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Hospice workers have seen patients hang onto life to tell someone they love or forgive them. Researchers from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University will begin several end-of-life studies.

Case Western Reserve University has agreed with Tianjin University in China to exchange students. Beginning in the 2010 summer semester, the two institutions will encourage largely engineering students to spend some time at the other university. Gong Ke, president of Tianjin Univers...

Case Western Reserve University's IDEAL A program at Case Western Reserve University to encourage career advancement of women and underrepresented minority men in sciences and engineering is expanding to five public institutions of higher education through a three-year, nearly $...

For the third straight November, the Case Western Reserve University football team will be playing in the NCAA Division III postseason. For the third straight November, the Case Western Reserve University football team will be playing in the NCAA Division III postseason.

The Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) adapts to the research and instructional needs of Case Western Reserve University by leveraging partnerships within research centers or interdisciplinary areas. The Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) adapts to the research and instructional needs of Case Wes...

Case Western Reserve University Spartans Will Battle Nov. 14 for Chance to Remain Undefeated When the No. 7-ranked Spartans march onto the turf at Case Field at noon on Saturday, Nov. 14, to face University Athletic Association (UAA) foe Washington University, several big milestones wil...

Campus News Save the date: Please join President Barbara R. Snyder and the Case Western Reserve University community at a memorial service for Herman D. Stein, Ph.D., university professor emeritus and former dean of the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and university provost and v...

In 2007, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Case Western Reserve $64 million to become part of the national consortium designed to transform how clinical and translational research is conducted, ultimately enabling researchers to provide new treatments more efficien...

In honor of the men and women who've served the United States through military service, the Binary Walkway, which serves as the gateway to the Case Western Reserve University campus at Euclid Avenue and Adelbert Road, will be lined with flags and signs on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Mark Coticchia, vice president for research and technology management at Case Western Reserve University, and his team practice technology transfer. They shepherd to market the innovations that spring from the university's trove of research. Coticchia's office also had a hand in spi...

Sometimes patients find it uncomfortable asking a doctor of another age, gender or race for information. Virtual coaching under development through a new National Institutes of Health grant to the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University aims to impro...

Events will be held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, on the campus of Case Western Reserve University and at other venues around the city. The campus events are: November 5, 2009 A daily newsletter published by the Office of Marketing & Communications, Case Wes...

A recent survey ranking "Best Neighbor" colleges and universities lists. University of Pennsylvania and University of Southern California tied for first in the ranking. The University of Missouri-Kansas City, Case Western Reserve University and Emory University also made the top 25.

Amy Kuhn Feldstein, M.D. (FSM '28, MED '31) has made a $750,000 will commitment to the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Her bequest will create the Amy Kuhn Feldstein, M.D. Faculty Fellowship that will support research for the prevention and treatments of communicable di...

Case Western Reserve University typically draws students from all over, but some of its more popular recruiting areas are expecting smaller high school classes said Bob McCullough, director of undergraduate admission and interim vice president for enrollment. The university is now...

Case Western Reserve University is in the Top 10 of "Saviors of Our Cities: A Survey of Best Neighbor College and University Civic Partnerships." Case Western Reserve University is in the Top 10 of "Saviors of Our Cities: A Survey of Best Neighbor College and University Civic Partnership...

May L. Wykle, the Marvin E. and Ruth Durr Denekas Professor and dean of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, and Lee Ponsky, assistant professor of urology at the School of Medicine, were presented with alumni awards during Alumni Weekend and Homecoming 2009. Campus News

Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Receives $3.7 Million in Stimulus Funds The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (FPB) was recently awarded $3.7 million in six stimulus grants from various federal offices to fund innovative research and academic programs. For Students

Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University are partners in medical school; they should act accordingly: An editorial The Plain Dealer, Oct. 26, 2009 The Plain Dealer editorial board writes about the relationship between Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Cl...

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine proudly announces the establishment of the CWRU Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, a collaborative research center to address common health issues faced in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods in and around Gre...

School of Medicine Launches Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine recently announced the establishment of the CWRU Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN), a collaborative research...

The two-day initiative is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Weatherhead School of Management faculty, the Institute for Sustainability and the University Sustainability Office. Faculty will address such issues as climate change, social justice, advanced energy, emerging ec...

Campus News Researchers from Case Western Reserve University's Department of Biomedical Engineering have been awarded more than $3.5 million in National Institutes of Health stimulus grants aimed at improving human health and economic development.

