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July 17, 2020
On June 5, Kerolos Elsayed was focused on one thing: defending his thesis, the culmination of his studies and experience in the endodontics program at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine.
Moments before, Chair of the Department of Endodontics Andre Mickel shared some exciting...

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July 16, 2020
Every day, Case Western Reserve University students transcend limitations as they make significant contributions toward impactful research. Haojia Li, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Case School of Engineering, is no exception. Crain’s Cleveland Business ...

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July 15, 2020
Benigno Rodriguez was known among colleagues as not only a brilliant clinical trialist in HIV research, but also a kind and generous person.
Now, Rodriguez's friends and colleagues in the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit are mourning the loss of Rodriguez after he passed away last week at the age of 52.
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July 10, 2020
From a young age, Joy K. Ward, the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, knew science would be her calling. By the time she was 7 years old, Ward was already collecting interesting specimens from the forest near her home and looking at cells through her father’s microscope. As a senior in hi...

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July 08, 2020
When Rob Lucas came to Case Western Reserve University in fall 2015, he was tasked with taking an idea for a new open-access biomedical journal and making it a reality. The Pathogens and Immunity journal officially launched in May 2016, in large part due to Lucas’ dedication to the publication.
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June 29, 2020
An innovator in novel ways to deliver medical curriculum with a passion for making the health care system safer for patients will become vice dean for medical education at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
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Lia Logio, known for her energetic and innovative approach to ...

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June 05, 2020
When fourth-year PhD physics student Allen Foster arrived at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica in early January for a 10-month research assignment, he had no idea that the rest of the world soon would be hit by a global pandemic. With no flights in or out since early February, the ...

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May 15, 2020
This year, Case Western Reserve University will come together from afar to celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2020. While the Case Quad will not be full of newly minted alumni, the entire community will have the opportunity to participate in a virtual commencement Sunday, May 17.
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April 16, 2020
Chosen among select class of 175 artists, writers, scholars and scientists
Elina Gertsman’s fascination with medieval art began in her childhood spent in Tallinn, Estonia, a city that’s marked with its medieval past: ramparts, towers, churches, guild halls and town square that also reflect its div...

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April 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic began to escalate in the United States earlier this semester, some Case Western Reserve University staff focused on the situation in other countries—specifically those where many CWRU students were participating in a semester abroad. From monitoring flight paths overnight, t...