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Working to make steel greener, cleaner
Case Western Reserve leading research to develop zero-carbon, electrochemical process to produce iron metal as part of U.S. Department of Energy effort Case Western Reserve University chemical engineer Rohan Akolkar is leading a research team working to develop a new zero-carbon, electrochemical…
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Spartan Showcase: Rucha Batchu
How can we gain insights about places humans can’t easily reach, such as the deep sea or outer space? If you ask undergraduate student Rucha Batchu, the answer is simple: Robots.  This summer in the Center for Biologically Inspired Robotics Research—led by Roger D. Quinn, the Arthur P. Armington…
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Alumni couple commits $5 million to Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building
As a longtime social impact and angel investor, Aarti Chandna knows well what she needs to see before committing to support a project. “The way I look at it—any successful company has to be a place where different disciplines can work together well,” said Chandna, a Case Western Reserve alumna and…
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Engineering alumnus and partner commit $2.5 million to science and engineering building
Since he first stepped onto the Case Quad as an electrical engineering student in 1970, Larry Enterline (CIT ’74) has recognized the value of exploring fields beyond his specialty. Throughout a career spanning more than four decades, Enterline has had ample opportunities to apply the…
Incoming medical students receive white coats at annual ceremony
The White Coat ceremony is a defining moment for medical students—marking the beginning of their healthcare careers. 216 new Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine students and their families celebrated the occasion on July 16. Dean Stan Gerson presided over the ceremony with Lia…
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD: TANIA MARKARIAN-SKOWRONSKI, DDS, MSM (DEN ‘97, MGT '19)
Tania Markarian-Skowronski, DDS, MSM (DEN ‘97, MGT '19) received the Special Recognition Award. The award is given to an individual who has made a significant impact within the community, the profession or our institution. Markarian-Skowronski is recognized for excelling as both a clinician and…
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CWRU on 60 Minutes—worth watching twice
History’s most successful broadcast newsmagazine is re-running a spring segment featuring Case Western Reserve University researchers at 7 p.m. this Sunday, July 16. The piece highlights advances by biomedical engineering professors Dustin Tyler and A. Bolu Ajiboye and their teams in restoring…
Cullen and Montero Published in JNCCN
Case CCC's Associate Director for Cancer Population Sciences, Jennifer Cullen, PhD, MPH, and Alberto Montero, MD, MBA, member of the Developmental Therapeutics Program, address the social determinants of health and racial disparities in cardiac events in breast cancer in an article published in…
Alumna Susan Sternad-Basel featured on Episode 2 of "Change Leaders" podcast
Susan Sternad-Basel (MSSA '81) was the guest on Episode 2 of the Mandel School's podcast, Change Leaders. Sternad-Basel's career journey from social work to the armed forces is notable—she was the former deputy chief data officer of the United States Defense Intelligence Agency. She is currently…
New study finds U.S. military veterans living in discriminatory ‘redlined’ areas suffered higher rates of cardiovascular disease
U.S. military veterans who lived in what were once known as “redlined” areas had a higher risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular issues, according to a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals and the Cleveland VA Medical…