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Ohio-led team takes on premature birth through March of Dimes
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is leading a Northeast Ohio team that is part of a $10 million March of Dimes project to help prevent preterm births. Greater Cleveland’s participants include University Hospitals MacDonald Women’s Hospital and Rainbow Babies & Children’s…
Fulbright winner starts research for a German Reformation case study
An accomplished organist, Alanna Ropchock’s performances for religious services and festivals fueled a curiosity for liturgical­­ music history. From that interest, Josquin des Prez’s Missa Pange lingua, an important Renaissance mass for the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi, became the…
Emotional intelligence trumps IQ in dentist-patient relationship, CWRU study finds
IQ directly relates to how students perform on tests in the first two years of dental school. But emotional intelligence (EI) trumps IQ in how well dental students work with patients, researchers from Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine and Weatherhead School of Management…
Peter B. Lewis encourages 2,000 graduates at Sunday’s commencement ceremony
The man who built a small insurance operation into a national industry standard-setter accepted an honorary degree Sunday from Case Western Reserve University—the alma mater of his mother, father, sister, son, ex-wife, aunt and uncle. “Today,” Progressive Chairman Peter B. Lewis said as part of…
Nearly 75 years after starting, Morton Mandel to earn degree at commencement
On a rainy April afternoon, a hopeful member of Case Western Reserve’s Class of 2013 climbed the dozen steps to the door of Clapp Hall, home of the university’s chemistry department. He was there for the final hurdle of his undergraduate career: the senior capstone presentation. The assignment,…
5 questions with… CWRU’s first woman to compete at NCAA tennis championship Sara Zargham
In her first year on campus, Sara Zargham already is making history as the first woman from Case Western Reserve University to compete in the singles portion of the NCAA Division III Tennis Championship. The 32-player championship tournament runs May 23-25, at Stowe Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich.,…
Alumna Jane Baker Nord to receive President’s Award for Visionary Achievement
Jane Baker Nord (GRS ’76) first discovered her profound love of learning as an undergraduate at Vassar College. This passion influenced philanthropic endeavors throughout Northeast Ohio, including extraordinary support for Case Western Reserve. To honor her generosity, President Barbara R. Snyder…
Fulbright winner to investigate pollution in China
Andrew Flagg, a Case Western Reserve University graduating senior, will investigate how China’s infamous air pollution leads to respiratory damage during a 10-month visit as a Fulbright scholar. “Before the 2008 Olympics, the pollution in China became an issue,” said Flagg, who completed his…
Professor James Anderson’s accomplishments awarded with Hovorka Prize
Over the past nine months, James Anderson’s work has been recognized university- and nationwide. In August, he was one of five faculty members to be named a Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University. In January, he earned the 2013 Acta Biomaterials Gold Medal from the…
War’s sounds, smells and sights are too familiar for CWRU 2013 grad
The sound of a helicopter triggers memories of wounded soldiers arriving at the military field hospital in Iraq for Paula Simpson, who graduates this summer from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. “I was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness. So I never said the…