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With renewed energy after Thanksgiving weekend, Case Western Reserve students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff rallied together to shatter every #GivingTuesdayatCWRU fundraising record since the university began participating in 2013—with 419 donors giving more than $40,000 to campus causes. The...

Contrary to popular belief, academic life and connection to the university does not need to end upon retirement. In fact, Case Western Reserve University emeriti faculty are living purpose-driven lives and engaging regularly with the university through a variety of events and opportunities. Throug...

Research is central to Case Western Reserve University’s mission. Across the university, faculty contribute their expertise to their respective fields—from the arts and sciences to the humanities, medicine and everything in between. Each year, the Faculty Distinguished Research Awards are bestowed...

For nearly three decades, Dec. 3 has marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities—an event created by the United Nations to increase understanding, awareness and support of persons with disabilities, and their inclusion in all aspects of life. At Case Western Reserve, the Office of Disabili...

Winter in Cleveland is coming—but on days when Northeast Ohio weather is cooperating, a bicycle or scooter can still be a quick way to get you where you need to go. Before you start riding, Case Western Reserve Public Safety wants to remind you of several precautions to keep yourself, pedestrians an...

Technology Transfer Office now reports to General Counsel Peter Poulos President Eric W. Kaler today announced that Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson and School of Medicine Dean and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs Stan Gerson will co-chair the committee leading the search fo...

As cold weather returns to Ohio, the official start of winter and the university’s winter break are just on the horizon. Whether you need to step away from studying for finals or are just looking for a fun weekend activity, there’s plenty of ways to get out and enjoy Cleveland during the month of De...

As the days get shorter and the sun sets earlier, it becomes even more important to take safety precautions on campus. First and foremost: Pay attention to your surroundings. This includes, as always, avoiding becoming engrossed in your phone or wearing headphones that obscure outside sounds. But ...

GivingTuesday, the global day of giving that engages more than 30 million donors each year, began as an effort to combat commercialized shopping days such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday with radical generosity. The social media-based movement has returned to Case Western Reserve, where the univer...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Forefront, but we’re sharing it in The Daily now in honor of National Hospice & Palliative Care Month. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the United States will need another 1.1 million nurses by 2022. But the shortage goes beyond the bedside....