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Audubon's Birds of America Exhibit
In Kelvin Smith Library’s Hatch Reading Room, you will find on display four plates from the collection of John James Audubon's Birds of America. These plates are known for their accuracy, brilliance, and beauty, portraying individual species at life size. We encourage you to come by the reading…
CWRU moves up in U.S. News’ rankings of best engineering schools
In a continuation of its 2025 rankings of best graduate and professional schools, U.S. News & World Report placed Case Western Reserve University at No. 51 among all engineering schools. This marks a two-spot rise for Case School of Engineering, as U.S. News shifted its methodology to focus more on…
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Researchers awarded $2.78M federal grant to improve rectal cancer treatment with artificial intelligence
With a new five-year, $2.78 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute, researchers at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals (UH) will use artificial intelligence (AI) to better treat rectal cancer patients. The…
Summer Spotlight: Sydney Schenk
Year: Incoming third-year Major: Mechanical Engineering This summer Schenk is interning with TTX Company as the new equipment engineering intern. Here's what she shared about her experience. Explain the details of your internship. Most of my projects have been standardization focused. TTX works…
Rising fourth-year medical student earns AMA Physician of Tomorrow Scholarship
As a future physician, Devin Barzallo wants to promote healthy equity and improve healthcare access for marginalized communities. The American Medical Association Foundation has taken note of Barzallo's commitment to serving vulnerable and underserved populations—awarding him the Underrepresented…
NFL chooses CWRU medical student for immersive experience with Cleveland Browns, University Hospitals to increase diversity in sports medicine
Rachel Gardenhire, a third-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University, has been selected to take part in the 2024 NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative, which aims to inspire medical students from various backgrounds to consider pursuing careers in sports…
Amy Wilson-Delfosse honored with the Edward Patrick Finnerty Lifetime Achievement Award
In 2014, Amy Wilson-Delfosse—serving as the president of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE)—had the privilege of presenting the inaugural Edward Patrick Finnerty Lifetime Achievement Award to its namesake, E. Patrick Finnerty. Ten years later, the roles were reversed…
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Fostering inclusive medical training
Case Western Reserve University is one of six institutions to win the 2024 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education, with other recipients including Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School. “Working together, faculty and…
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Ride of a lifetime
A couple’s commitment to patient care—and each other—recognized in endowed professorship
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Twist of fate
A simple mistake on Harry Rosen’s college application took him down a path he hadn't anticipated—a path that saw him earn an engineering undergraduate degree and eventually become a practicing dentist. "I wanted to go to Case Western [Reserve] because I heard it had an excellent developmental…