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A new course brings students from across the university together to help local organizations thrive From its start, the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic has been envisioned as a space to unite future health care professionals to improve interprofession...

Case Western Reserve University's 2021 commencement celebrations officially kicked off this weekend with ceremonies for graduates from the School of Law and School of Medicine. Students had the chance to gather with their peers to celebrate this milestone and look forward to what's coming next, whil...

When Daniel Murphy graduates from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine this weekend, he will not only join a distinguished group of alumni—he’ll continue a family tradition. Murphy’s father, grandfather and great-grandfather all graduated from the School of Medicine before launching me...

As the Class of 2021 looks ahead to this year’s commencement celebrations, they can mark their accomplishments with a package of digital content to use and share online. Graduates are encouraged to use the hashtag #CWRUGrad2021 on social media and to tag CWRU on Facebook, Instagram (including in Ins...

A quiet student startup bursts into the big time as Path Robotics attracts $56 million in new investment In the bustling entrepreneurial ecosystem of Case Western Reserve University, Alex and Andrew Lonsberry were one of the quieter startup teams. They tended to avoid the showcases and competitions...

Today marks Case Western Reserve’s Day of Remembrance, which features a series of events and activities to encourage reflection and renewal as the end of the pandemic appears to be drawing closer. The observance includes an 11 a.m. Virtual Roundtable Discussion featuring Interim President Scott Co...

Inspired by a new College of Arts and Sciences program designed to spur interdisciplinary research, alumni Edward Hemmelgarn (WRC ’76, MGT ’80) and Janice Hammond (WRC ’75; GRS ’98, social welfare) have announced a $1 million pledge to support it. The couple’s pledge, to be fulfilled over a five-y...

A new book sheds light on 50 innovative nurses who had a significant impact on health science and nursing practice. Written by two nurses and Case Western Reserve University alumni, Mary Beth Modic and Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, Luminaries of the Past: Stories of Fifty Extraordinary Nurses shares the sto...

With COVID-19 cases falling and the fully vaccinated population climbing, phrases like “return to normal’ are increasingly commonplace in Northeast Ohio. Yet these improving conditions cannot erase the pandemic’s profound impact on each member of the Case Western Reserve community. Some have burie...

How a jazz pianist started in pre-med and pivoted to entrepreneurship at the university, then launched Cleveland startup companies that garnered national attention and investment As a high school senior in Kalamazoo, Michigan, 16 years ago, John Knific struggled with a choice familiar to many in hi...