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Megan Gregory When Megan Gregory (CWR ’23) was 2 years old, she took part in an experience that would shape her career goals: her first ballet class.  In the 20 years to follow, Gregory learned and performed dance styles ranging from jazz to lyrical, eventually enrolling at Case Western Reserve…

From ensuring student success to studying the lived experiences of middle-class Puerto Ricans, those of Hispanic heritage are engaged with seemingly every facet of Case Western Reserve University. In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place each year from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15,…

It’s a memory many of us share: Getting dressed up, having our hair combed just so, standing in line with our classmates, sitting in front of a classic backdrop and smiling on the count of three. School photos captured a moment in time, allowing us to see how much we’d grown from year to year. In…

Fifteen years ago as a graduate student, Maggie Popkin, the Robson Junior Professor and associate professor of art history, visited a small Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. There, she formed lasting friendships that she’s maintained throughout her career. This summer, Popkin returned to…

Cleveland Scholars program to cover total cost of attendance—without loans—and include mentored, paid research or internship experience President Eric W. Kaler announced today that eligible Cleveland and East Cleveland public high school graduates admitted to Case Western Reserve will receive…

In the past decade, products bearing “gluten-free” labels have taken grocery store shelves by storm. But for generations of people who learned about food groups from visuals of pyramids with “breads and cereals” as their base, these products may prompt the question: Are there benefits to eating a…

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a five-year, $540,000 grant to support a program designed by two Cleveland researchers to increase the diversity of the scientific workforce. The Intensive Summer Education Program in Translational Research for Underrepresented Students…

As part of university preparations for the Oct. 1 transition to an updated hybrid remote work program, the Office of Human Resources has posted important documents to its website. Starting next month, staff eligible to participate in the hybrid work program must be physically on campus three days…

Fellows program to attract leading researchers to collaborate with university and hospital colleagues to develop promising solutions—and get them to patients After helping to launch the careers of 30 medical school researchers, the Mt. Sinai Health Foundation is partnering again with Case Western…

Elina Gertsman’s interest in medieval art history may have developed, as she says, “simply by osmosis.” Growing up in Tallinn, Estonia, Gertsman was constantly surrounded by what she calls a “preternatural” beauty of this medieval town. As an art student she painted on its streets; when she was a…