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Saptarsi M. Haldar, an assistant professor in the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, has won a $300,000 Individual Biomedical Research Award from The Hartwell Foundation to investigate a new approach to slow the progress of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in children. Haldar w...

What makes social work professor Mark Singer such an effective mentor is he never forgets the challenges he faced as a Case Western Reserve University graduate student. He recalls the heavy workload and preparations for his doctoral exam, financial burdens and all-consuming researching and writing...

Daniela Calvetti’s efforts as chair of the mathematics department, teacher, mentor, adviser, researcher, role model—the list goes on—funnels down to a simple philosophy. “Each student has potential and has dreams and has goals, and it’s my job to make it easier for them to achieve these,” Calvetti ...

Students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine know that even in nutrition courses, there’s always room for sweets. That’s because, in Colleen Croniger’s relatable, interactive teaching style, Halloween candy is the springboard to a broader discussion on biochemical pathways. She ch...

What makes Diane Bergeron a respected and appreciated teacher at the graduate level is her recognition of each student's particular talents, just as a skilled manager does within a successful organization. The key, she says, is a willingness to make adjustments so the best outcome can occur. "With ...

Less than a year after construction began on the Tinkham Veale University Center, students and supporters gathered Friday evening to celebrate the installation of its final steel beam. Known in construction as a “topping off” ceremony, the event first welcomed the project’s major donors to see the ...

Case Western Reserve’s Technology Transfer Office has granted an exclusive license of a novel Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) treatment strategy to spinoff company ReXceptor Inc., which plans to initiate early-stage human clinical trials of the medication within the next few months. Gary Landreth, the Riu...

Thirty years ago, just a few miles down the road, Michael Scharf served as captain of the Shaker Heights High School debate team. The topic was American foreign policy. Immediately, his interest was piqued. That interest has remained ever since. Scharf went on to Duke University, where he was the s...

The project started as a late-night chat between roommates about families they met while volunteering at the Seidman Cancer Center. Aspiring doctors, juniors Vidhushei (Vid) Yogeswaran and Vashti Aguilar decided they wanted to help children whose loved ones suffered from the disease. Eight months la...

In her pioneering studies, Cynthia Beall became used to the heady atmosphere high in the mountains of Tibet, Ethiopia and Peru. Now she’ll share rarified air with Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners and more as a new member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Beall, a Distinguished Un...