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Leading AIDS researcher appointed to Fasenmyer Professorship in School of Medicine
For more than 30 years, Northeast Ohio institutions have partnered to work at the forefront of HIV/AIDS and immunology research. Case Western Reserve celebrated the next phase of that legacy of innovation and collaboration Tuesday as Rafick-Pierre Sékaly, PhD, one of the world’s leading scientists...
Late alumnus Oreste ”Russ” Zanni leaves $3 million to School of Dental Medicine
Four decades after he graduated, Oreste “Russ” Zanni still felt a special tie to Case Western Reserve’s School of Dental Medicine. For one thing, the place provided him a powerful foundation for a flourishing career that spanned treatment, research and teaching. For another, it remained home to spe...
Interprofessional education gains support with $2.27 million commitment to scholarships
Northeast Ohio’s Bonacker and Warburton families exemplify the spirit of interprofessional health care. Now, their foundation will advance a similar spirit in education. Last week at a panel discussion featuring health sciences deans and students, President Barbara R. Snyder announced a $2.27 milli...
think[box] renovation project receives $2 million in support
Leading innovators whose roots date back to the early 20th century have come together to seed the same spirit in those of the 21st. The Lubrizol Foundation, The Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust and The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation have committed a total of $2 million for think[ box ], Case Wes...
KeyBank grants $2 million to Cleveland medical schools for integrated learning model
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and CWRU School of Medicine to expand minority fellowship and interprofessional education The KeyBank Foundation announced a grant of $2 million to Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University, which will support a combined effort to enhance and ex...
University celebrates donors and those who inspire them, announces anonymous $6 million commitment
Case Western Reserve’s annual Momentum event included a new twist this year: Instead of celebrating only those whose philanthropy advances the university, it also cheered individuals who inspired such generosity. Endowed professorships, one of the top priorities of the capital campaign, took center...
CWRU to hold third annual All [in] Day of Giving April 22
Case Western Reserve University will hold its third annual All [in] Day of Giving, this year taking place on Wednesday, April 22. This is a special one-day event designed to drive participation in the form of alumni donations to the university’s Annual Fund. The university community can help by: ...
Cystic fibrosis researcher Mitch Drumm named inaugural recipient of endowed professorship
Mitch Drumm’s pioneering academic career began with a pursuit called “chromosome jumping.” The phrase may evoke images of skiers navigating moguls, but in fact represents an even more daunting challenge: navigating the complexity of human DNA to determine precisely where and how genetic materials c...
The Burton D. Morgan Foundation commits $1 million to CWRU think[box] project
Award supports creation of sixth-floor “Entrepreneurial Suite” with satellite offices for Blackstone LaunchPad and Intellectual Property Venture Clinic—earlier recipients of foundation program support The Burton D. Morgan Foundation has expanded its engagement in Case Western Reserve’s entrepreneurs...
Nottingham Spirk and CWRU launch partnership to inspire product development and commercialization
A new partnership between Nottingham Spirk, a global product design and business innovation firm known for creating some of the world’s most popular consumer items, and Case Western Reserve University will engage and inspire the next generation of inventors in new ways. Nottingham Spirk will create...