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A fuel-cell bike. A kinetic battery for hybrid and electric cars. A way to turn algae into biofuel. An energy-use monitoring system. These are the inventions created by four multidisciplinary teams of Case Western Reserve University students—and guided by our alumni—that will be showcased Jan. 29…

Peering deep into the dim edges of a distorted pinwheel galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear), astronomers at Case Western Reserve University and their colleagues have discovered a faint dwarf galaxy and another possible young dwarf caught before it had a chance to form any…

The semester started in high definition for the faculty and students using the Strosacker, Schmitt and Ford auditoriums. Over winter break, Information Technology Services (ITS) worked with Campus Planning and Facilities Management to complete significant upgrades and improvements to the…

Lani Guinier, a lawyer and Harvard professor and the first black woman to become a tenured professor at Harvard Law School, will headline Case Western Reserve University’s 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation on Friday, Jan. 25, at 12:30 p.m. The free, public event, at Amasa Stone Chapel, is…

Earlier this week, the University Athletic Association honored women’s basketball’s Evy Iacono for the second week in a row with its Player of the Week award—marking the third time this season and the fourth time in her career the senior guard has earned the honor. Iacono, who leads the UAA in…

Before last spring, Lisa Damour had never attended a TED event. Instead, the clinical psychology instructor often enjoyed watching the talks available for viewing online. Less than a year later, the tables have turned: Now, thousands of people are staring at their laptop screens, enamored with…

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…

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…

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…

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…