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Spartan Showcase: Jules Siegel
Year: Third YearMajor: mechanical engineering  During the last three years at Case Western Reserve University, Jules Siegel has picked up a furniture building hobby with the help of CWRU’s open-access innovation center and makerspace—Sears think[box]. Little did he know that he’d go from building…
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CWRU dips to 44th in U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings
Undergraduate research/creative projects takes 22nd; nursing jumps to 5th This year’s U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings saw Case Western Reserve slip two notches to 44th among national universities, while also appearing at 22nd for undergraduate research and creative…
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Class spotlight: Introduction to Video Game Design
Today, Sept. 12, is National Video Games Day, a time to appreciate how far video games have come and celebrate the immersive experiences they offer. To recognize the occasion, The Daily is putting the spotlight on ARTS 286: Introduction to Video Game Design—a course at Case Western Reserve in which…
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Engineering Dean Venkataramanan “Ragu” Balakrishnan receives prestigious international award for paper
The International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) recently awarded Venkataramanan “Ragu” Balakrishnan, the Charles H. Phipps Dean of the Case School of Engineering, and two co-authors with the 2023 High Impact Paper Award for their paper titled “Robust constrained model predictive control…
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Biorobotics pioneer Roger Quinn awarded Distinguished University Professorship
When Roger Quinn joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 37 years ago, the term “biorobotics” was unknown. Initially focused on simulation and control of space structures, Quinn was approached by former CWRU professor Randall Beer and professors of biology Hillel Chiel and Roy…
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Spartan Showcase: Andrea Chakraborty
Year: Fourth yearMajor: Civil and Environmental Engineering When Andrea Chakraborty was young she didn’t like math, so her grandfather—a lifelong construction worker—used to tell her: “Then you should become an engineer!” His logic? Math presented a challenge to his granddaughter, and she should…
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It's Women's Equality Day—what does equality look like to you?
Exactly 102 years ago today, Congress certified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure voting rights for women—though full electoral equality for women of color didn't come until decades later. After decades of activism by suffragists to achieve this right, many thought the…
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Get to know Black business owners and entrepreneurs from CWRU: Week 4
August is National Black Business Month, a time that celebrates and promotes the support of Black-owned businesses in the United States. In honor of this month, The Daily sat down with several Case Western Reserve University students, alumni, faculty and staff members who double as business owners…
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5 questions with… Nick Barendt, executive director of the Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems
As a lifelong Clevelander, Nick Barendt is passionate about seeing the city grow and thrive. Now, as a part of Leadership Cleveland’s class of 2023, he and 64 leaders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors of Northeast Ohio will go through a 10-month program to explore challenges and…
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Doctoral student recognized by U.S. Department of Energy for award-winning research paper
Bethany Kersten, a PhD in chemical engineering student at Case Western Reserve University, earned second place in the open material recovery category of the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards—sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Fuel and Supply Chain.…