Science + Tech

At Case Western Reserve University, our students excel in research, academics, athletics and in the community. This week, we will celebrate the accomplishments of about 2,500 graduates. It would be impossible to comprehensively describe all of their contributions, but we caught up with a…

Nearly two decades ago, Karla Coburn gave up a career in dentistry to pursue her dream of becoming an educator. As that mid-career pivot demonstrated, her desire to lead and care for students comes from deep within. “Teaching is my true passion,” said Coburn, “and my goal is to offer the best…

Nearly two decades ago, Karla Coburn gave up a career in dentistry to pursue her dream of becoming an educator. As that mid-career pivot demonstrated, her desire to lead and care for students comes from deep within. “Teaching is my true passion,” said Coburn, “and my goal is to offer the best…

More than 500 undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve University took to the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center on April 21 to present their research and creative projects at Intersections, a poster session hosted by the Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors…

Among Case Western Reserve University’s most transformative and generous supporters, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has been named the recipient of the 2023 President’s Award for Visionary Achievement. The annual award honors those who have made a profound, positive and lasting…

Xiong (Bill) Yu often draws parallels between his mentoring style and his engineering research.  As the Opal J. and Richard A. Vanderhoof Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yu applies insights from his degrees in civil engineering, computer science and…

When NaShea Kendrick was majoring in chemistry at Oglethorpe University, the idea of studying hematology never crossed her mind. Seven years later, she is a Case Western Reserve University doctoral student and recently earned the American Society of Hematology Minority Graduate award. The honor not…

Each spring, the John S. Diekhoff Awards recognize outstanding graduate mentoring and teaching. Nominations are made by graduate students, faculty members and student associations. This year, the School of Medicine’s Jason Mears and Andrew Pieper both received honors for graduate mentoring. Jason…

A regional collaboration led by Case Western Reserve University has won a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to plan economic, environmental and manufacturing growth across the 18-county Northeast Ohio region. The award will support efforts to develop a robust and dynamic…

When Joe Bement began the Master of Engineering and Management program at Case Western Reserve University last May, he hoped to build upon his lifelong passion for engineering—but he didn’t expect it to take him across the world. Flash forward to March, and Bement was spending his spring break in…