The spring season is beginning for the Case Western Reserve University tennis program, and the youthful Spartan teams each enter with their own expectations. The Spartan men returned to the courts Friday, Jan. 28, in a 9-0 loss against the...
The upcoming first-year class at Case Western Reserve University is already making an impression: Application rates rose 45 percent from last year, from 9,247 to 13,363, including a 75 percent surge in applications from underrepresented minority students. Rick Bischoff, vice...
David Mills Local attorney and Case Western Reserve University School of Law Adjunct Professor David Mills argued and won his first case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. On Monday, the justices unanimously reversed a federal appeals court...
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine received a $7.8 million renewal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for the long-term study of manic symptoms in children. The grant from the NIMH, one of the National Institutes...
Joshua Schwarz New Year’s resolutions can be daunting—really, you have to really stick to that for 365 days? But first-year computer science student Joshua Schwarz, originally from Medina, kicked off the year with an even more ambitious resolution than...
In a statement released in conjunction with the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to the United States, the U.S. Department of State announced that Case Western Reserve University will collaborate with the China National Offshore Oil Corp. – New...
Jeremy Gdaniec Entering the 2011 season, the Case Western Reserve University men’s and women’s track and field teams are poised to take another step forward in the University Athletic Association after the women’s squad finished fourth overall at the...
William Griffith When Pittsburgh native William Griffith arrived for his first year at Case Western Reserve University, one of the first things he did was ride the bus around—exploring the University Circle neighborhoods and Cleveland suburbs that were part...
Peter Gleick Turn the tap on and get a glass of water. The future of that simple action is in danger. Freshwater resources are declining, according to Peter Gleick, co-founder and president of the Pacific Institute and one of...
Eric Brandt What really are the nutrition facts on those chips you’re eating? That’s what Eric Brandt, student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, set out to uncover with his research on trans fat. Aware that there...
Lev Gonick For the past few years, Insider Higher Ed has engaged Lev Gonick, chief information officer and vice president of Information Technology Services at Case Western Reserve University, to provide his top 10 technology predictions for the coming...
Whenever climate change is discussed, “carbon footprint” is nearly always mentioned in the same breath. But how many people actually know what their carbon footprints are? As part of its sustainability efforts, Case Western Reserve University presents the Accenture...
Elina Gertsman The macabre encounter of skeletons mocking the living has haunted Case Western Reserve University art historian Elina Gertsman’s imagination since childhood walks with her grandfather through the St. Nicholas Church in Tallinn, Estonia (now the Art Museum...
Julie Exline The notion of being angry with God goes back to ancient days. Such personal struggles are not new, but Case Western Reserve University faculty member Julie Exline began looking at “anger at God” in a new way....
Nell Irvin Painter. Photo credit: Robbin Holland. Nell Irvin Painter, the award-winning author of The History of White People, will deliver the keynote address for Case Western Reserve University’s weeklong 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “The Weight of...
Deborah Jacobson [top right] traveled with students last year to Bangladesh and met with women micro- credit borrowers. She is again in Bangladesh with students. Photo credit: Dorota Porawska. While many students are relaxing at home over winter break,...
Jonathan H. Lass The Departments of Pharmacology and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have been awarded a $10.1 million grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) to research and develop new treatments...
Suzanne M. Rivera Today, Suzanne M. Rivera joined Case Western Reserve University as its new associate vice president for research. Rivera comes from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where she served as vice president for research administration...
