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Andrew Pieper awarded the Case Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation
When Andrew Pieper, MD, PhD, set out to study the brain, he was drawn by the difficulty of the challenge—and the possibility of making a meaningful difference for patients facing some of medicine’s most devastating conditions. Now, that commitment to transformative research and patient care has…
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October 30, 2025
Susan Freimark, director of faculty development in the School of Medicine, will retire at the end of 2025 after nearly three decades of dedicated service to Case Western Reserve University. Through her leadership, Freimark developed and implemented a wide range of professional development…
October 27, 2025
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Department of Anatomy just got a facelift—a transformation that brings brand new, state-of-the-art anatomy laboratories and offices to campus. Designed to enhance hands-on learning and research, the labs are equipped with modern dissection…
October 27, 2025
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is accepting submissions for the 2026 SOM Request for Instrumentation (RFI) for Institutional Investment in core facilities form. While no direct funding is available, this program seeks to identify and plan for acquiring advanced equipment and…
October 24, 2025
On Sept. 25, the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Northern Ohio hosted the Advancing Frontiers in the Science of Reproduction symposium at the MidTown Collaboration Center. The day-long event was organized in collaboration with the Center for Global Health and Disease…
October 24, 2025
Several members of the Case Western Reserve University community were recently named to AmMore Consulting’s “100+ Latinos Cleveland Must Know” list for 2025. This initiative was created in 2020 to elevate the profile of the Hispanic/Latino/Latinx professional community of Greater Cleveland by…
October 23, 2025
Macy Urig, an anesthesiologist assistant student in Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Master of Science in Anesthesia program in Austin, Texas, recently won the 2025 Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Trainee Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (TQI/PS) Recognition…
October 23, 2025
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine alumni were recognized at Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, Oct. 9–12. These outstanding alumni are being recognized for their invaluable contributions to the field of medicine as clinicians, researchers and educators. The Clifford J. Vogt, MD ’34…
October 20, 2025
Each year, up to 90 distinguished professionals in health and medicine from the U.S. are recognized for their contributions to the field by being elected to join the National Academy of Medicine, an esteemed organization that provides advice to improve medicine and biomedical science by addressing…
October 20, 2025
Study shows corneas from donors with diabetes are just as effective for surgery
October 15, 2025
When J. Alan Diehl arrived at Case Western Reserve University in 2019, the Department of Biochemistry in the School of Medicine was at a crossroads—ready for a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Six years later, under Diehl’s leadership as chair, the department’s faculty headcount has more…