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Kathy Koehler while in CWRU's Expanded Functions Dental Auxiliary program Around the Case Western Reserve University Faculty Dental Practice, Kathryn “Kathy” Koehler was known for many things: her passion for the field, her positive attitude and her reliability. But at her funeral service…

In just a matter of moments, the idea for Thrity Umrigar’s latest novel, Everybody’s Son, raced through her mind; the plot and characters took form instantly. It was during the waning years of President Barack Obama’s tenure and the start of the Black Lives Matter Movement—real-world events that…

Next week, rising third-year law student Krithika Rajkumar (CWR ’14) could make history. She’s one of 29 finalists in the America’s Miss World pageant—and if she wins, she’ll be the first Indian-American to represent the U.S. in the global Miss World competition. Rajkumar, who was born in India…

Scott Del Rosa was 20 years old when he joined Case Western Reserve’s security unit. Over nearly three decades at the university, he helped keep the campus safe as enrollments grew and his own small team evolved into a 24/7 police department. No matter how much changed, though, Del Rosa himself…

Last fall, when Eliana Ondrejko stepped out on top of the wind turbine on campus and looked out over Cleveland, she saw the city from a whole new angle. “Rather than being just a skyline view, it was almost like looking at an angled view of Google Maps, with the 3-D buildings—but in real life,”…

“Is there a cure?” was one of the first questions a young Tolulope Rosanwo asked after learning her siblings had sickle cell anemia. The answer—not for everyone—has never satisfied her, and was the impetus for the University of Chicago graduate to attend medical school. Now a third-year Case…

Eleanor “Nell” Davidson came to Cleveland in 1983 as a nephrology fellow at University Hospitals, where she expected to spend the next three years honing her specialty in treating kidney disease. But after working a few hours a week in Case Western Reserve’s University Health Service, she soon…

Julia Blanchette (CWR ’14), a PhD student at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, still remembers how distressed she was when she was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 7. She also has never forgotten how much better she felt about living with diabetes when she attended a summer…

In her job, Laura Altieri is accustomed to being behind the scenes. So when she was named to the Crain’s Cleveland Business “20 in their Twenties” list, she was in unfamiliar territory: the spotlight. As proposal developer at the Great Lakes Energy Institute, she plays a crucial role in securing…

Andrew Henning never considered himself the star athlete on the Case Western Reserve University men’s swimming and diving team. But during his four years with the team, he knows that he developed into an all-around student-athlete: a strong swimmer, an even stronger student and an individual who is…