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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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January 08, 2021
A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has taken a major step toward understanding the mechanisms involved in the formation of large clumps of tau protein, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders. Their findings may help…
January 07, 2021
Learn more about earning a biomedical and health informatics master’s degree in one year of study at the School of Medicine in a webinar Sunday, Jan. 10, from 7 to 8 p.m. Join the School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences for a presentation and Q&A session…
January 06, 2021
School of Medicine alumnus leaves indelible legacy as national, international human-rights advocate Case Western Reserve University alumnus H. Jack Geiger, MD (MED '58, HON '00), who used his medical training and experience to take on poverty, racism and the threat of nuclear destruction, was…
January 05, 2021
Congratulations to Jessica E. DeCaro, MLIS, AHIP, who was promoted to Director of the Cleveland Health Sciences Library (CHSL) at Case Western Reserve University last fall. She previously served as the Senior Librarian of User Services and the Interim Director. DeCaro has extensive experience with…
January 05, 2021
Students are invited to learn more about the regenerative medicine and entrepreneurship (RGME) master’s program during a webinar held Thursday, Jan. 7, from noon to 1 p.m. The 30-credit, two-year RGME program drives students to solve modern regenerative medicine, commercial and compliance problems…
December 23, 2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Johnie Rose was uniquely positioned to support the local response. An assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine in the Center for Community Health Integration and director of the Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Rose has…
December 21, 2020
As we transition to a new year, the School of Medicine is very pleased to congratulate four employees who were honored with Staff Awards for 2020: John Pounardjian, Erin Fogarty, Michelle Shaylor and Kacie Wick. These awards, the highest the school can bestow upon staff members, celebrate four…
December 18, 2020
The School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences will host a webinar for members of the Case Western Reserve University community to explore the MS in biostatistics program. During the webinar, Mendel Singer, associate professor at the School of Medicine, will…
December 18, 2020
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Tuberculosis Trials Consortium awarded its 2020 Sandman-Tapy Award to the Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration site for its “significant and inspiring contributions” to the work of the consortium. The Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration team was…