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From driving cutting-edge research to bringing medical innovations to market, landing competitive awards and more, the faculty, staff and students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine know how to make headlines.
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CWRU Athletes in Medicine: The power of peer mentorship
Balancing the demands of athletics with the rigorous path toward a career in medicine is a uniquely challenging—and rewarding—experience. At Case Western Reserve University, a new student-led mentorship initiative is working to make that journey more supportive and sustainable for pre-med student…
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Research paper from CWRU School of Medicine awarded 2025 PNAS Cozzarelli Prize
Recent News
December 22, 2016
At Case Western Reserve, the power of young minds is demonstrated every day. Now, two women who exemplify this power are being honored for their early career and civic contributions. Lyvian Loh, a first-year part-time MBA student, and Jennifer Sweet, assistant professor of neurological surgery,…
December 06, 2016
First Year Cleveland, in partnership with the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has selected Bernadette (Bernie) Kerrigan as the founding executive director of this recently established organization that will work to reduce infant mortality…
December 06, 2016
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine students will perform in the 32nd annual Doc Opera Dec. 10 from 6 to 10 p.m. at John Hay High School Auditorium (2075 Stokes Blvd.). The event will feature skits, musical performances and parodied…
December 05, 2016
Case Western Reserve University licenses new sensor technology to company pursuing fast-track FDA approval Case Western Reserve University researchers have developed a portable sensor that can assess the clotting ability of a person’s blood 95 times faster than current methods—using only a single…
November 29, 2016
Case Western Reserve University’s Daniel Hale-Williams Pre-Medical Society will host its largest event of the semester, The Network, Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Linsalata Alumni Center. At the event, students can network and connect with Case Western Reserve medical students and…
November 21, 2016
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher has found that addiction treatment results improved when teens in a residential program stopped smoking. The findings are published in a new study in the November issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. They hold important…
November 21, 2016
Mark R. Chance, PhD, vice dean for research at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. AAAS is the world’s largest general…
November 18, 2016
Case Western Reserve University students took home awards from the Cleveland Medical Hackathon in October. Flare Flare, a team of three Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine students and two software engineers, were named the overall second place winner. The team designed an app to…
November 15, 2016
The Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership (CCTRP) announced more than $1 million in funding and support for the 2016 cycle. Four projects were selected for full program funding. Projects range from diagnostic and screening technologies to cancer therapeutics. Six pilot grants also…