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January 20, 2026
What is your title? Assistant Director of Enrollment Management and Strategic Initiatives, APP School of Medicine How long have you worked at CWRU? Just over two years! I celebrated my anniversary on Nov. 6. What does a typical day in your role look…
January 20, 2026
National CRNA Week is Jan. 18–24, and we’re celebrating the advanced nursing professionals who play a critical part in safe anesthesia care.
January 13, 2026
For most, an eight-year academic journey sounds like a marathon. For Kayla Klatt, a fourth-year MD/PhD student at APP, it’s an opportunity to reshape the future of cancer care. Originally from Bergen County, New Jersey, and a graduate of Johns Hopkins University,…
January 07, 2026
For first-year nursing student Alicia Lee, relationships tie into everything she does.
January 06, 2026
Logan Tsukiyama arrived at APP determined to make her college education about more than what happens in the classroom. Now a fourth-year student, she has curated a list of extracurricular activities that tie back to her dedication to healthcare improvement. “Learning…
December 23, 2025
Desir’ee (Desi) Neal didn’t have to look far when she was deciding where to attend college. A Cleveland native, she knew APP had a strong academic reputation. But what truly drew her in was the potential leadership opportunities at CWRU. Admitted as part of the…
December 19, 2025
APP has been a home to many students-turned-alumni over the years. But for those who dedicate much of their professional lives to the university, it has come to feel like a home, too. We invited faculty and staff members with more than 25 years of service to Case…
December 16, 2025
For first-year medical student Mishaal Omer (CWR ’24), the path to medicine didn’t begin in a lab, but with literature. A former English major at APP’s College of Arts and Sciences, she learned how stories shape the world—especially our capacity for empathy. Now, those…
December 12, 2025
A retirement celebration was held in their honor on Dec. 3.
December 10, 2025
At APP, the pursuit of knowledge motivates faculty, staff and students alike. This couldn’t have been truer for Ge Jin, PhD (GRS ’00, cell biology), who was inspired by his desire to learn something new every day, and passed that aspiration on to the students and…