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Desir’ee (Desi) Neal didn’t have to look far when she was deciding where to attend college. A Cleveland native, she knew Case Western Reserve University had a strong academic reputation. But what truly drew her in was the potential leadership opportunities at CWRU. Admitted as part of the…

Case Western Reserve University has been a home to many students-turned-alumni over the years. But for those who dedicate much of their professional lives to the university, it has come to feel like a home, too. We invited faculty and staff members with more than 25 years of service to Case…

For first-year medical student Mishaal Omer (CWR ’24), the path to medicine didn’t begin in a lab, but with literature. A former English major at Case Western Reserve University’s College of Arts and Sciences, she learned how stories shape the world—especially our capacity for empathy. Now, those…

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At Case Western Reserve University, the pursuit of knowledge motivates faculty, staff and students alike. This couldn’t have been truer for Ge Jin, PhD (GRS ’00, cell biology), who was inspired by his desire to learn something new every day, and passed that aspiration on to the students and…

When he first came to Case Western Reserve University, undergraduate student Marco Sustaita had his sights set on a career in cardiovascular surgery, far from the business career he’s now working toward. “I realized after taking organic chemistry that medicine wasn’t the right fit for me,” he…

For the 41st year, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine students are putting down their stethoscopes and picking up their props to perform in Doc Opera, a variety show of skits, musical performances and dances about medicine and healthcare that raises funds for the university’s…

The students in Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate Class of 2029 aren’t the only new faces on campus this semester. We also welcomed new faculty members across the university, including at Case School of Engineering. Read on to get to know some of those new faculty members, who…

Still in its nascent stages, VTOL CWRU—a student-led drone design team—has established itself amongst competitors across the country. In the spring, the team won first place at the 2024–2025 Design-Build-Vertical Flight Competition with a top score for fly-off performance in just its second year of…

More than a decade ago, Rose Kelly (LAW ’22) joined Case Western Reserve as an assistant controller for specialized accounting at the Case Western Reserve University’s Controller’s Office—a full-circle moment after previously auditing CWRU as a PwC associate. Today, Kelly leads the unit as…