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A couple’s commitment to patient care—and each other—recognized in endowed professorship

James Sampson was a Jesuit priest studying biology at Harvard when he began to doubt his plans for a career in academia. He watched as friends and colleagues succumbed to HIV and AIDS, and wanted to help—but wasn’t sure how. A friend encouraged him to consider becoming a nurse practitioner, and…

Alumnus pays tribute to mentor by naming CWRU in his estate

James C. Wyant, PhD, a 1965 alumnus who transformed lives as an academic, entrepreneur and philanthropist, died in December after fighting Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis—the neurodegenerative condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 80 years old. “Jim Wyant believed passionately in…

Alumni and friends supporting the vision of the ISEB

Set to redefine possibilities of collaborative research, new building comes into focus

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation’s latest gift for interdisciplinary study continues long history of university support

Roger Susi has always been a tinkerer. The Pennsylvania native began taking apart electronics—and “sometimes putting them back together”—as early as 6 years old. He was already a sophomore studying pre-med at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, when he heard about Case Western…

CWRU School of Nursing awarded $2.56 million for age-friendly care program at MinuteClinic, the medical clinic inside select CVS Pharmacy locations

$2 million grant from The Roe Green Foundation catalyzes multidisciplinary research building in Uganda