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Last week, Case Western Reserve University welcomed transfer students and the incoming Class of 2024. Their introduction looked much different than in years past, with masks, COVID-19 testing and fewer opportunities to gather in person. Though new students spent much of their Discover Week apart as...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community who have been through reorientation training to prepare for their return to campus have likely had their first introduction to the university’s community commitment—a unified pledge to think for the good of their neighbor, their health and the...

The Office of Provost is pleased to announce nearly three dozen new North Star courses and experiences. Activities range from for-credit courses to seminars to service-oriented projects to tours of various on- and off-campus locations. At the heart of this program is an interest in helping student...

Clarification Regarding Child Care Initiatives: Yesterday’s article in The Daily about options to assist faculty and staff with K-4 child care needs this semester included a section on workload flexibility. The options for staff included going part-time and maintaining full benefits; completing som...

While it doesn’t look how it usually does, Discover Week, the annual welcome event for new students at Case Western Reserve University is underway. The Class of 2024 and transfer students arrived on campus this weekend in a routine that looked very different than in years past, marked by temperature...

While work and learning went remote, hundreds stepped up their efforts on campus This article first appeared in a summer publication related to the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More articles will appear in The Daily and on the university and school social media accounts in upcomi...

Case Western Reserve University engineer and researcher Umut Gurkan has been named a senior member of the August 2020 class of The National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Gurkan is the Warren E. Rupp Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the Case School of Engineering, where h...

Product allows users to navigate uneven surfaces, offering promise of greater independence An adjustable walker that allows users to navigate uneven surfaces more easily has moved a step closer to reaching those who need it. After refining the product with innovation and design firm Nottingham Spi...

A shift in modality leads to changes in how we teach and learn—including some lessons that may last well beyond the pandemic By Harlan Spector This article first appeared in a summer publication related to the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More articles will appear in The Daily a...

Addressing health care challenges is at the core of CWRU MedWish’s mission. But the work the undergraduate organization does repurposing medical devices typically supports underserved regions around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic changed that, bringing a pressing medical concern closer to home—and...