University News

A memorial service for first-year student Justine Boyle will be held this Friday, April 5, in the Amasa Stone Chapel. Organized by Case Catholic Campus Ministry with support from the Interreligious Council, the 12:45 p.m. service is open to all members of the Case Western Reserve community.…

Northeast Ohio native was co-director of Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western Reserve Engineering faculty member Alexis Abramson, a recognized leader in advanced energy research, has been named dean of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Abramson, the second woman to…

Civic leader made history as first female CEO of top 20, U.S.-based bank After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a history degree, Beth Mooney took a job as a bank secretary in Houston, making $10,000 a year. The interviewer asked only if she could type, according to a Forbes…

Call for mentor applications from Case Western Reserve community As the cost of education continues to rise, Say Yes to Education is working to try to make college affordable and attainable for every public high school graduate. The national nonprofit organization recently announced Cleveland as…

Next week, Case Western Reserve students will have a second opportunity to share their perspectives on the university’s climate regarding sexual assault and misconduct. All students—undergraduate, graduate and professional—will receive email invitations to participate in an online, confidential…

NervGen Pharma Corp., a Vancouver-based company founded to develop regenerative-medicine technology licensed from Case Western Reserve University, raised about $7.5 million ($10 million in Canadian dollars) from an initial public offering. Shares of NervGen began trading on the Canadian TSX…

Humanitarian Design Corps group looks to put final touches on pipeline installed a year ago For residents of one Costa Rican village, the main source of water had to travel from a well to a storage tank through a leaky pipeline. As a result, the community endured frequent water shortages,…

Just months before the first students arrive at the Health Education Campus (HEC) of Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic, the university’s largest school received welcome news from U.S. News & World Report. It stands as the nation’s 24th-ranked research medical school this year, one…

Undergraduates receiving need-based grants can learn more about how their housing and dining choices affect their financial aid packages during a webinar at 8 p.m. this evening. They can access the event on the financial aid office’s Facebook page. During the session, financial aid Director Venus…

Through art, lectures, performances and exhibits, the fourth annual festival—presented by the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and numerous cultural and educational partners—will consider the natural world, climate change and the future of our shared common home The 2019 Cleveland Humanities…