University News
November 09, 2017
A yearlong “Listening Tour” involving two university vice presidents has led to a series of wide-ranging recommendations to make Case Western Reserve a more inclusive campus. Specific steps include increasing diversity on faculty hiring committees, funding innovative ideas to enhance inclusion,…
November 08, 2017
When Case Western Reserve University student Karen Opper dances in the debut performance of Imagined Odyssey, she will not see the show’s elaborate visuals surrounding her—but her audience will. Each of the 80 audience members will wear a Microsoft HoloLens to view Imagined Odyssey The show’s…
November 02, 2017
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine marks milestone with medical museum exhibit Reaching out into the community with dental care is hardly a new idea among Northeast Ohio dentists or students, faculty and staff at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental…
November 01, 2017
Premium costs for Case Western Reserve’s primary insurance programs will climb significantly less than forecast next year after officials adopted changes that faculty and staff supported in town hall meetings and a campus-wide survey. Accelerating health costs nationally, coupled with university…
October 31, 2017
New Brookings Institution report highlights advantages of urban universities in research-related economic activity Case Western Reserve ranked 13th in the country—ahead of Harvard, Georgia Tech, and the University of Chicago—in a new study of research universities’ effectiveness in translating…
October 30, 2017
Case Western Reserve’s overhaul of how it prepares law students reaped impressive results this year, as its graduates posted a 93 percent passage rate on Ohio’s July bar examination. The figure—for first-time test-takers—bested every other law school in the state, with the margin ranging from 6 to…
October 26, 2017
For the first time since its inception in 2006, students won’t be the only volunteers participating in Case Western Reserve’s annual Saturday of Service Nov. 4. As part of the university’s renewed efforts to connect the campus community to surrounding neighborhoods, this year’s event is also open…
October 25, 2017
Wrist-device concept monitors wearer’s cardiac health in real time They thought they had no chance. After all, most of the 150-plus competitors comprising 22 teams in last weekend’s Cleveland Medical Hackathon at the Global Center for Health Innovation downtown were health professionals with PhDs…
October 19, 2017
To Our Students, Faculty and Staff: I write today to condemn the anti-LGBTQ flier recently posted on the campus of Cleveland State University (CSU) and to reaffirm Case Western Reserve’s commitment to support diversity and inclusion. The flier, discovered as CSU’s first LGBTQ+ Center opened,…
October 17, 2017
More than 1,800 faculty and staff completed Case Western Reserve’s benefits survey this month, and on two points in particular, their consensus is clear: When it comes to out-of-pocket costs, they prefer predictability, and they are willing to spend more to keep the same services…