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When Case Western Reserve University launched its first Day of Giving in 2013, the 795 donors who came together to give $195,745 smashed the university’s records both for the number of donors and the dollar amount raised in 24 hours. During last week’s ninth annual Day of Giving, nearly three…

Diane Kube Dianne Kube is so eager to be back on campus that she even misses the smells of students’ experiments in her microbiology lab. Suruchi Ramanujan looks forward to actually getting to know classmates she’s mostly seen on Zoom since her classes started last summer. Laura Gorjanc can’t…

On Tuesday, June 8, Case Western Reserve University will celebrate its ninth annual Day of Giving—a one-day effort to inspire students, alumni, friends, faculty and staff to give back to the areas of the university most meaningful to them. Schools and departments are seeking support for various…

After the past 14 months, the word pandemic immediately evokes COVID-19—the infection that by May 1 had taken nearly 575,000 U.S. lives—and affected 32 million in this country. But it is only one of three we have endured, Convocation Speaker Marc Morial told Case Western Reserve graduates via…

As announced last month, required weekly COVID-19 surveillance testing ended Friday (May 28). The testing site in Horsburgh Gym is now closed; those who have COVID-19 symptoms should contact University Health Services for guidance. The university does plan to conduct large-scale surveillance…

Case Western Reserve to award degrees to undergraduates, multiple graduate/professional schools and honorary doctorate recipients The past 15 months have been filled with almost unimaginable changes. Members of the Class of 2021 have completed coursework in unconventional settings, found…

When Oliver Poppenberg Sr. graduated from Case Institute of Technology in 1959, he felt confident his new credentials gave him a leg up on the competition. Now, 62 years later, his granddaughter, Sophia Poppenberg, feels the same way regarding her own. This weekend, Sophia will graduate from…

Will serve as chair and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, pending board approval Stephanie Teal has been appointed obstetrician and gynecologist-in-chief for University Hospitals and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University…

Anthony Wexler draws energy and inspiration from his students—perhaps because he remembers what it feels like to be a college-aged student, out on his own for the first time. “For me, it was a time of such intense exploration—a period in my life when I was becoming increasingly conscious and…

Aside from his incredible knowledge, talent and experience in the world of physics, Cyrus Taylor, the Albert A. Michelson Professor in Physics, is admired by students for his humbleness, enthusiasm and dedication. “I most value his empathy,” one student nominator wrote. “Particularly in the midst…