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Emmitt Jolly with his plaque for winning Tuskegee University’s College of Arts and Sciences 2020 Most Distinguished Alumni Award Emmitt Jolly, an associate professor of biology at Case Western Reserve University, grew up in Alabama, just 20 miles from Tuskegee University. As a teenager, he worked a...

Coleman P. Burke, a 1970 law alumnus so dedicated to the planet that he committed $10 million to launch an environmental law center here last year, died Nov. 8 at his home in New York. Known affectionately to his friends and fellow alumni as “Coley,” Burke brought an inquisitive spirit to his law c...

Editor's note: In recognition of Veterans Day, we wanted to highlight one of Case Western Reserve's active-duty service members, Ciera McCrary, who also happens to be an online student—fitting for National Distance Learning Week, Nov. 9-13. Learn more about her in our special Wednesday edition of Th...

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous fields experienced a rapid shift to virtual operations. For the health care sector, that shift resulted in difficulty accessing routine care from health care professionals, particularly for senior citizens and low-income citizens who may not have devi...

Case Western Reserve’s theater department lost one of its most loyal supporters when adjunct associate professor Kevin Moore died suddenly on Saturday, Oct. 24. Managing director of the Cleveland Play House (CPH) since 2007, Moore actively engaged in the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program, regularly atten...

Aliah Lawson (left) and Anaiya Manuel (right) For seniors Aliah Lawson and Anaiya Manuel, racial injustices are both lived experiences and a topic of their studies at Case Western Reserve University. And earlier this year when protests were held across the country to challenge these systemic injust...

James McGuffin-Cawley has built his career around creating opportunities for students. It’s the main reason he transitioned into an administrative role at the Case School of Engineering several years ago. And it’s what led him to his new position as the faculty director of the university’s innovatio...

Junior Nathan Lesch had a close-up seat to history Tuesday as a member of the working media covering the presidential debate from the media filing center at the Intercontinental Cleveland Hotel. Typically journalists would be in the debate hall—in this instance, the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion...

A Girl Scout in childhood, Riley Kenehan initially approached the local office of the organization with an interest in teaching STEM courses and leading projects with local troops. Now a senior in the Bachelor of Nursing Science program at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, that would have ...

When Case Western Reserve University transitioned to remote operations last spring, Hunter Stecko was instrumental in launching the Student Activities Fee COVID-19 Emergency Fund. Then the vice president of finance for the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), Stecko worked with Joey Kass, chairma...