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Welcome to Weatherhead: Liz Kalfas, MBA student success manager
In August of 2023, Liz Kalfas joined the Weatherhead School of Management as the MBA student success manager. In the role, Kalfas will serve as the academic advisor for part-time and full-time MBA students. Prior to joining Weatherhead, Kalfas was working in philanthropy and development for the…
Mt. Sinai Health Foundation awards medical school $2 million to accelerate new treatments for devastating diseases
Fellows program to attract leading researchers to collaborate with university and hospital colleagues to develop promising solutions—and get them to patients After helping to launch the careers of 30 medical school researchers, the Mt. Sinai Health Foundation is partnering again with Case Western…
Weatherhead's Full-Time MBA program improves five spots in Fortune ranking
Fortune Education ranked Weatherhead School of Management’s Full-Time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in its list of Best MBA Programs in 2023. The Full-Time MBA program ranked #56, moving up five spots from last year’s #61 ranking.  “We are glad to see Fortune recognize the…
Internationally recognized researcher Fabio Cominelli named a Distinguished University Professor
Fabio Cominelli’s contributions to groundbreaking research on gastrointestinal conditions, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, has helped alleviate pain and complications for tens of millions of people worldwide living with these disorders. At Case Western Reserve University School…
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Coaching Research Lab faculty, doctoral students and alumni present at Academy of Management annual meeting
Several members of the Coaching Research Lab (CRL) at the Weatherhead School of Management had multiple symposia accepted through peer-review process at this year’s 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM).  The Academy of Management meeting—which took place last month in…
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Case Western Reserve biochemists focus on degrading key cancer-driving protein; represents major shift in research
Case Western Reserve University biochemical researchers have identified a new function of a key protein that leads to cancer—a finding they believe could lead to more effective treatments for a range of cancers and other diseases. The protein is LSD1 (lysine-specific histone demethylase 1A), which…
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Student spotlight: Basil Yaseen
When you stop by the water-bottle-refilling station in your residence halls, hop aboard the Night Link shuttle system or fit in a late-night cram session at Kelvin Smith Library, you have one common source to thank: Case Western Reserve University’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG), whose…
Meet the 2023-24 Graduate Business Student Association board
The Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) executive board comprises graduate students who are dedicated to providing their peers engaging opportunities to improve leadership skills and create a sense of community among all graduate students. We're putting a face to the names of the…
Weatherhead welcomes three new faculty members
Weatherhead School of Management welcomes three new faculty members to the school this semester. Frank Barrett, Yufan Dong and Scot Lowry join Weatherhead’s faculty across three departments: organizational behavior, accountancy and design and innovation. Get to know the new faculty members, as…
Rakesh Niraj returns from 10-month Fulbright program in Mauritius
Rakesh Niraj has moved to a new country once before in his life.  “I grew up in India and then came here to the U.S.,” he said. “At first you are struck by the differences, but as you devote more time, meet more people and understand their motivations, you always come back to how similar mankind…