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Remembering former engineering professor and department chair Adel “Tony” Saada
Case Western Reserve University is mourning the loss of Adel “Tony” Saada, PhD, professor emeritus of civil engineering, whose six decades of teaching, research, mentorship and philanthropy left an indelible mark on the Case School of Engineering. Saada passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, Nov…
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November 19, 2025
Chance meeting led Khatibi to the United States—and down the path to helping develop the underlying technology powering today’s 5G cellular networks
November 12, 2025
Case Western Reserve University is mourning the loss of Adel “Tony” Saada, PhD, professor emeritus of civil engineering, whose six decades of teaching, research, mentorship and philanthropy left an indelible mark on the Case School of Engineering. Saada passed away peacefully at home on Sunday,…
November 07, 2025
Linebach’s “PHASIC” will premiere this weekend at Cleveland Dance Festival
November 07, 2025
Ryan Eaton, a fourth-year materials science and engineering student at Case Western Reserve University, was recently named the recipient of the 2025 Lewis C. Hoffman Scholarship award, which recognizes an outstanding third or fourth-year student who demonstrates excellence in academics, leadership…
November 07, 2025
Rishabh Kundu—a ThinkEnergy and Swanger Fellow and second-year PhD student at Case School of Engineering’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering—was awarded the D.T. Rankin Award by the Energy Materials and Systems Division (EMSD) of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). This award…
October 29, 2025
When third-year computer science student Sanjay Thiyagarajan suffered a sports injury that ended his playing days, he didn’t see it as the end of his athletic journey—he saw an opportunity to prevent others from experiencing the same thing. What began as a personal setback soon evolved into…
October 28, 2025
Have you ever thought about the science behind the consistency of your shampoo? Or the intricate differences between the paints on your car and your walls? What about the coatings on your phone or inside food packaging? Chris Wirth has—a lot. He's dedicated his research career to complex…
October 24, 2025
Clare Rimnac, Distinguished University Professor Emerita in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Case School of Engineering, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA). Rimnac’s research…
October 23, 2025
As members of the Case Western Reserve University community celebrated Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2025, the Case School of Engineering took time to acknowledge outstanding alumni from the school. On Oct. 10, alumni and supporters attended the 140th Annual Awards Presentation of the Case…
October 14, 2025
Meet a second-year computer science student helping make disease detection more accessible worldwide
Last month at just 18 years old, Case Western Reserve University student Somesh Saini stood before an international audience in São Paulo, Brazil, to share his groundbreaking research on Chagas disease. A parasitic infection spread by an insect bite, the disease can lead to serious heart…