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����APP faculty and staff members who are involved in admissions or graduate enrollment and use Slate—CWRU’s application management system used for graduate and undergraduate applications—are invited to join the CWRU Slate Users Group. ����APP Slate Users Group meets…

Across disciplines, ����APP faculty members are prolific in their scholarly contributions, from highly cited research papers to edited volumes. Among their successes include Thrity Umrigar’s bestselling novels and Walt Hunter’s lauded poetry anthology, The Singing Word.…

Allen Huntington Ford (CIT ‘64), a longtime trustee and former chair of the ����APP Board of Trustees, whose family’s legacy helped shape the physical foundation of the university, died Feb. 1. He was 97. Ford’s connection to ����APP—and to…

The Undergraduate Student Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the 2026 Collegiate Awards. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to nominate a student who excels academically and contributes to the campus community. Nominations must be submitted via the 2026 Collegiate Awards…

Halle Tecco (CWR ’06) is the co-founder of Cofertility, a startup working to make egg freezing and fertility care more accessible. Earlier in her career, Tecco launched Natalist, a women’s health products company that was acquired in 2021, broadening the availability of at-home fertility and…

Why friendships change after marriage (and how to handle it) HELLO! Magazine: Eileen Anderson, director of education, bioethics, and medical humanities at the School of Medicine, said friendships often fade after marriage because people shift emotional vulnerability and “inner life” sharing to a…

Static electricity shapes everyday life—but its origin remains shockingly mysterious Discover Magazine: Daniel Lacks, the C. Benson Branch Professor of Chemical Engineering, said static electricity remains surprisingly poorly understood at the microscopic level. He noted that even huge…

Backorder of car parts causes delay in repairs Spectrum News: Jonathan Ernest, assistant professor of economics at Weatherhead School of Management, said today’s auto parts delays trace back to pandemic-era production shutdowns and supply chain disruptions. Even when parts are manufactured, he…

They dropped the ball': ICE mistake leaves man stuck in jail WEWS: Aleksandar Cuic, director of the Immigration Clinic at the School of Law, explained that voluntary departure usually allows immigrants to leave the U.S. on their own, with ICE coordinating transport. In Butler County, a man…

Denver Jenkins, DDS, a Case Western Reserve faculty member and alumnus, will lead the program.