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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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June 22, 2020
Last week I had the last meeting of my Visiting Committee. They are distinguished academics, alumni, businessmen and others with interest who have taken time and contributed energy to the School of Medicine. It was by Zoom—it certainly wasn’t supposed to be that way! We were supposed to have a…
June 22, 2020
Members of the Case Western Reserve University can learn more about the specialized master’s program in biostatistics at the School of Medicine during a session held Tuesday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Mendel Singer, associate professor and vice chair for education in the Department of…
June 18, 2020
Technology behind this week’s launch of Hemex Health’s “Gazelle” diagnostic platform was developed by researchers at Case Western Reserve University A technology developed initially at Case Western Reserve University is behind the global launch this week by a Portland, Oregon, company of a new,…
June 18, 2020
The Student National Medical Association/Latino Medical Student Association and CaseMed Pride will host a Black Trans Lives Matter Vigil Saturday, June 20, at 4 p.m. at Wade Lagoon. The event was created in response to the recent murders of Dominique “Rem’Mie” Fells and Riah Milton, two Black trans…
June 17, 2020
For more than a decade, vaccinations have come under increased scrutiny, with social media influencers and public figures claiming unproven and often scientifically refuted evidence that vaccines carry serious medical risk. As voluntary public participation in vaccinations has dipped below…
June 15, 2020
It’s finally June—a most amazing time of year. The full leafy green of summer has opened on our trees and shrubs. The State of Ohio is beginning to open, too, tentatively, after COVID lockdown. So is the university. For the School, many of us, especially the lab-based people, never left, but…
June 12, 2020
Organized by students at the School of Medicine, it did not take long for students, faculty, and staff across campus to join MedSupplyDrive@cwru. The initiative worked to connect hundreds of local businesses—from medical and dental offices, to industrial cleaning companies—willing to donate…
June 12, 2020
Class of 2020 graduates, faculty and staff were selected for awards by the School of Medicine. Their honors are listed below. The Academy of Medicine Education Foundation Award DaShawn Hickman The Henry I. Perlmutter Award Robert Unger The Herbert S. Steuer Memorial Award Yanzhi Yang The…
June 10, 2020
Study underscores importance of treating patients early to reduce likelihood of lasting bone damage A team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers has made two major discoveries involving psoriasis, a chronic and debilitating skin disease with no known cure. The…