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With white coats and stethoscopes, students begin their medical journeys
When medical students first put on their white coats, they’re doing more than marking the start of medical school—they’re beginning the rest of their careers.On Sunday, July 12, first-year medical students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine celebrated that milestone with family…
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Unprecedented Northeast Ohio partnership chosen for NSF Engine award, providing up to $160M to propel regional manufacturing innovation, technology and jobs
Coalition of private industry, philanthropic institutions, higher education, economic development partners, nonprofit and government selected for transformative U.S. National Science Foundation award
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CWRU undergraduate student Ankita Achanta awarded prestigious Udall Scholarship
Ankita Achanta spent much of her childhood playing and exploring nature freely. Living in Richboro, Pennsylvania, she didn’t have to think about the air she breathed while doing so—until she visited family in India. There, she saw her young cousins struggle with asthma and respiratory irritation…
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Cleveland researchers discover potential new treatment for Parkinson’s Disease and other neurodegenerative conditions
New study from University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland VA published in 'Redox Biology'
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New study targets psychological toll of ICU surrogate decision-making
Case Western Reserve researchers testing digital program to help surrogate decision-makers manage emotional burden of life-and-death choices
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Case Western Reserve University’s new AI tool expands genetic research across multiple ancestries
Uncovers disease risk factors long missed by current methods
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Meet a PhD student selected for a national Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship
Jenna Jaklich is nearly three years away from completing her PhD program in materials science and engineering at Case Western Reserve University, but she already has a post-grad job lined up. Thanks to a Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship, she will take a role…
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Meet four students who received Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards from the U.S. National Science Foundation
Four Case Western Reserve University students and five alumni are among those selected nationwide to receive Graduate Research Fellowships from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) for the 2026–2027 academic year.In total, 2,500 graduate research fellows were selected from a pool of nearly…
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Cleveland research team identifies key driver of age-related cognitive decline
Researchers from University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland VA published preclinical results in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
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CWRU receives highest possible ranking in Forbes’ ‘America’s College Financial Grades’ report
Across the United States, headlines tell the story of tumultuous economic circumstances impacting many private higher education institutions. While the challenges are pressing, Case Western Reserve University is among the best-positioned to face them, according to Forbes. In its recently released…