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Commencement celebrations at Case Western Reserve University are taking on a new format this year—and the festivities begin tomorrow (May 17) with convocation. About 2,500 students will earn degrees over the next few days, marking the completion of their hard work and studies. They will be honored…

Princeton scholar named 2023 Elaine G. Hadden Distinguished Visiting Author Computers may not have feelings, but the people who program them do. The same concept applies to the latest rounds of debate about artificial intelligence. Released late last year, ChatGPT became the fastest growing app…

Jason Mears recognizes his students come from diverse backgrounds and, as such, have unique needs. To best support them, he works to create a learning environment in which each student can thrive based on where they are in their scientific, academic and personal development. This value-driven…

Xiong (Bill) Yu often draws parallels between his mentoring style and his engineering research. As the Opal J. and Richard A. Vanderhoof Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yu applies insights from his degrees in civil engineering, computer science and…

Andrew Pieper strives to influence his students far beyond their days at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. As the Rebecca E. Barchas, MD, Professor in Translational Psychiatry, Pieper views mentorship as a key component of the academic experience. “I still carry my previous…

A regional collaboration led by Case Western Reserve University has won a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to plan economic, environmental and manufacturing growth across the 18-county Northeast Ohio region. The award will support efforts to develop a robust and dynamic…

Earlier this year, prominent leaders of the Cleveland community—including President Eric W. Kaler and Robert L. Solomon, vice president of the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity—joined the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. for a celebratory event on campus. The occasion? A…

Amid intense criticism from leading law and medical schools, magazine adjusts methodologies to emphasize outcomes—and delays final figures to help ensure accuracy Case Western Reserve’s medical school slipped one notch—and the law school two—as U.S. News & World Report shared results for the…

To fully recount the many achievements and accolades Sandra Walker Russ earned in her nearly five decades at Case Western Reserve University would be no easy feat. She’s a Distinguished University Professor and has been interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences—twice. She was chair of the…

During her 37 years on the humanities faculty of Case Western Reserve University, Jenifer Neils acquired an international reputation for her original, thought-provoking writings on classical art and culture. As an archaeologist, curator and teacher—and most recently as director of the American…