Dozens of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) and Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) students will have a unique opportunity to put what they are learning in the classroom to the test on Thursday, Oct. 22, and Friday, Oct. 23.

Et al The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) recently announced the results of the quarterly competition for small pilot funding to support studies conducted through the CTSC Core facilities. The following Case Western Reserve School of Medicine researchers w...

For Students During the month of October, graduate and professional students from the School of Graduate Studies, the Weatherhead School of Management, the School of Law and the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences should receive an e-mail asking for participation in the Graduat...

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received $1.25 million from the National Institutes of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study schizophrenia from an interdisciplinary standpoint. The researchers are Paul Tesar, a stem cell scientist...

Case Western Reserve University Receives $20.5 Million from Alumnus Donald Goodman and His Wife Ruth Weber Goodman Case Western Reserve University has received a $20.5 million gift from Donald Goodman, DDS (DEN '45) and Ruth Weber Goodman. For Students

The Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Office (SOURCE) will host several sessions this month on "How to Find Undergraduate Research Positions—On and Off Campus." Go online for details and to register. October 12, 2009 A daily newsletter published by the Office of...

Marilyn Mobley, vice president for inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity, will deliver the keynote address. Eight women faculty who have been chosen by their schools will receive the Mather Spotlight Prize for Women's Scholarship. This year's awardees are Jessica Berg, School o...

Libraries Support Research, Scholarship Endeavors of Campus Community A series of stories focusing on how the Case Western Reserve University libraries support the research and scholarship endeavors of faculty, students and staff begins.

Case Western Reserve University Gears Up for GreenFest 2009 Mark your calendars to learn more about going green. Case Western Reserve University campus members are invited to GreenFest, Friday, Oct. 9, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Campus News

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine assistant professor of pediatrics, neurosciences and otolaryngology, Stephen M. Maricich, and his team found that Merkel cells originate in the skin, not the neural crest lineage, as previously speculated.

October 5, 2009 A daily newsletter published by the Office of Marketing & Communications, Case Western Reserve University. Submit items for inclusion to: case-daily@case.edu. A pair of Case Western Reserve University researchers mixed metals commonly used to grow nanotubes and f...

President Snyder Delivers State of the University Address to Faculty, Staff At today's State of the University address, Case Western Reserve University President Barbara R. Snyder highlighted just a few of the ways the campus community is thinking beyond the possible.

It looks, in many ways, more like a modern human," said Paleontologist Scott W. Simpson, associate professor of anatomy at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and research associate at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

The Baker-Nord Center for Humanities at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Botanical Garden invite the public to "Poetry in the Garden" on Saturday, Oct. 3, beginning at 2 p.m. The Baker-Nord Center for Humanities at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Botan...

For Students All students are invited to attend the Student State of the University Address at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Ford Auditorium. President Barbara R. Snyder will address campus issues and answer questions. A reception will follow the address. 

Campus Safety Awareness Month Continues with Sept. 30 Luncheon Campus Safety Awareness Month at Case Western Reserve University continues with a special luncheon, "Safe@Case," from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 30, in Adelbert Hall's Toepfer Room.

Case Western Reserve University is Recognized in National Award for Effective Large Endowment Management in a Down Economy Case Western Reserve University won a prestigious award at Foundation & Endowment Money Management's 9th Annual Nonprofit Awards for Excellence ceremon...

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has announced the creation of the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Council as well as an advisory steering committee for the next sustainability summit, to be held in 2010 and led by David Cooperrider, faculty director of the Fowler Center for Sustainable Valu...

Jonathan Karn, a molecular biology and microbiology professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has a won a $3.9 million, five-year Avant-Garde Award for Innovative HIV/AIDS research from the National Institutes of Health. Karn wants to use the money to harness th...

Many of the participants in a pilot poetry intervention project, conducted by doctoral student Lori Kidd from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, had not written a single poem since grade school. September 21, 2009 A daily newsletter published by the Office of Marketing & Co...

Impulsivity is a major factor in the adolescent brain, according to Andrew Garner, a pediatrician for University Hospitals and assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

For Students More than 70 employers will be attending the University Career Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, October 1, in Adelbert Gym. This event is open to both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as Case Western Reserve alumni. The event is co-sponsored by the University Care...

