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Get to know Michael Yaffe, CWRU School of Medicine's 2026 Commencement speaker
Commencement marks the moment when students become alumni—when every hour spent in classes, labs and hospital rooms pays off as graduates take the next step on the path to doctorhood.For Michael B. Yaffe, MD, PhD (GRS ’87, pharmacology; MED ’89), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s…
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March 17, 2021
Join the School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences for an information session on the Master of Science in Clinical Research program Sunday, March 21, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jim Spilsbury, associate professor and program director of the School of Medicine’s…
March 17, 2021
Are you seeking to bolster your credentials as you prepare to apply to professional school? Join faculty, staff and students in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics as they share information about Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's medical physiology program for those…
March 16, 2021
Kelvin Smith Library will present "Mythbusting Book Collecting" with Rebecca Romney, a rare book dealer, appraiser, author and specialist on the HISTORY Channel's popular series, "Pawn Stars." Free and open to all, the virtual event will be livestreamed on Tuesday, April 13, at 5 p.m.
March 16, 2021
A biomedical and health informatics information session will be held Sunday, March 21, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mendel Singer, associate professor and vice chair for education in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, will give a presentation about the MS in biomedical and…
March 16, 2021
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to a Master of Public Health information session Thursday, March 18, from noon to 1 p.m. During this event, Daniel Tisch, director of the Master of Public Health Program, will discuss the program and lead a Q&A…
March 15, 2021
On Wednesday, February 24, Anastasia Tsang, a student assistant at KSL, wrote a blog post on the library as part of an Instagram takeover with CWRU Undergraduate Admission. In her post, Anastasia shares her favorite spaces within the library and highlights services such as the Research Services…
March 15, 2021
The faculty and residents of the Preventive Medicine Program at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University have served on the COVID-19 pandemic Physician Response Team at the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, under the direction of Heidi Gullett, the Charles…
March 12, 2021
Explaining heritability for a disease, which is the portion of risk shaped by genetics, has been a question that has puzzled scientists for decades. Much of what we know has been found from studies of twins or other closely related families. However, much of the “missing heritability” for complex…
March 11, 2021
The Department of Anatomy will sponsor a forensic pathology seminar with Kara Gawelek, an alum of the Case Western Reserve University Master of Science in Applied Anatomy program. Gawelek’s presentation will be held March 16 at 6:15 p.m. via Zoom. She will answer questions following the…
March 11, 2021
Case Western Reserve University employees and their spouses have an opportunity to pursue their education at Case Western Reserve University through the Tuition Waiver Program. By leveraging the education benefits, staff members can explore the various School of Medicine master’s and certificate…