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Case Western Reserve today announced a change in policy that would prevent staff from losing vacation days as a result of the university’s compliance with new federal labor guidelines. Upon the recommendation of Elizabeth “Libby” Keefer, university general counsel and senior vice president for…

Case Western Reserve celebrated the naming of a new residence hall after one of its most accomplished alumnae Saturday as part of a homecoming and family weekend filled with firsts. In addition to the ceremony honoring the late Congresswoman and two-time Case Western Reserve graduate Stephanie…

Student entrepreneur builds growing business with magnetic bottle openers It began as a simple gesture of thanks. Brian Tighe made a bottle opener for a friend’s grandfather to mount on the dock at his pond as a thank-you for letting him fish there. Except the man really didn’t care for the…

Anyone 18 years and older who has never enrolled as a patient at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine’s main clinic is invited to receive a free exam and X-rays at the fourth annual Admitting Day on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Appointments, which can last up to two hours, are…

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, in collaboration with the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, is sponsoring a business design and innovation competition to redefine the tire for the Internet of Things. The Goodyear Innovation Challenge invited teams of four…

Business with lab on campus creating real-world opportunities for engineering students Intwine Connect LLC, a recent Case Western Reserve University “spin-in” venture from a startup based in suburban Chagrin Falls, is riding the vast connectivity needs driven by the so-called “Internet of Things”…

Speakers include award-winning playwrights, best-selling authors, a celebrated cultural critic and filmmaker, and renowned water scientist Case Western Reserve University’s Think Forum speaker series is presenting a lineup of celebrated guest lecturers covering a wide range of topical issues, from…

With exactly two weeks left until homecoming weekend officially kicks off, the Alumni Association, student organizations and many others across campus are preparing for the festivities to begin. A full list of events, times and locations is available at case.edu/homecoming, but we’ve pulled out a…

CWRU, Posse Foundation to recruit and select 10 students to receive full tuition to join the Class of 2021 Case Western Reserve announced today that it has partnered with The Posse Foundation, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to increasing college access for promising urban students…

It takes pretty terrific technology to top Google. And extraordinary images to outdo Sir David Attenborough. Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic did both Wednesday, winning the immersive virtual reality and augmented reality category in the 2016 Jackson Hole Science Media Awards…