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In a new collaboration, Case Western Reserve University's Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education has partnered with the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office (CCMEO) to launch a pilot program designed to help curb fatal overdose trends. This new initiative involves lab…

Umut Gurkan, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, has co-authored a new publication by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Titled On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research, the work explores strategies for fostering ethical and…

As a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers since 1994, Kathleen A. Harper, a lifetime member, will receive the Winter 2025 AAPT Fellowship in January. The fellowship recognizes AAPT members who have shown “exceptional contribution to AAPT's mission to enhance the understanding and…

Shortly after Jerome's mother died of cancer, he experienced what he described as a "mental breakdown" and, before too long, found himself without a home. Taking care of his mother had drained him—both emotionally and financially. "We lost the house," he said. "They wanted to put her in hospice.…

Since its founding in 2006, the Envoys program has impacted hundreds of high school students in Cleveland and East Cleveland schools. With the purpose of increasing access to STEAM for underrepresented minority students, the Envoys program supports a number of students each summer to engage in…

Case Western Reserve University has a new offer for the 25 to 30 students each year who are named finalists for the prestigious Hertz Fellowship but are not ultimately selected as Fellows: Matriculate at CWRU and receive full financial benefits. The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has agreements…

A troubling number of older Black Americans are struggling As the U.S. population ages, older adults face increased economic insecurity. The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, escalating inflation and growing economic inequality are eroding the purchasing power of people caught between fixed…

Jessica Wojtalik, assistant professor, recently wrote a paper that was accepted for publication in a special issue of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal on the “Clubhouse Model for Serious Mental Illness.” This was the first special issue on this model since 1992. Titled “Confirmatory factor…

Lecturer Richard Romaniuk was a task force member of the latest Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Military and Veteran Social Work, published by CSWE Press and released on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. This is the first specialized curricular guide for the 2022 Educational Policy…

As the university’s third annual Innovation Week arrived on campus, hundreds gathered at Case Western Reserve to celebrate and advance the university’s culture of innovation, learn from experts and share ideas and experiences. The week involved 45 events, each focused on the theme of how…