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Audience members sit in Tinkham Veale University Center's Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation Grand Ballroom at fall open house.
Undergraduate Admission to host open house Friday, Monday
The Office of Undergraduate Admission will welcome several hundred prospective and admitted students and their families to campus on Friday, Feb. 13, and Monday, Feb. 16. On Feb. 13, CWRU will host high school sophomores and juniors and their families. On Feb. 16, the university will host…
Presenters at the Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition.
Apply to the Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition
The Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship at ÃÛÌÒAPP is seeking applications for the 2026 Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition. This annual pitch competition, which features a $45,000 prize, serves as an opportunity for individuals or teams with early-stage ideas and…
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New gut-brain discovery offers hope for treating ALS and dementia
Breakthrough study identifies harmful bacterial sugar as potential therapeutic target for neurodegenerative diseases
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Law's Bryan Adamson on the Department of Homeland Security using Bible verses to promote ICE tactics
'Betrayal': Christian leader slams DHS for using Bible verses to promote ICE tactics HuffPost: Bryan Adamson, the David L. Brennan Chaired Professor of Law, said the Department of Homeland Security using Bible verses to promote ICE tactics is nothing new, noting scripture has long been twisted…
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Biology's Mike Benard discusses road salt and Ohio's environment
Winter road salt: How much is too much for Ohio’s environment? cleveland.com: Mike Benard, professor and chair of the biology department at the College of Arts and Sciences, warned that even relatively low levels of road salt can have delayed but deadly impacts on wildlife. He cited research…
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Law's Miranda Leppla discusses pressure on Cleveland City Council over air pollution rules
As air pollution rules sit idle, pressure grows on Cleveland City Council Signal Cleveland: Miranda Leppla, director of the Environmental Law Clinic, weighed in on a coalition of community groups addressing environmental issues, health, housing and workers rights with Cleveland City Council. “A…
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Medical school applications surge in 2025, including at Case Western Reserve
The number of students applying to medical school across the country—and at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine—went up in 2025. The total number of medical school applicants rose 5.3% according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, while Case Western Reserve experienced a…
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President Eric W. Kaler on Case Western Reserve and higher education
CWRU president Eric Kaler on visa headwinds, AI disruption and why he's bullish on higher ed Crain's Cleveland Business: President Eric W. Kaler covered several issues about the university and higher education in general in a wide-ranging interview timed to Case Western Reserve's bicentennial in…
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Law's Sharona Hoffman discusses compassion fatigue in clinicians
Threat of digital compassion fatigue weighs on clinicians Medscape: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, professor of bioethics and co-director of Law-Medicine Center, commented on the physical and emotional exhaustion felt by those in "helping professions." “If you’re burned out…
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Dance's Gary Galbraith discusses the return of the Martha Graham Dance Company
Martha Graham Dance Company makes triumphant return to Cleveland (review) cleveland.com: Gary Galbraith, professor of dance at the College of Art and Sciences, and his dance students were acknowledged in a review of performances marking the return of the famed Martha Graham Dance Co. to…