Students see interplay of light and shadows. The art and science of shadows is on the fall syllabus for Modern Languages and Literatures associate professor Linda Ehrlich’s SAGES seminar, Shadowplay/East and West. Students visit the Cleveland Museum of Art,...
Kelvin Smith Library If you thought the university library was a sleepy, traditional place, think again. The staff at the Kelvin Smith Library has been busy this semester developing a number of initiatives and pilot programs designed to improve...
Andrea Polizzi For Andrea Polizzi, Case Western Reserve University has provided great learning experiences, professionally and culturally. Polizzi is the Technology Transfer Office’s seventh international resident affiliate, and he is busy learning as much as he can about how...
Andrew Lucker The who’s who on the university lecture circuit is just a few computer clicks away. Case Western Reserve University is among the leading universities, arts organizations and civic groups posting talks and events from their campuses for...
The university’s wind turbine was erected last week near the Veale Athletic Center. The structure, a 100-kilowatt unit that is 156 feet tall at the top of its upright blade, will provide a portion of the Veale center’s power...
Sandra Pianalto Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra Pianalto doesn’t mince words about the fact that this month the nation's economy required some aggressive remedies. “Today, the economy is growing and has officially emerged from the recession, but...
Christopher Vlahos Case Western Reserve University announced this week the appointment of Christopher J. Vlahos to the position of associate vice president for Alumni Relations. Vlahos fills the role being vacated by Dan Clancy, who is retiring after nearly...
Jessica Green When it comes to controlling carbon emissions, a Case Western Reserve University political scientist challenges conventional views that countries are the only ruler makers in international politics of climate change. Jessica Green from Case Western Reserve University’s...
Cleveland students participate in We Run This City youth marathon. Cleveland’s childhood overweight and obesity rate is about 40 percent and shows no sign of leveling off. A team of local researchers has set out to tackle the problem...
Susan Streeter Carpenter The turbulent ’60s evoke memories of unrest, war protests, flower power and more. Susan Streeter Carpenter, the author of the historically based book, Riders on the Storm, was among those individuals touched by the events that...
Frequent texting among teenagers has been linked to high-risk behavior, a new Case Western Reserve study finds. Texting while driving can be a deadly combination for anyone. Yet new data released this week reveal that the dangers of excessive...
Phillip A. Ranney (left), Jeremy Bendik-Keymer (center) and William B. La Place. This academic year, Case Western Reserve University has welcomed Jeremy Bendik-Keymer to the College of Arts and Sciences as the newly appointed Elmer G. Beamer - Hubert...
The Big Belly compactors are a visible part ofCase Western Reserve's sustainability effort. From local produce in its dining halls to solar trash compactors across campus, Case Western Reserve University is working hard toward a sustainable and–eventually–climate-neutral campus. Last...
Case Western Reserve University’s new Social Justice Institute is about “understanding and addressing the root causes of social injustice and developing innovative solutions,” according to Rhonda Y. Williams, the Institute’s founding director and also associate professor of history at the...
University Marketing and Communications has joined the challenge. The divisions of Administration and Finance are beating a path to better fitness this month as they launch a 10,000 Step Challenge, but the friendly contest has an interloper. University Marketing...
Cockroaches serve as models for rescue robots. Cockroaches can skitter through a crowded under-the-sink cabinet, eluding capture or worse, making the insects a model for rescue robots that would creep through the debris of disaster in search of survivors....
