Biomedical engineering research lab aims to improve cancer treatments

Anant Madabhushi

Some prostate cancer patients unnecessarily undergo surgery or harsh treatments because science fails to identify the differences between slow-growing and aggressive forms of the disease. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Johns Hopkins

Fulbright winner starts research for a German Reformation case study

Alanna Ropchock

An accomplished organist, Alanna Ropchock’s performances for religious services and festivals fueled a curiosity for liturgical­­ music history. From that interest, Josquin des Prez’s Missa Pange lingua, an important Renaissance mass for the celebration

Emotional intelligence trumps IQ in dentist-patient relationship, CWRU study finds

dentist

IQ directly relates to how students perform on tests in the first two years of dental school. But emotional intelligence (EI) trumps IQ in how well dental students work with patients, researchers from Case

Peter B. Lewis encourages 2,000 graduates at Sunday’s commencement ceremony

The man who built a small insurance operation into a national industry standard-setter accepted an honorary degree Sunday from Case Western Reserve University—the alma mater of his mother, father, sister, son, ex-wife, aunt and

Nearly 75 years after starting, Morton Mandel to earn degree at commencement

Morton Mandel

On a rainy April afternoon, a hopeful member of Case Western Reserve’s Class of 2013 climbed the dozen steps to the door of Clapp Hall, home of the university’s chemistry department. He was there

5 questions with… CWRU’s first woman to compete at NCAA tennis championship Sara Zargham

Sara Zargham

In her first year on campus, Sara Zargham already is making history as the first woman from Case Western Reserve University to compete in the singles portion of the NCAA Division III Tennis Championship. The

Alumna Jane Baker Nord to receive President’s Award for Visionary Achievement

Jane Baker Nord

Jane Baker Nord (GRS ’76) first discovered her profound love of learning as an undergraduate at Vassar College. This passion influenced philanthropic endeavors throughout Northeast Ohio, including extraordinary support for Case Western Reserve. To honor

Fulbright winner to investigate pollution in China

Andrew Flagg

Andrew Flagg, a Case Western Reserve University graduating senior, will investigate how China’s infamous air pollution leads to respiratory damage during a 10-month visit as a Fulbright scholar. “Before the 2008 Olympics, the pollution in

Professor James Anderson’s accomplishments awarded with Hovorka Prize

James Anderson

Over the past nine months, James Anderson’s work has been recognized university- and nationwide. In August, he was one of five faculty members to be named a Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve

War’s sounds, smells and sights are too familiar for CWRU 2013 grad

Paula Simpson

The sound of a helicopter triggers memories of wounded soldiers arriving at the military field hospital in Iraq for Paula Simpson, who graduates this summer from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at