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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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May 12, 2020
Your KSL Research Services Librarian is available to assist with library resources and any of your research needs! Check out the following list of answers to frequently asked questions during the COVID-19 closure. ● Returning materials: Until the library announces plans to accept returned…
May 12, 2020
Until he became an instructor himself, James “Jim” Spilsbury thought the quality of a college course was strictly up to the professor. But once in that role, while teaching his first few anthropology classes at Case Western Reserve University, it quickly dawned on him: The success of a course is…
May 07, 2020
HeinOnLine has produced a ranking of the top 250 legal scholars and CWRU emeritus Law Professor Paul Giannelli came in at 169, seven spots ahead of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The ranking counts citations in both law review articles and court cases. Our faculty feature several professors that are…
May 07, 2020
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May 07, 2020
The Case Western Reserve University COVID-19 Task Force, led by Jonathan Karn and Rafick Pierre Sekaly, has made great progress over the past seven weeks. Bringing forward the best ideas and expertise from CWRU and its affiliates, the task force is producing energetic and thoughtful collaboration…
May 07, 2020
Pallavi Tiwari Talks About a GPS Map to Pinpoint Brain Tumors Trial Site News: Pallavi Tiwari, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering—with dual appointments in the School of Medicine and Case School of Engineering—spoke about the development of artificial intelligence and image-analysis…
May 07, 2020
Anticoagulation Is Key for Adjunctive Therapy in Thrombosis Management OncLive: Alvin H. Schmaier, a professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pathology, discussed the primary and secondary management of cancer-related thrombosis, explaining that patients at risk of developing…
May 04, 2020
I sold my house of 33 years last week. As the movers carried my furniture out, it felt as if my life was being disassembled item by item. A few of the boxes had pieces of my mother’s in them and some, of my grandmother’s. Out they went in a long continuous line. A builder constructed the house for…