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After leading the Case School of Engineering since 2007, Dean Norman C. Tien has decided to step down from his post at the end of his current term, effective Dec. 31, 2011. The Nord Professor of Engineering and an Ohio Eminent Scholar in Physics, Tien will return to the Department of Electrical Engi...

Talking about religion can seem taboo, especially among people from different religious backgrounds. But a committee from Case Western Reserve University wants to get people talking—and serving the community—through the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge. Last week the co...

Business strategist and investor Charles H. Phipps of Dallas has made a $2 million commitment to the Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. The Phipps Endowment Fund will support the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. “Charles Phipps continues the Cas...

While in college, Deepak Sarma struggled through one of the classic texts in Indian philosophical thought: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s and Charles A. Moore’s A Source Book in Indian Philosophy. Once he found himself teaching the subject as an associate professor of religious studies, Sarma saw his s...

When teens start experiencing changes in moods or emotions, they tend to fear sharing their blue days with their families and adults who can help them. As a consequence, they often suffer in silence. Melissa Pinto-Foltz, a KL2 Clinical Research Scholar and instructor from the Frances Payne Bolton S...

Three staff members were honored with the 2011 President’s Award for Distinguished Service at the Staff Service Awards brunch June 8. This annual award honors up to three staff members whose outstanding contributions to campus culture have a transformational effect on university colleagues, students...

The Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations presented the 2011 John A. Yankey Student Community Service Award to two students, Francisca Chaidez-Gutierrez and Angela Lowery, at the Mandel Center graduation celebration. The award is presented annually to a Mandel Center student(s) who has been act...

By Konstantinos Theoharides for the SAGES Seminar, Reading and Writing Science The world is composed of multiple languages, cultures, races and religions, and though we may not be able to understand each other’s words, Mihailo Antovic believes it’s what we hear that might actually unite us all. In...

Ever wonder just how much energy it takes to run a campus building on a day-to-day basis? Or how much the university’s energy bills actually cost? Now, you’re one step closer to finding out, with the introduction of sustainability dashboards, which are being installed in various buildings around cam...

For the 12th year, the Interfraternity Congress and Panhellenic Council at Case Western Reserve University selected their Greek All-Stars. This year, 10 members of the community were selected for their outstanding achievement in one of the following areas: leadership, academics, community service, a...