University News

Today is National Poet's Day, which is fitting to celebrate at Case Western Reserve University, as this year's common reading selection—No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay—puts a spotlight on poetry. As Kay’s first volume of poems, the book explores topics such as love, family, communication and…

Approximately 1,390 first-year students now are on campus, eager to start their journeys as members of the Case Western Reserve University Class of 2022. Volunteers from across the university—including students from Greek Life, Residence Life and First-Year Experience, as well as faculty and staff…

Lecture series features founder of ‘me too.’ movement, leading authority on Russian-U.S. relations, morality researcher and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnam War scholar From the national movement to support survivors of sexual assault to what Russia really wants from the United States, to broad…

Researchers at Great Lakes Energy Institute partner with Johnson Controls to begin marketing lower-cost technology to small businesses Case Western Reserve University and Johnson Controls Inc. are working together to bring dramatically less expensive energy audits to small- to medium-size…

Student team organizes park cleanup for project management course To Fehmida Kapadia, an adjunct professor in the Master of Engineering and Management (MEM) program, the best way to learn is through doing. “You’re not going to learn anything if you don’t have real-world experience—at least…

Farouk El-Baz to deliver free public lecture, meet with CWRU students, and participate in academic symposium panel discussion; Inamori Center to host its first essay contest related to the award, with cash prizes Farouk El-Baz For more than 50 years, Farouk El-Baz has paired his powerful…

Convelo Therapeutics Inc., a company founded on seminal scientific discoveries made in the laboratories of Paul Tesar and Drew Adams at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has launched from working in stealth mode with a mission to discover and develop a new class of medicines that…

Revives location’s 30-year legacy as live-music and community gathering spot Live music of all genres will once again emanate from a former early-1900s carriage house in the heart of the Case Western Reserve University campus in University Circle. Locally owned and operated Dave's Cosmic Subs and…

Made on behalf of late alum, who invented Nike Air Sole, and wife A $1.9 million gift from Kim Rudy McMahon, whose late father, a Case Western Reserve University alum who invented the revolutionary Nike Air Sole, will establish the M. Frank Rudy and Margaret Dormiter Rudy Athletic Endowment for the…

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect the source of Cleveland’s spelling. Our hometown’s history has been interesting from the start—right down to its name. General Moses Cleaveland arrived in the area—then part of the Connecticut Western Reserve—July 22, 1796, to survey the…