It was a busy inaugural year for Case Western Reserve University President Barbara R. Snyder. From visiting alumni across the country and around the world to engaging our faculty, staff, and students in the university’s plans for the future, President Snyder brought a new energy to Case Western Reserve. Read more university stories.
In a city where steel was king, Cleveland built a massive infrastructure devoted to the industry—and is poised to adapt those manufacturing resources to the industry of the future: energy. With the help of Case Western Reserve University’s Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation, Northeast Ohio is at the center of efforts to bring the latest in advanced energy solutions to market. In 2007-2008 the University’s expertise in materials science and electrochemistry drew more than $5.6 million from the Cleveland Foundation and the Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland to build the institute and establish the region’s first professorship in energy. Read more university stories.
The lab is where researchers question, test, and discover. Through a $64 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, the University is spearheading an effort to support and connect researchers from the School of Medicine and the region’s health care centers. This historic grant established the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative, a network dedicated to sharing best practices and bringing discoveries out of the laboratory and to the patient. Read more university stories.
Case Western Reserve University athletes are students first, which makes the historic achievements of the University’s undefeated football team even more spectacular. With many students carrying high grade-point averages, the team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs and ended the season as league champions. Read more university stories.
Case Western Reserve University students thrive in real-world learning opportunities. In 2007-2008 Case School of Engineering students took their experience to a national stage as they built and raced DEXTER, an autonomous robotic car, in the U.S. Department of Defense Urban Challenge. Dubbed the most compelling team by the Discovery Channel, Team Case combined the talents of dozens of undergraduate and graduate students in a once-in-a-lifetime event. Read more university stories.
Healthy smiles are serious business. That is why the University’s School of Dental Medicine works in the Cleveland Municipal School District to teach children of all ages the important job of caring for their teeth. The University’s Healthy Smiles Dental Sealant Program reaches more than 20,000 children annually and is one of more than 580 partnerships that bring the University together with our neighbors in the Greater Cleveland community. From working with energetic kids in a summer sports camp to providing legal aid and eldercare, see how Case Western Reserve connects with our community. Read more university stories.
Take one national entrepreneurship contest, add five clever students from the Weatherhead School of Management, incorporate a 'green' business plan, and you have Fresh Fork Market, a unique service that connects local farmers with area restaurants. Launched in May 2008, Fresh Fork Market is one example of Case Western Reserve University students working without limits. Read more university stories.
Our graduates recognize the value of their experiences as students and show their appreciation with impressive financial support and personal engagement. Our alumni made significant gifts to scholarship funding and major building projects completed in 2007-2008, among them the University’s alumni house. Read more university stories.
As an island-nation, Japan faces many challenges when dealing with emergency medical care. In December 2007 the Aichi Medical University in Japan forged an agreement with Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing to meet one of those challenges—training Japan’s nurses in critical care transport. Aichi University students attended the school’s nationally renowned flight nursing training camp and are now a part of the many global initiatives from the Bolton School. Read more university stories.