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Case Western Reserve researchers to lead Northeast Ohio initiative to prevent, detect and treat lung cancer in underserved communities
Supported with three-year, $2.75M grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation With a $2.75 million, three-year grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) Foundation, researchers from Case Western Reserve University will lead a community-wide initiative to create and apply innovative methods to…
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Saving energy, saving money, helping the environment and training future engineers
U.S. Department of Energy awards newest ‘Industrial Assessment Center’ to Case Western Reserve University, covering parts of Ohio, Michigan and Western Pennsylvania Case Western Reserve University will soon offer free energy-efficiency assessments to qualifying manufacturing companies and water…
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A single act of kindness affects millions
On a single summer day in 1990, Mahmoud Ghannoum’s life changed completely. The research scientist was speaking at a conference in Washington, D.C., while his wife and children continued their family vacation in England. But then, on Aug. 2, Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait. And…
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Time to reflect: The top 19 stories of 2019
From influential guests on campus to research breakthroughs, 2019 was full of headlines at Case Western Reserve University. As we look forward to a new year, we wanted to take the time to look back at what happened at Case Western Reserve. In 2019, we announced the totals from the Forward Thinking…
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Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 in January; upgrade to Windows 10
Microsoft will no longer provide security and functional operating patches for the Windows 7 operating system as of Jan. 14, 2020. As a result, Case Western Reserve University will discontinue its support for Windows 7 on the same day. Unsupported operating systems are a serious security and…
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Case Western Reserve University researchers discover critical link to controlling inflammation in Crohn’s disease
Findings could support first clinical trial Investigators at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine discovered that blocking interleukin-1α (IL1α), a protein that controls inflammation in the gut, markedly decreases the severity of intestinal inflammation in a mouse model of…
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Division of Public Safety shares winter break safety tips
As Case Western Reserve University students wrap up their finals, many will head home for winter break, leaving their residence halls or apartments for several weeks while others will remain around campus. The Division of Public Safety has tips to share for members of the university…
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State of the University 2019
Editor’s Note: After consultation with the Faculty Senate in 2014, the president’s annual State of the University report transitioned from a spoken address to a written account. Below is 2019’s edition. To the Case Western Reserve University Community: It is difficult to believe that this is my…
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Case School of Engineering creates new Computer & Data Sciences Department
$5 million gift from alumnus also creates the Kevin J. Kranzusch Professorship Case Western Reserve University has launched a new Computer & Data Sciences Department in the Case School of Engineering and announced the Kevin J. Kranzusch Professorship, which will be held by the future chair of…
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Case Western Reserve University students to gain easier access to resources with new tool
This week, Case Western Reserve University launched CWRU Journey, a new platform to simplify the way students make appointments with staff who can connect them to resources. Through CWRU Journey, students can schedule meetings with: Navigators (undergraduates);Career consultants in Post-Graduate…