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History is constantly changing, and now The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History is updating itself as well. Launched in 1998 as an online publication after more than 10 years in print, The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History added many new articles but kept a similar look over the years. That all…

Monique Balthazar has a dream for her relatives in Haiti. As part of her dual doctorate program, the second-year graduate student at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University wants to create a mobile health clinic to reach inhabitants of the remote, mountainous…

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine today announced gifts to establish the inaugural Parker Hannifin – Helen Moss Cancer Research Foundation Professorship in Integrative Oncology. This professorship will establish the School of Medicine and its affiliate hospitals as national leaders…

At times shocking, fun and outrageous, a group of local artists who formed the Kokoon Klub and started hosting Bal Masques in 1911 did more than bring out vice squads or orders from Cleveland mayors to cancel one of the hottest events in the city. They introduced modern art to Cleveland. The Bal…

From the Case Western Reserve University Department of Athletics Sisters serve many roles—just ask anyone who has one. From the moment they are born, sisters are each other’s collaborators, bodyguards, confidants, friends, rivals and joint sources of envy and pride. At Case Western Reserve…

Case Western Reserve University and the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation have established a $20 million endowment to support the translation of ideas that address unmet medical needs into treatments and devices that improve human health. The foundation and university jointly created the endowment…

You may have trekked all over campus going to and from classes and heading in and out of meetings, but Alan Rocke, Bourne Professor of History and acting chair in the Department of History, has a new route that will show you campus in a way you’ve never seen it before—and you’ll probably even learn…

Crime is down markedly on and around campus this fall compared to last, especially serious crimes against people, according to recent statistics. The university tracks crime on campus as well as select off-campus areas in six-month increments—Jan. 1-June 30 (spring) and July 1-Dec. 31 (fall).…

Case Western Reserve University School of Law has received a $2 million gift from the Spangenberg Family Foundation to endow the Spangenberg Family Foundation Chair in Law and the Arts. The commitment was announced in conjunction with the university’s public launch of the $1 billion fundraising…

President Barbara R. Snyder announced Thursday night $80 million in new commitments as part of the launch of “Forward Thinking: The Campaign for Case Western Reserve University.” The president shared news of the $1 billion fundraising initiative with more than 3,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni…