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What's it like to work in foster care? Adjunct professor Marquetese Betts shares her experience
Marquetese Betts There is no average day for a foster care worker. Just ask Marquetese Betts (SAS ’15), a Case Western Reserve University adjunct professor at the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, who has, for 24 years, been a part of the foster care system in…
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Ohio awards $6 million to Case Western Reserve to help stem state’s increasing opioid epidemic
University will train addiction care providers in evidence-based best practices and provide implementation, evaluation support Ohio had the nation’s fourth-highest rate of unintentional drug-overdose deaths according to most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Get some exercise and connect with your colleagues with CWRU’s new summer pickleball league for faculty and staff
What started in the 1960s as a made-up game that combined varying elements of well-known sports has become a wildly popular pastime across the United States. And now, faculty and staff members at Case Western Reserve University can join in on the movement. The Office of Research and Technology and…
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CWRU’s inaugural Black Business Expo debuts June 20
Hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, Black-owned small businesses suffered more than three times the decline of other businesses, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Because there are more than 2 million Black-owned small businesses in the U.S.—generating more than $15 billion in…
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5 ways you can prevent skin cancer
Skin Cancer Awareness Month might be coming to a close, but sunshiney summer days—and the increased risk of dangerous sun exposure they can bring—are just around the corner in Cleveland. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with more than 5 million cases diagnosed annually,…
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5 questions with Sarah Shendy, CWRU’s newest police sergeant
You’re always one decision away from a completely different life. That’s a lesson Sarah Shendy, Case Western Reserve University’s newest police sergeant—who is believed to be the first Arab American Muslim female police sergeant in Ohio—learned at a young age. Shendy, who will be sworn in today…
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Jeff Capadona and Kathleen Horvath named associate provosts
Jeff Capadona, professor of biomedical engineering, and Kathleen Horvath, professor of music, have been named the associate provosts for graduate education and academic affairs, respectively. The two new associate provost positions were created to provide leadership and guidance at a time when…
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Announcing the new Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Engagement and Diversity Achievement Award winners
When recognizing the winners of Case Western Reserve University's Diversity Achievement Awards, Vice President Robert Solomon made another announcement: The Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity would officially change its name. The new name—the Office for Diversity, Equity and…
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National champions again! Hopper and Aduru win the NCAA DIII Doubles title
Case Western Reserve University senior James Hopper and junior Vishwa Aduru put a bow on a historic season for the men's tennis program by winning the 2023 NCAA Division III Doubles Championship, defeating Michael Melnikov and Utham Koduri in a third set tiebreaker, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (5) at the USTA…
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Commencement week concludes with celebration and focus on the future
Four days. Ten graduation events. Case Western Reserve’s first Commencement Week concluded Sunday afternoon with the second of two undergraduate diploma ceremonies—and far larger numbers of family members and friends able to celebrate their graduates’ accomplishments. The week began Wednesday…