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Year: PhD candidateMajors: Social welfare Emily Miller, a Case Western Reserve University PhD candidate in social welfare, believes many systems in the United States are ineffective at addressing root causes of social issues. Miller wants to change that—and she’s well on her way. Her work on a rep...

Year: Rising seniorMajors: Economics, political science; pre-lawMinor: Business management When Maria Luisa Bates Domenech was considering where to go to college, she was excited about the experiences Case Western Reserve University offered—but worried about the cost. For her, scholarship opportun...

When Matthew Canel, a two-time Case Western Reserve graduate in mechanical engineering, joined CWRU Film Society, he was handed a list. On it were long-term priorities for the organization, such as restoring their 70 mm projection capabilities, replacing shelves, and creating an endowment, among o...

Major: Civil engineeringProgram: BS/MSYear: Senior In its 2021 report card, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the United States a C rating for the structural integrity of its bridges. Luke Traverso, who is graduating from CWRU with his bachelor’s in civil engineering this weekend, has ...

Major: NursingYear: Fourth-year As vaccination efforts ramp up nationwide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaitlyn Ledford is among those helping answer the call in Northeast Ohio. A fourth-year student at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Ledford has worked alongside her peers to le...

Program: Mandel School PhD candidate For individuals with kidney disease, navigating treatment can take a physical and psychological toll. But patients don't have to go through it alone. While working at a dialysis center, Tyrone C. Hamler saw firsthand the impact social workers could have in these...

Major: Mechanical and aerospace engineeringYear: First-year Whether collaborating with friends on his Botball robotics team or reading up on the latest breakthroughs and advances in his field, Garrett Tieng has been exploring his passion for engineering—and the ways it can open doors for others—sin...

Program: Master of Science in AnesthesiaYear: Second-year Despite facing hardships as immigrants with no formal education, Gurpreet Kaur’s parents always emphasized the importance of “seva,” or selfless service. Kaur put that lesson into action as an undergraduate student at Kent State University, ...

Year: SeniorsMajors: Neuroscience and healthcare management (Chitturu); biomedical engineering (Schwartzman)Minors: Chemistry and economics (Chitturu); sociology (Schwartzman) As individuals in Ohio began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, two Case Western Reserve students penned an op-ed for clevelan...

Major: Electrical EngineeringYear: Senior Julian Narvaez distinctly remembers the moment he sat in his dorm room tabulating the financial impact CWRU MedWish made in a single year. As president of the organization, he stared in awe at the spreadsheet showing that their work amounted to $250,000. Th...