- Nov. 8, 2023
Case Western Reserve researcher leads project to expand, accelerate personalized medicine with $3.2M NIH grant
With a new five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a Case Western Reserve University researcher is leading a project to expand and accelerate the evolution of personalized medicine in treating diseases.
- Nov. 7, 2023
CWRU's Society of Women Engineers attend WE23
From Oct. 26 through 28, 12 members from the CWRU Society of Women Engineerings headed to Los Angeles, California for WE23—the world's largest conference for women in engineering and technology. Here's what SWE's communication director and third-year biomedical engineering student, Saloni Baral, shared about the experience.
- Nov. 7, 2023
Spartan Showcase: Kianna Sabrina Verdugo
In recognition of First-Generation College Celebration Day on Nov. 8, we spoke with Kianna Sabrina Verdugo, a first-generation student at Case Western Reserve, to learn more about their experiences.
- Nov. 6, 2023
On air: A glimpse into one student’s college radio experience
The familiar tune of The Jackson 5’s 1970 hit, “ABC,” flows through the speakers in the basement of the Mather Memorial Building. Jago Dorn, a second-year undergraduate student majoring in systems and control engineering at Case Western Reserve University, is the only one in the room to hear it. That is, except for all of WRUW 91.1 FM’s listeners—both over the airwaves and the station’s online livestream.
- Oct. 17, 2023
Student Spotlight: Aidan Klemm
Aidan Klemm is taking his research to the next level. In January, he will head to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee as a part of the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
- Oct. 6, 2023
Baja SAE team breaks university records, brings home first place
Hard work, determination, a rigorous mindset, attention to detail and group effort. Those are just a few of the qualities it took for the Case Western Reserve University Baja SAE team to bring home first place at the most recent competition—shattering university records.
- Oct. 4, 2023
Engineering student organizes program to bring local elementary school students their own books
Sometimes all it takes to fall in love with reading is the right book. That’s why fourth-year electrical engineering student Albert Wilhelmy launched Book I Own (BIO), an outreach program that gives books to local third and fourth graders that match their interests.
- Sep. 26, 2023
Meet the 2023 Veale Faculty Fellows in the Case School of Engineering
Designed specifically for faculty interested in exploring entrepreneurship as a path to market for their research, the Veale Faculty Fellowship program welcomes eight fellows this year, four from the Case School of Engineering. Discover the project they’ll be focused on, what innovation means to them and what gets them excited about the crossroads of research and entrepreneurship.
- Sep. 25, 2023
Engineering students provide power for people of Malawi
A group of Case School of Engineering students are bringing power to isolated parts of Malawi in Africa. In Kasakula, a village just outside of the Kasungu National Park where Case Western Reserve University students brought power to park ranger living quarters in 2021, a Humanitarian Design Corps team is putting the finishing touches on a solar powered community charging station.
- Sep. 25, 2023
A career rooted in interdisciplinary education inspires $1 million commitment to science and engineering building
Growing up in Akron in the 1940s and ’50s, Frank Linsalata and his older brother, Ralph, likely didn’t give much thought to words like “interdisciplinary.” But at the school that would later become Case Western Reserve University, the two still developed the diverse skill sets that define the term—with Frank (CIT ‘63) studying mechanical engineering and Ralph (CIT ‘60) earning his degree in electrical engineering.
- Sep. 21, 2023
CWRU community remembers staff member Bill Marx
Whether strategizing how to tackle building renovations, helping facilitate biomedical research or performing music at venues across Cleveland, William “Bill” Marx was often known as a jack of all trades. Now, members of the Case Western Reserve University are remembering this multifaceted staff member after Marx died earlier this month. He was 68.
- Sep. 20, 2023
CWRU to honor four Faculty Distinguished Research Award winners during Innovation Week
Of the many traits that unite members of the Case Western Reserve University community, one is perhaps the most inspiring: an innovative spirit.
- Sep. 20, 2023
PhD student awarded prestigious fellowship
“I have to tell my mom,” were the first thoughts that ran through Hector Gomez Jimenez’s head when he found out he was the recipient of the 2023 Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering (GEM PhD) Fellowship from the National GEM Consortium.
- Sep. 12, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Alexis E. Block
It started when her freshman biology class was required to do a research project and compete in the regional fair. With a competitive nature, Alexis E. Block was motivated to work hard, resulting in wins at the regional, state and international fairs.
- Sep. 11, 2023
Postdoc Spotlight of the Month: Ankit Sharma
In any setting, fires can lead to devastating disasters. But in space, fires pose completely different hurdles that scientists are working to understand. Among those on the case is Ankit Sharma, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Case Western Reserve.
