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In light of news of Lou Starks retirement, the CWRU community celebrates his work as an educator, leader and friend for students and faculty on campus.

VP Lou Stark leaves a legacy of service as he retires

Grace Johnson, News Editor October 14, 2022

Walking into Vice President Lou Stark’s office, I was immediately struck by the homeliness of it all. Pictures of Stark with family and friends filled the shelves, along with photographs with students,...

CWRU wins grant for Center of Excellence

Nihal Manjila, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

Recently, Case Western Reserve University won a five-year $14.2 million grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to establish a Materials Data Science for Stockpile Stewardship Center...

CWRU partners with Cleveland to fight illegal trash dumping with AI

CWRU partners with Cleveland to fight illegal trash dumping with AI

Shreyas Banerjee, Executive Editor October 14, 2022

You might see some trash being dumped around campus later this year. But don’t worry—it's all for science and civic duty! Illegal garbage dumping is a problem that plagues most cities—with Cleveland...

Lizzo practices on a glass flute once owned by James Madison—which was donated to the Library of Congress by late Case professor Dr. Dayton Miller.

A Case professor donated the James Madison flute Lizzo played

Shreyas Banerjee, Executive Editor October 7, 2022

By now you’ve probably heard about this: Lizzo, the superstar musician whose song “About Damn Time” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, played a concert in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28 and surprised...

Editorial cartoon in The Plain Dealer on Jan. 6, 1966, anticipating the consolidation of the Case Institute of Technology and the Western Reserve University

What you need to know about CWRU’s history

Shreyas Banerjee, Executive Editor October 7, 2022

Case Western Reserve University is an institution that tends to always look forward toward the future. We are always growing and focusing on new endeavors, new research initiatives and new modes of education....

The Night Link: CWRU’s new nighttime shuttle

Zachary Treseler, Staff Writer October 7, 2022

When students returned to Case Western Reserve University and installed the new Spartan Ride app, many noticed the “Evening North” shuttle was no longer on the shuttle tracker. It has disappeared,...

CWRU’s hosts event promoting discussions on reproductive justice

Cameron Ward, Staff Writer October 7, 2022

Reproductive justice is a term that has assumed renewed importance to student lives following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Intersecting social justice and reproductive rights,...

Mixon Hall, built as an expansion of CIMs main building in 2007, seats over 250 audience members and is home to over 100 performances each year.

Cleveland Institute of Music’s plan to go tuition-free

Darcy Chew, Contributing Writer October 7, 2022

On Sept. 15, Paul W. Hogle, the president and CEO of the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) wrote a “Personal View” segment for Crain's Cleveland Business about his goal to make CIM tuition-free. Calling...

On Oct. 1, a large crowd holding signs with anti-regime slogans gathered in Public Square to protest the violence of the Iranian government.

Cleveland residents hold protests against the Iranian Government

Sara Khorshidi, Director of Print October 7, 2022

On the afternoon of Saturday Oct. 1, residents of Cleveland joined those around the world protesting the Iranian Regime’s brutality towards women and their subsequent crackdown on those calling for reform....

Healthy holidays: Up-to-date campus vaccine and booster information

Healthy holidays: Up-to-date campus vaccine and booster information

Sarah Karkoff, Staff Writer September 30, 2022

Flu season is nearly upon us, and as the seasons continue to change and the cold forces people indoors, people are more likely to get sick. Fortunately, Case Western Reserve University offers free vaccinations...

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