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An award-winning scholar of supply chain and operations management will become the new dean of the Weatherhead School of Management (WSOM) Sept. 1. Case Western Reserve President Barbara R. Snyder announced Wednesday that the Board of Trustees had approved the appointment of Manoj K. Malhotra, seni...

Today John Templeman is feeling the flip side of exceptional success: pressure to repeat the feat. As Case Western Reserve’s annual fund leader, Templeman directs the yearly All [in] Day of Giving, when alumni and other members of the campus community rally to encourage university contributions. Th...

How valuable is a Case Western Reserve University education? Recent grads say the in-class and hands-on learning, alumni network and more combine to help them find post-graduation success. At commencement last month, we talked to some members of the Class of 2017 as they prepared to take their degr...

The University of Miami announced this morning that Case School of Engineering Dean Jeffrey L. Duerk will become its next executive vice president and provost, effective July 1. “Case Western Reserve has been my professional home for nearly three decades,” Dean Duerk said. “It was just 30 years ago...

Case Western Reserve University staff began this week with Monday as a holiday. On Friday they’ll end it by being able to leave work two hours early. CWRU Take Two—the university program that gives staff two hours of paid leave on summer Fridays—commences June 2 and runs through July 28 this year, ...

Iconic civil rights lawyer and university alumnus Fred Gray began his Commencement address by congratulating the Class of 2017. But he didn’t give graduates long to celebrate. “The hard work begins today,” Gray told more than 5,000 guests gathered in Case Western Reserve’s Veale Convocation, Recre...

A philanthropic organization that emerged from one of Northeast Ohio’s most beloved hospitals is this year’s recipient of the President’s Award for Visionary Achievement—along with its longtime leader. Through grant-making that advances the health and well-being of the greater Cleveland community,...

Case Western Reserve University will celebrate the lifetime achievements of a pioneer in health information and an acclaimed cardiovascular and genetics researcher, and award undergraduate and advance degrees to about 2,100 students during 2017 commencement Sunday, May 21. Health-information innova...

“Long before the audacity of hope, my father taught me the audacity of trying.” Jackson Wright clearly absorbed the message. Wright, emeritus professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, is a global authority on evaluating and managing hypertension, particularly in ...

Jeffrey Garvin, professor of physiology and biophysics, is an avid amateur mountaineer who relishes conquering challenging summits and contemplating fresh horizons. Much the same could be said about his approach to science and mentoring. “My father was my first, and remains, my most valued mentor,...