University News

The Case Western Reserve University community is known for innovative research that leads to transformative solutions with positive impacts on a wide range of fields. Now, these pioneering techniques and methods are leading the way during the COVID-19 pandemic. After having to shift the delivery of...

The recent series of police attacks against Black Americans, and the widespread outrage in response, have sparked a flood of conversations surrounding equity and justice across the country and around the world. At Case Western Reserve, students, staff, faculty and alumni have shared their experience...

When Grover “Cleve” Gilmore agreed to lead the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences in 2002, his appointment was only supposed to last a year. After all, he was a longtime professor of psychology, not social work. And, the request had come from an interim president, Jam...

The pandemic that prompted remote operations in March disrupted all manner of traditional spring events, including Case Western Reserve’s annual celebration of staff contributions. But while COVID-19 concerns delayed the Staff Service Award ceremonies until Friday and sent them online, this year’s...

Students, faculty and staff spent the summer envisioning what fall semester would look like amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This fall, some classes are being offered virtually and others in-person, albeit with added safety precautions—and some are a mix of the two. Now, as the second week of the semeste...

Preparing to start your first year of college can be stressful—moving to what may be a new city, meeting new people and adjusting to college course expectations are all challenging transitions in the best of times. And this year’s incoming class faced all of those challenges in the midst of an ongoi...

Agreement with CWRU Technology Transfer Office and Dartmouth College Mosaic ImmunoEngineering Inc., a private biotechnology company based in Novato, California, has signed a two-year option agreement with Case Western Reserve University and Dartmouth College, granting the company the exclusive righ...

When the Class of 2024 and new transfer students joined the Case Western Reserve University community—whether on campus or remotely—earlier this month, their introduction was a bit unconventional. While safety precautions limited opportunities for them to meet others on campus, they engaged in oppor...

Luminary Therapeutics (Luminary Tx) and Case Western Reserve University have entered into a formal collaboration agreement that includes an option for Luminary to exclusively license a novel BAFF target for use in CAR-T (chimeric antigen receptor T cells) constructs. The BAFF target was discovered ...

To the Case Western Reserve Community: August 24, 2020. Ever since we announced our modified fall calendar in June, this date has dominated our thoughts, flashing regularly in our minds much like a large LED billboard. Academics, housing, student life, testing and more—no matter the area, all o...