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Portable concussion screening, TV station in a box, a $200 3-D printer maker machine, augmented reality and more Case Western Reserve University will host 10 booths at CES 2017 with student, faculty and alumni founders. Their new or developing technologies include: a sideline test to keep an athlet...

Two members of the Case Western Reserve University community joined the likes of Ellen DeGeneres, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jordan, and Bill and Melinda Gates last week, as part of the final class to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. Richard Garwin (CIT ’47, HO...

From investing in innovative research to attracting the most promising students and supporting acclaimed faculty, the university’s alumni and donors continually help advance Case Western Reserve University. Over the last few weeks, the campus community has shared expressions of gratitude for the ma...

The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University will honor six distinguished alumni during this year’s Homecoming Luncheon at Tinkham Veale University Center’s Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Grand Ballroom at noon on Friday, Oct. 14. All recipients will be in attendance to receive the...

Kelvin Smith Library will kick off its 20th anniversary celebration events with guest speaker and legendary caricaturist from The New Yorker Tom Bachtell (WRC ’80). Bachtell will take the stage in the library Monday, Oct. 10, at 4 p.m.; a reception with light refreshments will follow immediately. ...

Case Western Reserve’s supporters set yet another new record in this year’s All [in] Day of Giving—in fact, they crushed the previous mark. Organizers set a goal of 870 gifts—one more than the all-time record established in 2014— but still 61 donations greater than the 2015 count. But what looked ...

In August 2012, hundreds of first-years arrived on campus—some eager, some nervous, and all preparing to start the next phase of their lives as Case Western Reserve University students. Less than one month ago, many of those same students crossed the stage to accept their diplomas and move on to ye...

Popular music thrives as a form of entertainment, but it also influences history and culture—from songs that stoked public support for U.S. involvement in World War I to today’s artists addressing race and gender issues through their work. To further research and awareness of the importance of popu...

A plumber’s son from Scranton, Pa., drew on his dad’s advice in offering the final words of his commencement address to Case Western Reserve University’s Class of 2016. “No matter what I achieved, he always said the same thing,” said double alumnus and university trustee Mark A. Weinberger. “‘Mark,...

This week, members of the Class of 2016 are preparing for and taking their last set of final exams before they walk across the stage to get their degrees. One year ago, another class of seniors were in the same situation. Less than a year later, more than 86 percent of those graduates—the Class of ...