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When Brian Grimberg speaks at TEDxCLE April 20, it will be his first time attending the annual event—but not for lack of trying. “They kept selling out so quickly, and this year was no different,” he noted. “They doubled the seating capacity for this year’s event, but it still sold out in 39…

They may be used interchangeably in everyday talk, but there is a distinct difference between being an adult and being a grown-up—and that’s precisely what Lisa Damour intends to explain to a sold-out crowd of Cleveland-area adults (and grown-ups) during her talk at the upcoming TEDxCLE event April…

When Philip Niles arrived at Case Western Reserve University eight years ago to begin his undergraduate degree in economics, he never imagined the opportunities he would find in Cleveland. Now, as he prepares to graduate in May with both MD and MBA degrees (in addition to the bachelor’s degree he…

Funding for early-stage, cutting-edge research can be difficult to obtain, but The Hartwell Foundation has selected two projects from Case Western Reserve University faculty members in which to invest. Jennell C. Vick, assistant professor of psychological sciences, biomedical engineering and…

Three decades ago the Mandel Foundation and Case Western Reserve University established a program for nonprofit leaders that set the standard for excellence in an emerging discipline. Today, the two organizations announced initiatives designed to expand and elevate opportunities for those…

The Safe Ride vehicle operates daily from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. and is driven by campus police and safety staff, such as George Kusber. Photos by Susan Griffith. The university’s police department has expanded its successful Safe Ride initiative to improve response times and encourage greater use of…

Crews put the second blade on the newest wind turbine. Photos by Susan Griffith. Case Western Reserve University and its partners have erected their third and largest research wind turbine — and begun the process of tying into the grid. The 1-megawatt turbine, which will sit 230 feet above…

Last week’s power outages gave the Case Western Reserve community even more opportunities than it might have wanted to see how its new alert system performed. As disconcerting as the events were, university officials did see significant improvements in the speed of alerts reaching faculty, staff…

Case Western Reserve University School of Law has forged two new partnerships with institutions in China, making it a national leader in U.S.-China legal education. Dean Lawrence Mitchell and Professor Jon Groetzinger recently visited China, where they reached agreements with Peking University…

The Cleveland Foundation this week recognized Case Western Reserve University’s growing efforts in energy with a $1.75 million grant to advance research and bring breakthroughs to market. The award marked the foundation’s second major investment in the university’s energy programs over the past…