University News
July 16, 2021
It’s one thing to learn concepts in a classroom—but another to actually put them to work. Completing an internship or co-op—whether over the summer or during an academic semester—offers real-world experiences navigating different working environments and building your skills for your future…
July 12, 2021
Julie Gerberding earned undergraduate and medical degrees at CWRU, earned tenure in infectious diseases at University of California San Francisco Case Western Reserve’s newest academic society for medical students now bears the name of double alumna Julie Gerberding, the first woman to lead the…
July 12, 2021
After several years—and hundreds of hours—of work, a group of staff and students at Case Western Reserve University turned a possibility into a reality. A virtual reality. When Joe Piccolo was hired as production manager at the Maltz Performing Arts Center five years ago, his goal was to find a…
July 09, 2021
This Sunday, 216 first-year students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine will be welcomed into the school’s community of healers during their White Coat Ceremony. The event is a rite of passage for incoming medical students, as the physician’s white coat is a powerful symbol of…
July 06, 2021
Gift makes collection available for public access and education The Karamu House guest book alone is extraordinary, with such signatories as Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, musicians from Duke Ellington's Orchestra and visitors from across the globe. The theatre’s historic…
June 28, 2021
Dawn Brown with Spartie Dawn Brown didn’t have to go far to get vaccinated this spring—she was already at Case Western Reserve’s site, as a volunteer. “I like being involved,” explained Brown, a grants and finance specialist in the Department of Biochemistry. “[B]eing vaccinated would allow me to…
June 22, 2021
Engineering majors combine their passions to create digital musical instruments This spring, a small class of musically inclined engineering students learned how to bridge the gap between their passions for STEM and the creative arts when they signed up for the electrical, computer and systems…
June 22, 2021
Harry Hawkins This month is Pride Month—recognized annually each June in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall Riots, a series of uprisings in response to police raids on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) spaces in New York City. These events are considered…
June 17, 2021
Daven Sarikonda Undergraduate Daven Sarikonda got his COVID-19 vaccination because of his father. As a cardiac electrophysiologist in Toledo, Daven’s father regularly saw COVID-19 patients with potential heart issues. He worked long hours, suffered facial bruises from the tight medical masks, and…
June 17, 2021
Case Western Reserve offers events, resources; university to close June 18 “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” Those words from Union Army Major General Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, on June…