University News
January 19, 2017
As 3,000 leaders gathered in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s 47th annual meeting this week, the team from Case Western Reserve’s Interactive Commons was ready for its Davos debut. The renowned gathering of company CEOs, national government officials, scholars, journalists and more…
January 17, 2017
To the Case Western Reserve Community: We begin this semester at an extraordinary time in the history of our country. Yesterday marked the federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. This Friday, the nation’s first African-American president leaves office. His…
January 10, 2017
From quickly spotting concussions on the field to changing how loved ones communicate across long distances, innovation from Case Western Reserve University students, faculty, staff and alumni was on display last week at CES. The international trade show in Las Vegas is where more than 170,000…
January 09, 2017
An elderly woman is laid on a stainless-steel table, her hands folded, with a white sheet covering her face. For many of the Case Western Reserve University students in this class—Perspectives on Dying and Death: Normalizing the Inevitable—it’s their first time seeing death up close. Maryjo…
January 03, 2017
Portable concussion screening, TV station in a box, a $200 3-D printer maker machine, augmented reality and more Case Western Reserve University will host 10 booths at CES 2017 with student, faculty and alumni founders. Their new or developing technologies include: a sideline test to keep an…
December 22, 2016
At Case Western Reserve, the power of young minds is demonstrated every day. Now, two women who exemplify this power are being honored for their early career and civic contributions. Lyvian Loh, a first-year part-time MBA student, and Jennifer Sweet, assistant professor of neurological surgery,…
December 21, 2016
International students are invited to submit questions and ideas for upcoming meetings designed to increase their understanding of U.S. law enforcement policies and practices. Among the many benefits of studying abroad is experiencing contrasts among countries, whether they involve higher…
December 20, 2016
Program renewed for second year; now accepting students and software ideas CWRUcible, a novel software development program based in the university’s Technology Transfer Office (TTO), proved so successful in its first year that it’s just been renewed for a second. The program teams Weatherhead…
December 14, 2016
HoloAnatomy, the mixed-reality app that Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic introduced last spring, has won yet another accolade. It is one of 50 winners of a 2017 Digital Edge Award, a competition so fierce that the organization managing it actually doubled the number of…
December 13, 2016
Two Case Western Reserve University researchers have been elected National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows for lifetime achievements and leadership in innovation and scientific discovery. Case School of Engineering Dean Jeffrey Duerk, the Leonard Case Professor of Engineering, and Francis…