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CWRU social work researcher lends hand in making Cleveland healthier
Health is not only an issue for an individual; it is one for a community. Rob Fischer from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University has teamed up with Kaiser Permanente’s Community Health Initiative to evaluate its Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Program i...
Alumnus, philanthropist Tinkham Veale passes
Tinkham Veale, a 1937 Case Western Reserve graduate who achieved extraordinary business success and even greater philanthropic impact, died Tuesday in his home. He was 97. Tink came to the university after working as a teenager in the oil fields of Kansas, and felt a deep sense of gratitude for the...
CWRU to launch London and Jerusalem experiences in spring 2013
Case Western Reserve University next spring will launch two semester-long study abroad programs—one that will provide academic and performance opportunities at London’s acclaimed Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and one that will offer internships and cultural experiences in Jerusalem. The two...
Cedar-University Rapid Station to undergo $18.5 million renovation
Responding to the growing needs of Case Western Reserve University and the larger University Circle community, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority will embark on an $18.5* million renovation to the Cedar–University Red Line Rapid Station. Federal and local officials will join university...
Three Ohio universities join together to streamline statewide research efforts
A Case Western Reserve initiative to streamline research approvals across the region now extends beyond Northeast Ohio to include the entire state. The effort, which grew from the collaboration the university forged in 2007 to secure a $64 million Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), car...
Jennifer French, one of first to benefit from FES Center technology, to compete in Paralympics
One of the first patients to receive implanted muscle stimulation technology developed at the Cleveland FES (Functional Electrical Simulation) Center will represent the United States in sailing this weekend at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Jennifer French, a native of North Royalton, is among six U.S....
Case School of Engineering leads program to help rebuild Iraqi higher education
After decades of underinvestment and isolation, the Iraqi higher education system suffered even further during the Iraq War. Now, eight Iraqi engineering faculty members have come to Case Western Reserve University to learn first-hand how they can reshape their universities and contribute to rebuild...
Weatherhead School faculty member Harvey Salkin passes away
Harvey Salkin, who served on the faculty of the Weatherhead School of Management for 43 years, passed away earlier this month after suffering complications and a stroke after surgery. He was 67. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Salkin earned a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, a master’...
Just in time for move-in: Updated visitor website shows off the best of CWRU and CLE
Whether this marks your first or 50th autumn at Case Western Reserve University, you can always find something new to discover on campus and around Cleveland. Now, a newly redesigned visit site will help people find more of what the area has to offer. Located at case.edu/visit, the website features...
Ebersbach estate trustees announce $4.7 million total gifts to nursing school
Dorothy Ebersbach’s desire to help others stretched even further today as the trustees of her estate announced a second $2 million commitment to support flight nursing at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. The decision brings her total gifts to the school to $4...