the effectiveness and impact of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, grant recipients across the country waited anxiously to see if the evaluation would find value in the innovative approach…

Discovery finds nitric oxide repletion of stored blood improves post-procedural outcomes Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine developed an unprecedented approach to restore nitric oxide (NO) to donated blood—a breakthrough that could dramatically reduce harmful…

Researchers from South Korea, Case Western Reserve University and University of North Texas have discovered an inexpensive and easily produced catalyst that performs better than platinum in oxygen-reduction reactions. The finding, detailed in Nature’s Scientific Reports online, is a step toward…

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and partners have won more than $6 million in Ohio Third Frontier grants to develop new technologies while training students for growing fields and helping create jobs in the state. Testing implantable computer network Hunter Peckham, the Donnell…

On Saturday, Leah Levey will board a flight to Israel, embarking on her fifth trip to the country. But this time around, she’s got a new goal in mind—a soccer goal, to be exact. The rising senior is one of 20 women selected for the USA Women’s Soccer Team for the 19th Maccabiah Games. The…

At Case Western Reserve University, campus safety is a top priority. With its own dedicated police department—and support from neighboring safety forces—plus a late-night shuttle service, regular shuttle bus service and daily 24-hour walking escorts, the university’s Office of Campus Services is…

When Aaron Mayer (CWR ’13) started at Case Western Reserve University, he wanted to select a major that combined his love of math, science, medicine and engineering. He decided to try biomedical engineering—and it turned out to be the perfect fit. The range of coursework and classes fed Mayer’s…