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December 10, 2012
By Shivani Parikh Final exams begin tomorrow, and stress levels are high as students buckle down, spending every spare minute in the library reviewing notes, re-learning material and writing papers upon papers. Amid all the chaos, though, it’s important to relax. Fortunately, many campus…
December 07, 2012
When Insight Into Diversity magazine honored Case Western Reserve University with the inaugural Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award last month, one initiative stood out to the judges: the Train the Champion program, managed by Robynn Strong and her colleague, Melissa Burrows. Throughout…
December 05, 2012
Kindness has gone viral in higher education—and Case Western Reserve University is part of the trend. Last week, a student at Case Western Reserve launched a university compliments page on Facebook, which shares kind, anonymous comments about individuals across campus. The site’s founder also…
December 04, 2012
Once completed, Case Western Reserve University’s planned $8 million Wyant Field House will carry a familiar football name. This week, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick made an undisclosed donation that will result in the “Steve Belichick Varsity Weight Room,” in honor of the Super…
December 03, 2012
A Department of Energy agency that funds high-risk, high-payoff research, has awarded engineers at Case Western Reserve University $567,805 to develop a “rustbelt” battery with unprecedented flexibility and utility. For more than year, the researchers have been investigating ways to build a flow…
December 02, 2012
As the semester winds down, things are gearing up at The Daily. Today, we introduce a refreshed design for both the email newsletter and website that are more versatile and reader friendly to provide users improved functionality and increased interaction. Like the new visit site unveiled this…
December 01, 2012
Nearly every inventor wants to see his idea become a reality. But getting to that point requires business savvy, legal expertise, marketing power and more. That’s where JeShaune Jackson and his organization, BioComm, come in. The startup group, which recently won second prize in Johnson &…
November 29, 2012
Two faculty members have been named to the inaugural class of American Mathematical Society Fellows in recognition of excellence in research and education. Stanislaw Szarek, the Kerr Professor of mathematics, and Professor Elisabeth Werner are experts in convex geometry. He specializes in…
November 28, 2012
This weekend, middle-school students will treat simulated patients at the Case Western Reserve University dental school. About 40 seventh- and eighth-graders in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program have enrolled in a one-day camp to…
November 27, 2012
The world has been challenged to an online brainstorm. This fall, the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management has been gathering ideas from across the globe to find answers to the question: How might we identify and celebrate…