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Toby Cosgrove, MD, the innovative health care leader who extended Cleveland Clinic’s reach from Abu Dhabi to London in 13 years as CEO, will address Case Western Reserve’s graduates May 20 as the university’s 2018 commencement speaker. Cosgrove, who now serves as the hospital’s executive adviser af...

Physics department symposium honors professor Philip Taylor for 80th birthday Interested in a lively discussion Thursday on black holes and cosmic inflation? How about a guest lecture on anthropogenic climate change and planetary wave resonance from climatologist Michael Mann? Or maybe you’re into...

Add one more entry into Case Western Reserve’s list of efforts that U.S. News & World Report rates among the nation’s top 10. Along with degree programs in nursing and social work that achieved lofty positions in the rankings released this week, the law school’s Health Law specialty moved up four p...

Editor's Note: As of June 30, 2019, Case Western Reserve uses Rave Guardian. CWRU Shield is no longer active and should be deleted from all mobile devices. Download Rave Guardian on the App Store and Google Play. Spring can bring unexpected weather, in the form of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes...

Among several featured projects of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art’s first citywide exhibition This summer, FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art will unveil its first exhibition of artist commissions and programming in community spaces citywide—...

By Ellen Walter Two dozen students are spending their spring breaks in Michigan, North Carolina and off the coast of Georgia. But they aren’t vacationing—they’re working on projects designed to improve the lives of others. The Center for Civic Engagement and Learning (CCEL) and the Case Western Re...

The entrepreneurial ecosystem associated with Case Western Reserve University is expanding: A new network of early-stage investors, started by alumni and faculty, plans to invest directly in promising startup businesses that include university students, graduates, staff, faculty and supporters. Sc...

On March 15, six startups—each with at least one current Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) student or recent alum—will pitch professional investors for $50,000 in prizes in the first-ever “demo day” of the Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition. Register for a free ticket to this on-campus eve...

Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect a change in date. Case Western Reserve will test its emergency notification systems—including its outdoor speakers—at noon Thursday, March 15. The test is being conducted over spring break to reduce its impact on the campus community. In additi...

This spring, Case Western Reserve’s 121 Fitness Center will relocate and expand its Uptown location, tripling its space and adding a more robust schedule of fitness classes within the University Circle district. Now called 121’s Uptown Cycle, the operation will be renamed and move from its space ne...