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To the Case Western Reserve Community: It is my great pleasure to welcome you to a new semester. As much as we appreciate the arrival of winter break after the intensity of the term’s final weeks, the campus is not fully itself without the curiosity and energy of students—and the passion and…

Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, is among 45 newly elected members of the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI). The 90-year-old institute comprises exceptional judges, lawyers and legal academics internationally. "It is…

Largest university presence at consumer electronics show Case Western Reserve University will again show off some of its best innovations at CES 2018 Jan. 9-12 in Las Vegas, including self-powered “smart building” sensors and low-cost, hand-held blood analysis devices and more among its 10…

Alevca Ocular LLC has secured licenses from Case Western Reserve University’s Technology Transfer Office (TTO) to exclusively use university-funded research to develop and commercialize novel ophthalmological drugs. Alevca Ocular, an early-stage company based in San Clemente, California, has…

At Case Western Reserve University, each year is filled with student, faculty, staff and alumni successes; research breakthroughs; and big moments that add to our storied history. Last year was no exception. 2017 was a year that saw the university named one of the country’s Top 10 Centers for…

Editor’s Note: After consultation with the Faculty Senate in 2014, the president’s annual State of the University report transitioned from a spoken address to a written account. Below is 2017’s edition; readers are encouraged to post questions and comments. To the Case Western Reserve University…

Mark A. Griswold, a professor in the Department of Radiology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors 2017 Fellows Program, the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors. He was elected as a fellow for having…

Recipient played central role in Apollo space missions and worldwide desert groundwater exploration Farouk El-Baz As Apollo 11 slowly descended to the moon’s surface, the team of NASA scientists responsible for choosing the first lunar landing site was as anxious and in awe as the rest of the…

In high school, Nikole Hannah-Jones discovered both a profession and a purpose. Working for the school newspaper, she began writing about students, like her, who were bused across Waterloo, Iowa, as part of a voluntary school desegregation program. Nikole Hannah-JonesCredit: James Estrin, The…

Each year during the holiday season, faculty and staff come together to celebrate the end of the semester at the Adelbert Hall Open House. President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost William A. “Bud” Baeslack invite faculty and staff to this year’s installment of the annual event, to be held Friday,…