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Two faculty members earn prestigious Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards
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…
CWRU to expand programs for leaders committed to positive social impact
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…
Safe Ride enhancements aim to increase campus safety
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…
CWRU raises wind-energy labs over Cleveland area
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…
Don't get caught in the dark—update your contact information
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…
Law school expands its China study program with two new partnerships
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…
Cleveland Foundation awards CWRU $1.75 million to advance energy research
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…
Biomedical engineering graduate program climbs to 10th in "U.S. News" rankings
Case Western Reserve University’s biomedical engineering (BME) graduate program bounced back from three years outside the top 10 to reclaim its place as one of the nation’s leaders in the discipline this month. In U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of graduate and professional…
High-flying nursing professor provides life-saving support
When Liz Madigan boarded her red-eye flight back to the U.S. shortly before midnight Saturday, her six-day trip to Colombia was winding down. But things were about to get lively for the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing professor. About four and a half hours into her six-hour flight from…
New businesses springing up as Uptown project brings new life to University Circle
A rendering of "Uptown Alley," from Triangle Apartments looking toward the Cleveland Institute of Art. Things are bustling on Euclid Avenue. From this week’s debut of the brand-new Barnes & Noble bookstore to the forthcoming openings of a grocery store, a Verizon Wireless…