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Undergraduate applications top 18,000 for the Class of 2017
Return to Think By Numbers, the 2012-2013 Annual Report More than 18,000 students have applied for admission to Case Western Reserve’s Class of 2017—a figure that represents growth of 25 percent over 2012, and 150 percent over those who applied five years ago. “This remarkable result represents ye...
University's strategic planning process continues
To the Case Western Reserve community: The beginning of the new semester marks an apt time to update you on Case Western Reserve’s strategic planning process—particularly because we soon will be seeking your insights. As you know, our current five-year plan, Forward Thinking, draws to a close this...
To start a new year, look back at 2011-12's biggest stories
To the Case Western Reserve University Community: First, welcome back. It was wonderful to see so many of you fill our sidewalks again Monday. As much as breaks represent a welcome part of the academic calendar, little compares to the energy and optimism that accompany the opening of a new semeste...
Cleveland Indians hold winter development program at Veale Center
In what has become an annual tradition, Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians have conducted portions of their winter development program at Case Western Reserve University's Veale Center. And, as part of the relationship, the 2013 season will mark the ninth consecutive year in which the Case We...
University Circle institutions unite to advance area’s cultural, academic character
Three University Circle institutions have come together in a transaction that enables one to advance its existing aspirations and the others to preserve future opportunities. In a joint announcement, the leaders of the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), Case Western Reserve University and the Clevel...
CWRU community remembers first-year student Ally Piepho
Ally Piepho’s parents thought of their daughter as a renaissance woman. The Naperville, Ill., native adored art, singing, writing and the sciences. In fact, she chose Case Western Reserve in part because she could pursue multiple disciplines with equal passion. Ally’s first semester included course...
Art historian documents works that strengthen India’s link to European Renaissance
A quest to link India to European Renaissance art yielded some surprising findings for Case Western Reserve University art historian Erin Benay. Benay discovered several undocumented and unpublished works, which she revealed recently in a presentation, "Repurposed Renaissance: Adaptation in Christi...
Cleveland institutions, state pool $6M to launch businesses
The Ohio Third Frontier has invested $3 million in an initiative from Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center designed to bring research and treatment breakthroughs to market. In addition to the state support, Case Western Reserve will contribute $2 million and ...
CWRU researcher finds different genes result in same adaptation to thin air
Highlanders in Tibet and Ethiopia share a biological adaptation that enables them to thrive in the low oxygen of high altitudes, but the ability to pass on the trait appears to be linked to different genes in the two groups, research from a Case Western Reserve University scientist and colleagues sh...
5 questions with…study abroad adviser, competitive Scrabble player Lisa Brown
Having visited “more countries than [she] can count on [her] fingers and toes,” Lisa Brown just may be one of the most well-traveled people on Case Western Reserve’s campus. And that’s incredibly important, considering her job. Brown serves as the study abroad adviser in the Center for International...