graduate students

Has your department recognized an outstanding graduate student with an award during the 2025–26 academic year? Submit a notification of graduate student award winners to Case Western Reserve University’s School of Graduate Studies to be included in the end-of-the-spring-semester Graduate Award…

This past December, Alex Matthews (GRS ’25; public health), a third-year Doctor of Dental Medicine student at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, was named a recipient of the 2025-26 American Dental Education Association Haleon Preventive Dentistry Scholarship. This…

Nominations are open for the 2026 Graduate Student Awards. Faculty and staff members are encouraged to nominate outstanding master's and doctoral students from academic departments with degrees at the School of Graduate Studies for several prestigious awards, including the: Richard A. Zdanis…

Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Anthropology will host its first Social Science Symposium, which will highlight social science research from graduate students. The day, which will take place Friday, April 10, will also feature a keynote speaker, student presentations and alumni…

Doug Smits, third-year student at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was recently awarded the Skadden Fellowship. This prestigious two-year program, which is given to 20-25 recipients annually, provides funding for pursuing public interest projects related to civil legal issues.…

Case Western Reserve University’s Spoken English Language Programs (SELP) has opened spring semester enrollment for “UNIV 402C,” a language and culture class for graduate students, postdocs and staff members who use English as an additional language. This free, non-credit course will focus…

The Office of Residence Life recently opened applications for the Assistant Residential Community Director and Graduate Resident Director staff positions during the 2026-27 academic year. Both positions provide graduate students with a unique opportunity to live within a residential community,…

Case Western Reserve University graduate students are encouraged to apply for a Kelvin Smith Library study carrel, which offers space to work quietly and conduct research. Each carrel includes two locking upper bins to store materials during the 2025-26 academic year. Individuals who would like…

Bijoya (Bijou) Basu, an MD-PhD candidate at Case Western Reserve University, was named a recipient of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program (OSNAP). This is a national recognition sponsored by the NIH to identify and support exceptional…

As a student in the Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities program at Case Western Reserve University, Sean Eli McCormick witnessed many of his classmates prepare medical school applications. He noted how they tried to sound human but not too human as they sought to convey empathy…