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Degree: PhD in Mechanical Engineering  What made you choose this area of study? I just love tinkering with things. I thrived on building Lego sets when I was a kid and I still love using my hands to build structures and machines. As you might imagine based on that information, mechanical…

Major: Chemical Engineering Minor: Sociology What made you choose this area of study? I wanted to apply chemistry concepts to large-scale problems in food production and sustainability. What is your favorite thing about engineering? The continuous problem-solving mindset. Why did you choose…

Majors: Religious Studies and Chemical Engineering What made you choose these areas of study? I was very interested in the intersection between humanities and engineering. Why did you choose CWRU? CWRU was the perfect institution. It was close to home and provided ample opportunities to excel…

Flavio F. Marsiglia (GRS '91) recently appeared on an episode of the Mandel School's podcast, Change Leaders. A professor at the Arizona State University School of Social Work, Marsiglia is also director of the university’s Global Center for Applied Health Research (GCAHR), which exists to design,…

In its 2025 listings of best graduate and professional programs, U.S News & World Report ranked Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management among the best business schools in the country. The school is now No. 66 in the United States—rising two spots over last year’s…

Our proud alumnus Rebecca Barchas, MD (MED ‘68), who endowed the professorship held by Andrew Pieper, recently shared with me her parent’s interest in the history of science and medicine including an extensive book collection and their donation of said collection to the Green Library of Stanford…

Please join us Wednesday for our Significant Conversation series on How Healthy is the Culture of Academic Medicine? We have a wonderful line up of individuals who have given this topic much thought and provide us perspectives from young trainees to senior faculty. I thank Mark Aulisio who will…

Student-athletes experience their fair share of highs and lows. Early on in her collegiate career, Case Western Reserve University soccer player Sydney Schenk recognized the toll that took on her mental health. “Soccer had always been a big part of my life, and when entering college, I began to…

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will pass over Case Western Reserve University and much of Northeast Ohio, completely blocking the sun for three to four minutes and darkening the daytime sky. The celestial phenomenon is sparking new interest in astronomy, and Kelvin Smith Library offers several…

A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has provided fresh insight into the dangers some common household chemicals pose to brain health. They suggest that chemicals found in a wide range of items, from furniture to hair products, may be linked to neurological…