September 16, 2009 A daily newsletter published by the Office of Marketing & Communications, Case Western Reserve University. Submit items for inclusion to: case-daily@case.edu. Catherine B. Scallen, a Case Western Reserve University art historian, will give a DVD Lecture Tour on...

The Case School of Engineering offers its undergraduates a chance to take part in an exchange with undergraduate engineering students at Waseda University, in Tokyo. The exchange provides students an opportunity to learn about each others' culture, language, how their labs are run, r...

Virtue, Vice, and Contraband: A History of Contraception in America"—a new exhibit at the Dittrick Medical History Center and Museum at Case Western Reserve University—examines 200 years of the history of contraception in the United States.

Case Western Reserve University community members marked the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in a variety of ways. Campus News Case Western Reserve University community members marked the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in a variety of ways.

For Faculty and Staff The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) announces the October 1, 2009 quarterly competition for pilot funding of up to $10,000 to support activities provided by any of the CTSC Core facilities. This program is being supported by Case Western R...

For Students Campus Safety Awareness Month continues at Case Western Reserve University with an emphasis on fire safety and prevention. Campus community members can find out more during a Campus Safety Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, September 10, in the Thwing Center atrium.

Wearing commemorative jerseys from the days before Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve combined their football teams, the Case Western Reserve University Spartans struck early and never let up on the way to a 33-21 win over Kenyon on Heritage Day at Case Field. Related arti...

Case Western Reserve University has a football team that has won its last 21 regular-season games, a football team that has been to the Division III playoffs the last two years. A feature story references team members Dan Whalen, Jeff Brown and Bobby Bott, and Coach Greg Debeljak.

Case Western Reserve University Ranks in Top 15 of Washington Monthly College Rankings Washington Monthly ranks Case Western Reserve University in the top six percent of U.S. national universities in its 2009 College Rankings edition. Campus News

Case Western Reserve University is piloting smart building technology in several campus buildings. The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at the Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a number of grants to enhance its programs.

The Cleveland Foundation has made a $1.5 million grant to the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine to support second-phase funding ... blog.case.edu

Several schools and departments at Case Western Reserve University will collaborate to help 40 Cleveland and East Cleveland high school students ... blog.case.edu

Screen Actors Guild President and theater alumnus Alan Rosenberg (ADL '72) is returning to Case Western Reserve University. The actor, whose ... blog.case.edu

The Weatherhead School of Management is hosting an open house for students to learn more about the master of science in finance and the master of science in operations/research supply chain management. The event will be held from 4 to 5:45 p.m. today at the Peter B. Lewis Building, Room 120. RSV...

For Students Nominations are being accepted for the Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the J. Bruce Jackson, M.D., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring.  A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at Garfield Memorial Church, 3650 Lander Road, Pepper...

The Case Western Reserve University community should expect to see even more thought-provoking projects on display at this year's Research ShowCASE. That's because organizers have received a record number of more than 600 project proposals. Et al

For Students The Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Office (SOURCE) is accepting presentations for Intersections: Undergraduate Symposium and Poster Session. The deadline to submit abstracts is Friday, March 20. Details are available online.

The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14. Attendees will have an opportunity to speak to faculty, admissions counselors, financial aid representatives and students. Learn more. Services through Friday, Feb. 13

Case Western Reserve University Announces 2009-2010 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees Get the latest news from Case Western Reserve University by following @casenews on Twitter. Case in the News Federal grants to Cleveland hospitals drop 17 percent

To the Case Western Reserve University Community: Minnesota Public Radio, January 29, 2009 Sanjay Patel, assistant professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University, discusses new research on sleep deprivation. Ask an expert: Can goiters be treated without iodine?

The Case Western Reserve University athletic department will take a step back in time the weekend of January 30 for the fourth annual Throwback Weekend at Adelbert Gymnasium. Both the Spartan men's and women's basketball teams will wear uniforms commemorating Western Reserve Univers...

Beginning this week, Case Western Reserve University students and employees have another alternative for getting around campus in the evening and late-night hours. A daily newsletter published by the Office of Marketing & Communications, Case Western Reserve University. Submi...

Case Western Reserve University is "throwing down" not by throwing away, but by recycling and reducing waste as it enters RecycleMania for the first time. The annual nationwide competition between colleges and universities begins Sunday, January 18, and runs through Saturday, March...

