University News
February 22, 2017
Patty Urbon’s home has always been a gathering place for family and friends, whether as a place to stay or as the site for holiday celebrations and family get-togethers. She comes by hospitality naturally, as her family has long opened their home to others—even hosting an exchange student from…
February 20, 2017
Six-week institute to focus on energy, environmental and public health policy This summer, 25 rising young leaders from sub-Saharan African countries will spend six weeks at Case Western Reserve University in a federal program aimed at empowering them through workshops, leadership training and…
February 15, 2017
By Kaitlin Murphy A mural depicting female engineers on bright, blocky backgrounds now stretches across a wall off the main entrance of the A.W. Smith Building. What was once a blank space, cluttered with garbage cans and recycling bins, now has been creatively and colorfully transformed by…
February 14, 2017
(Update: Parihug placed second and Reflexion Interactive Technologies placed third in the competition.) The top college startups in America are set to meet in a “Student Startup Madness” championship next month at South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive in Austin, Texas. And two of the…
February 09, 2017
On Saturday, Facebook officially entered its teenage years—meaning it’s been 13 years since a then-unknown Harvard student wrote the code that would evolve from a program to connect college students to one that today serves nearly 1.5 billion users worldwide. Over the succeeding years, many other…
February 09, 2017
One of eight startups competing in Midwest regional Clean Energy Challenge (Update: RVS Rubber Solutions won the Feb. 9 competition and $50,000 grant, moving on to the national competition in June.) According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), about 100 million pounds of tire…
February 02, 2017
Case Western Reserve’s Faculty Senate this week condemned President Trump’s Jan. 27 Executive Order regarding entry of refugees and individuals from seven predominantly Muslim countries. By a vote of 30-2, the university’s representative body for faculty Tuesday passed a resolution that called the…
February 02, 2017
Nearly 400 students from Cleveland-area public schools will receive free oral exams and other dental care from faculty and students at the Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine on Feb. 3 as part of the 15th annual national Give Kids a Smile Day. Ronald Occhionero All children will…
February 01, 2017
For the first time ever, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) bestowed its Division III Female National Player of the Week accolade on a Case Western Reserve University athlete. On Tuesday, USBWA selected Kara Hageman, a junior forward, for the honor. “It means a lot to me to receive…
January 30, 2017
Business management schools compete for the best, brightest and most creative MBA students. This competition requires schools to think differently about how they source potential applicants. With that in mind, Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management is testing a new…