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The Ten-Foot Rule
The college my husband Jim attended had an informal ten-foot rule (even way back then.) The rule was: if you approach another person within ten feet, greet him/her, speak and pass by with pleasantries. The obvious goal behind this rule was to reach out and connect with people.  Sadly, our new…
Rose Gubitosi-Klug wins Faculty Distinguished Research Award for her groundbreaking work with diabetes in children and teens.
With the significant rise in youth and adolescent diabetes over the last four decades, Rose Gubitosi-Klug’s work has not only changed the understanding of this challenging illness—it has impacted how patients are managed. A member of the Case Western Reserve University faculty since 1999,…
Spartan Showcase: Kareem Agag
Class Year: 2020 Area of Study: Dual Major: Environmental Studies and Economics About Kareem In the summer of 2019, Kareem and a small group of other students traveled to Jawhar, India, after receiving the Projects for Peace grant...
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Urban Health Initiative Director Amy Sheon shares her thoughts on the socioeconomic barriers of healthcare during the pandemic
Telemedicine Is Not Enough Gizmodo: Amy Sheon, executive director of the School of Medicine’s Urban Health Initiative, offered thoughts on the health and digital disparities that often fall along socioeconomic lines, noting how the COVID-19 pandemic has lifted certain barriers to care—like…
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Mapping the COVID-19 risk
Case Western Reserve University professors testing publicly available program that gives real-time, location-based risk assessment for transmission of novel coronavirus Public-health experts and government officials have been calling for “social distancing,” asking people to stay home and avoid…