graduate students

This past summer, Kelvin Smith Library staff worked hard to continue its mission of aiding Case Western Reserve University in its studies, teaching and research as best as possible.Now that fall semester is back in full swing, there are many resources and programs at the library that can help…

Elijah Hayes, a pharmacology PhD student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was named the Merck Innovation Cup winner earlier this year. About the competition The Merck Innovation Cup is a prestigious, internationally competitive week-long summer camp held annually at Merck…

From advancing patient advocacy and exploring emergency medicine to researching gut nerve cells and carrying on a family healthcare legacy, members of Case Western Reserve University’s Filipino community make an invaluable impact in their fields and the communities they serve.In recognition of…

Alex Matthews, a fourth-year DMD-MPH student, earned the Best in Show, Table Clinic award at the 2026 Ohio Dental Association (ODA) Annual Meeting. Matthews won the same award at the ODA annual meeting in 2024.In that time, he’s earned nine awards at the local, state and national levels.Learn more…

Rishabh Kundu, a PhD student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Case School of Engineering, and members of Team Pick-a-Tech were selected as finalists of the Universities for Goal 13: A Student Competition for Climate Solutions. This competition is sponsored by Siemens Energy…

Joyce Kuo, a medical student at Case Western Reserve University, was selected as the Phase 1 winner of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Oligonucleotide Toxicity (OligoTox) Open Data Challenge last month. The Oligonucleotide…

Tolulope Banjo, a medical student and third-year Master of Science in Clinical Research student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was recently announced as the Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship award winner at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ 27th…

Zul Kazeem, a PhD student in the Department of Civil Engineering, received the Outstanding Graduate Student Member Award from the Society of Women Engineers in July 2026.The award recognizes a graduate student member who has made outstanding contributions to the Society of Women Engineers (SWE),…

The Disability Resources Student Advisory Board at Case Western Reserve University is accepting up to six students—whether undergraduate, graduate or professional—to help shape a more accessible campus. As a board member, students will attend biweekly meetings to proactively identify barriers to…

Alexander Nemecek, a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer and Data Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, received the best paper award at the Authenticity and Provenance in the Age of Generative AI (APAI) Workshop at the IEEE / CVF Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)…