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From leading national and state-wide initiatives to guiding foundation boards and influencing national publications, our faculty members exemplify leadership and are shaping the fields of social work and non-profit organizations. NASW Social Work Pioneers Mandel School faculty and alumni are…

Case Western Reserve University researchers use magnets and new device to isolate disease-fighting T cells

A Case Western Reserve University researcher is analyzing a successful mental-health program. Could the findings have broader implications?

Drug developed by Case Western Reserve University researchers found to protect ‘guardian of the brain’

Megan Holmes, professor and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, was recently awarded a five-year, $3 million National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R01 grant to develop a first-of-its-kind, rigorously-validated Sibling Prosocial Relationship Questionnaire (SPRQ)—an…

Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine Faculty member of the Institute for Glial Sciences Area of Focus: Glial Cells Research Ben Clayton is transforming our understanding of brain health by researching astrocytes—often-overlooked brain cells…

CWRU Motorsports, the university’s Baja SAE team, had a record-breaking performance at the Arizona Baja SAE competition in May, earning first place in Design Presentation and first in the 4-hour-long Endurance race categories both first-time wins for the team. The team placed fourth overall out of…

VTOL CWRU, the university's student-led design team dedicated to advancing Vertical Takeoff & Landing (VTOL) technology through unmanned aircraft, recently competed in the 2025 Design-Build-Vertical Flight Competition. The team's mission was to build an aircraft for wildfire response and the…

Environmental engineer Bridget Hegarty to focus on improving water quality; computer scientist An Wang to improve model training for artificial intelligence Two Case Western Reserve University engineering faculty members have been awarded U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early…

Robert Kirsch, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, executive director of the Cleveland FES Center and the Allen H. and Constance T. Ford Professor, recently received the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Paul B. Magnuson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rehabilitation Research and…