Case Western Reserve University Named Best Buy" in Kiplinger's Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine has again ranked Case Western Reserve University a best value among private universities in the United States. See the rankings. Campus News

Michael Scharf, professor of law at Case Western Reserve University, was a recent guest on the Trapper Jack Morning Show. He discussed the new book he co-authored, Enemy of the State: The Trial and Execution of Saddam Hussein. Listen to the podcast. NSHMBA Cleveland awards scholarships, c...

Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, a web conferencing/collaboration platform, is now available to the Case Western Reserve University community. Faculty, students, staff and alumni can use the program for both live and pre-recorded meetings. Learn more.

Expensive, sham stem cell therapies are being hawked directly to desperate patients over the Internet, experts say. In response, the leading organization of stem cell scientists on Wednesday issued guidelines to steer research in the field toward responsible, practical uses. Insoo H...

The information reflects the medical expertise found at the three academic medical centers operating NetWellness: Case Western Reserve University, The Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati. Read more. Campus News

AAUW Dialog, December 1, 2008 Case Western Reserve University associate professor of history Rhonda Williams is profiled in the American Association of University Women's blog, AAUW Dialog. Between the Lines: University Circle projects on track despite credit crunch

Case Western Reserve University had three players score in double figures in a 80-67 victory over Capital on Saturday at the University Athletic Association/Ohio Athletic Conference Challenge at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Higher Ed News Doctorate production contin...

Sociology departments are successfully attracting students, but without a corresponding growth in faculty lines. That's the conclusion of a new national survey of sociology departments conducted by the American Sociological Association. At Case Western Reserve University, thoug...

The Ohio Historical Society presented Case Western Reserve University, Richard L. Bowen + Associates and Marous Brothers Construction its 2008 Ohio Historic Preservation Office Award of Merit for the rehabilitation and adaptive use of the 1911 Chamberlain House, at 11310 Juniper Rd....

Shirley Moore, Edward J. and Louise Mellon Professor of Nursing and associate dean of research at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing; and Elizabeth Tracy, professor and chair of the doctoral program with the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.

The estate of a Pepper Pike couple has left $39 million to a Cleveland Foundation endowment set up before their deaths, creating one of the largest gifts the foundation has ever received. The Donald J. and Ruth Weber Goodman Philanthropic Fund, which supports research and education at Cas...

FirstScience News, November 5, 2008 The National Science Foundation is funding a new program at Case Western Reserve University to prepare 24 high-achieving science and math undergraduates for teaching careers. You're never too young for cool internships

Case Western Reserve University Farm Holds Open House for New Lab Facility A daily newsletter published by the Office of Marketing & Communications, Case Western Reserve University. Submit items for inclusion to: case-daily@case.edu. Athletics Spotlight

Just InCASE: Study Tips for Students by Students is seeking additional submissions to append to last year's publication. Just InCASE compiles students' advice on study strategies, time management skills and other habits for success at Case Western Reserve University. Go online to vie...

The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences News and Events blog features a variety of social science topics and reports from the school's experts. Case in the News Cleveland State, University of Akron bar exam passage rates better than Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University Professors Call for Regulation of Electronic Health Records A daily newsletter published by the Office of Marketing & Communications, Case Western Reserve University. Submit items for inclusion to: case-daily@case.edu. Charity Choice 2008

Michael Merzenich, Brain and Hearing Pioneer, to speak at Case Western Reserve University A daily newsletter published by the Office of Marketing & Communications, Case Western Reserve University. Submit items for inclusion to: case-daily@case.edu. Athletics Spotlight

Two Case Western Reserve University alumni were added to the Board of Trustees at the governing body's October 17 meeting. Gregory L. Eastwood, M.D., who served on the board from 2003-2006 until he was named the university's interim president during 2006-2007, was reinstated to the board. E...

The CTSC, in its second year, is Cleveland's $64 million Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) to Case Western Reserve University from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Case Western Reserve University coined its a...

Back to the Drawing Board, a collaborative project of Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Foundation and the Cleveland Institute of Art, will hold its opening reception from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, October 23, at the Cleveland Foundation, 1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1300 in downt...

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 20, 2008 Tony Brown reviews "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches" presented by students in the Cleveland Play House/Case Western Reserve University acting program. Schools Spend on Debates, but Gain Prestige

Visit the Case Western Reserve University athletics Web site to read student-athlete profiles, check game schedules and get the latest scores and news updates. Case in the News House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Case Western Reserve University