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Dan Gil (right) with the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Congo Todd P. Haskell (center) and Maryse Nkoua (left). In 2017, Case Western Reserve University hosted 25 rising leaders from sub-Saharan African countries as a site for the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders…

All are invited to celebrate his life and work at 4 p.m. Monday, June 10, at an on-campus remembrance In his dozen years as provost and vice president of Case Western Reserve University, Richard Zdanis led with a quiet strength and a deep respect for fairness, while shaping practices and policies…

In early June, the United States Embassy in Vienna will host Michael Goldberg, assistant professor of design and innovation at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, for a number of events aimed at a common priority of the business community in the two countries:…

After leading the largest and most successful capital campaign in Case Western Reserve’s history, Bruce Loessin is stepping down as the university’s fundraising leader at the end of this month. “What an amazing ride that [capital campaign] has been,” Loessin said in thanking the university…

Last year, an injury during the indoor track and field season cut Cassandra Laios’ senior season short. But Laios, a thrower on the Case Western Reserve University women’s track and field team, was determined to end her athletic career on her own terms. So, she returned to Case Western Reserve for…

In early June, a Case Western Reserve University student will bring an adventurous spate of creators and performers from around the country to Cleveland for a festival of new and experimental music. Sophie Benn Re:Sound, now in its second year, is staged by the Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project…

This Sunday, May 19, approximately 2,000 Case Western Reserve University students will take part in commencement ceremonies, beginning with the university-wide convocation at 9:30 a.m. in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center and followed by diploma ceremonies throughout the…

For most of her time as a mathematics undergraduate at Idaho State University, Jenny Hawkins was a shy student with an aversion to talking to her professors as strong as her determination to earn straight A's in their classes. Finally, in her junior year, a professor’s effort to ease Hawkins’…

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science professor Harold Connamacher wins Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Harold Connamacher has been called a “master teacher” by one colleague, a professor with “lifelong impact” by another, and simply “the most approachable professor I…

The business world’s loss has been a significant gain for students at Case Western Reserve University and the School of Medicine. Monica Gerrek, assistant professor of bioethics, had taken a philosophy course as an undergraduate but opted for the ostensibly safer choice of pursuing a business…