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Biophysics’ Walter F. Boron receives the 2025 Christian Bohr Prize
Walter F. Boron, Distinguished University Professor and the David N. and Inez Myers/Antonio Scarpa Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, recently was awarded the Scandinavian Physiological Society's 2025 Christian Bohr Prize…
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April 08, 2025
The School of Medicine is delighted to announce that alumnus and renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and leader Craig R. Smith (MED ‘77) will be the 2025 School of Medicine diploma ceremony speaker on Sunday, May 18, at Severance Music Center. Smith serves as the chair of the Department of Surgery at…
April 08, 2025
CWRU School of Medicine maintains Tier 1 position; other programs climb in 2025 graduate school rankings
April 04, 2025
Debra Beight, a third-year PhD candidate in the Department of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, was awarded one of only seven non-EU positions for the 2025 Medical Humanities International PhD School at Durham University in the United Kingdom. The PhD School, hosted by the Institute for Medical…
April 03, 2025
Case Western Reserve University's Center for Imaging Research (CCIR) celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a symposium April 1–2. The event reflected on two decades of achievements in imaging research and looked ahead to the future. Nearly 200 attendees from Northeast Ohio and nationwide…
March 31, 2025
Case Western Reserve University’s Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, in partnership with the Cleveland Department of Public Health, released its first results from the 2025 Cleveland Health Survey, which provides a comprehensive assessment of the health and well-being of…
March 28, 2025
Excitement and anticipation crackled in the air at the Health Education Campus on Friday, March 21, as 202 Case Western Reserve University medical students eagerly awaited the clock to strike noon. Then, they would discover where they will be completing their residency programs for the next three…
March 27, 2025
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science, has recognized two faculty members from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in the class of 2024 AAAS Fellows. So honored were…
March 26, 2025
Undergraduate students who want to continue their education with a Master of Science in Nutrition can now apply for an exciting new scholarship providing up to 50% on their tuition. Students who would like to learn more about this opportunity can attend an information session Friday, March 28,…
March 21, 2025
Bhagya Nallaperuma, a specialist in the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, co-authored a review on natural polymer-based hydrogels in Food Biomacromolecules by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Titled “Natural polymer-based hydrogels: Types, functionality, food applications, environmental…
March 14, 2025
David J. Birnkrant, professor emeritus of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, was chosen to give an honorary lecture at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians in Boston. The Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation honors “a clinician…