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Imagine you’re a practitioner with a patient who is a candidate for a high-risk surgery that would offer a 50% chance at long-term survival. Without the surgery, the patient would die. Should the patient receive the surgery at the risk of a complication? What would life look like afterward?…

From supporting students through the Office of Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Education and Research, to teaching in multiple departments and studying international relations, those of Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi and Asian American heritage are engaged with countless facets of Case…

Case Western Reserve University students come to campus with impressive résumés. While here, they continue to flourish—and share their knowledge, skills and experiences with our university community, leaving a mark on their peers, instructors and the broader campus and Cleveland communities.…

Reflecting on the recent growth of Alpha Kappa Psi, Case Western Reserve University’s business fraternity, you’d never know the organization’s president Ryan Seymour had no intention of studying a management-related subject. He took on leadership of the organization serendipitously a year and a…

When John Sideras joined Case Western Reserve in 2008, he expected to be here six months. Faced with a $20 million deficit in fiscal year 2007, the university was in a dire financial situation. Sideras, then the president and former CEO of the MetroHealth System, agreed to step in on an interim…

To recognize the contributions postdoctoral researchers make to Case Western Reserve University—and their respective fields—The Daily has partnered with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs on a new monthly series. Know an outstanding postdoc making an impact at CWRU or in their field? Nominate them…

From advocating for mental health and conducting research in the Department of Psychiatry, to directing programming in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, those of Arab American heritage are engaged with seemingly every facet of Case Western Reserve University. In recognition of Arab American…

When Michelle Santos Monterroso arrived at Case Western Reserve as a first-year student in fall 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic still put a strain on many in-person activities. As a result, Santos Monterroso wasn’t as involved in student organizations as she’d have liked. The following year, she…

In September 2020, Robert Boyce went from a weight room to an operating room in mere hours. Then a 16-year-old sophomore at St. Ignatius High School, Boyce suffered a rare, life-threatening stroke called a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Facing severe bleeding and concerns about further swelling of…

Complex chronic diseases are indeed, in a word, complex. With few diverse datasets from which to pull, it’s impossible to fully understand their underlying physiology—a fact that leads Lauren Cruz to call these diseases the “health conundrums of our generation.” The mystique of complex chronic…