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5 questions with…one of CWRU’s first MOOC instructors Richard Boyatzis
Last fall, Distinguished University Professor Richard Boyatzis was named one of the top 10 influential thinkers around the globe. This spring, he will share his insight with the world when his massive open online course, or MOOC, launches May 1. More than 50,000 people—and counting—have signed up…
Learn about games for the college crowd at ThatCamp Games 2013 at CWRU
Assigning college students to play games may sound like an unusual teaching method. But more than 70 college professors and museum educators from around the country will participate in an event at Case Western Reserve University called ThatCamp Games 2013, a boot camp to learn about using and…
CWRU scientists find way to detect autism from brain activity
Measure of brains’ functional connectivity and background noise shows significant differences Neuroscientists from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have developed an efficient and reliable method of analyzing brain activity to detect autism in…
Case Western Reserve University announces two new trustees
A prominent local investment adviser and the general counsel for a Fortune 500 company have joined Case Western Reserve University’s Board of Trustees. Fred DiSanto (WRC ’85, MGT ’86) and Colleen Batcheler (LAW ’98) join 44 current and 86 emeriti trustees who dedicate their time, expertise and…
Discover the power of research at this weekend’s Relay For Life at CWRU
At Case Western Reserve University, we celebrate research in all forms. This year, Relay For Life will honor it too. Taking place April 20-21 at Coach Bill Sudeck Track in North Residential Village, Relay For Life is an 18-hour fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. The theme this year…
Discuss diversity at CWRU during town hall meeting April 19
When Case Western Reserve University launched its strategic plan in 2008, one of its primary goals was to promote diversity and inclusion on campus. As the university prepares to launch a new plan this summer university leaders are prepared to report on their progress. Case Western Reserve will…
CWRU study finds mothers with postpartum depression would welcome online professional treatment
Mothers suffering from postpartum depression after a high-risk pregnancy would turn to online interventions if available anonymously and from professional healthcare providers, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and College of Arts…
Researchers morph ordinary skin cells into functional brain cells
Scientists at CWRU School of Medicine discover new technique that holds promise for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in…
5 questions with…Alpha Phi Omega president, junior Katie Paul
Leadership, friendship and service. They’re the three tenets of Alpha Phi Omega—and also three of the words its president, junior Katie Paul, lives by. As president of the Case Western Reserve University chapter of the national co-ed service fraternity, Paul has expanded her leadership skills,…
School of Dental Medicine Dean Jerold S. Goldberg to step down next year
Case Western Reserve’s longest-serving school leader will continue active role in fundraising efforts Jerold S. “Jerry” Goldberg announced today that he will step down as dean of Case Western Reserve’s School of Dental Medicine next year, but will continue to work actively on fundraising and…