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As the COVID-19 pandemic began to escalate across the U.S., Mark Aulisio joined the first of many teleconferences with MetroHealth Medical Center’s pandemic working group to plan for how they would allocate scarce resources in a crisis that was beginning to seem inevitable. Aulisio, the Susan E.…

When juniors Joey Kass and Hunter Stecko learned classes would be conducted remotely for the remainder of the spring semester, they sprung into action—not to figure out their own next steps, but to help their fellow Case Western Reserve University students. Working with the Student Executive…

To the campus of Case Western Reserve University: Welcome to Legacy Week! This week we celebrate the unique history of Case Western Reserve University. While Legacy Week itself is young, celebrating just its third year, it stands today as a reflection of our longstanding history, a testament to…

Case Western Reserve University nurse scientist explains why hand hygiene is important for patients, not just doctors and nurses, in hospital setting A clinical researcher who has studied the lack of hygiene practices among hospital patients is urging hospitals—and those who end up there—to do…

When Case Western Reserve courses went remote in March, Mad Men and Glow actor Rich Sommer (GRS ’04, theater) immediately reached out to Donald Carrier, interim director of the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Acting Program, to see how he might help…

By Sarthak Shah and Caitlin Feely Looking to get ahead on courses, catch up on classes you haven’t yet worked into your schedule, or free up space in coming semesters? Summer semester is a great opportunity to meet your goals—and this year, Case Western Reserve University's classes will be…

Each spring, the law school hosts the Dean Dunmore Moot Court Competition, an intramural appellate advocacy tournament where second- and third- year students compete in an NCAA bracket-style competition judged by faculty members, local judges and experienced practitioners. This year, just eight…

First-year medical students at Case Western Reserve now remotely using Microsoft HoloLens and HoloAnatomy® software from 185 locations in U.S. and Canada Remote learning at one of the nation’s premier research institutions and medical schools has taken on a new dimension. For the first time,…

By Sarthak Shah Though our students may be spread across the country—and the world—our regular online undergraduate registration for the fall semester still begins today (depending on the school, graduate program registration may already have started or may begin in coming weeks). While much of…

Manufacturers in Akron, Cleveland and Erie (PA) to produce 5,000 shields per day An engineering team from Case Western Reserve University, Nottingham Spirk and Penn State Behrend have partnered with manufacturers in Northeast Ohio and Erie, Pennsylvania, to launch rapid production of face shields…