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Top: Ungier's mother Ruth Behrens Klein (FSM '40) Bottom, from left: Ungier's sister Betsy Klein Weinstein (FSM '68), daughter Nicole Ungier Mendelsohn (MGT '12) and Mirfee Klein Ungier. |
Mirfee Ungier (MED '79, '80), an ophthalmologist in private practice in Parma, Ohio, is a pioneer in minimally invasive cataract surgery with no needle anesthesia. She is also a second generation Case Western Reserve alumna. Her mother, father, aunt, brother, sister and daughter all hold degrees from the university and her parents set up an endowment fund to help future CWRU students.
"For our family, the educations we received at CWRU made our lives," Ungier says. » Read more » Share your story
Celebrate with us at the Blue Block Party
 You're invited to a party to kick off Homecoming weekend—the Blue Block Party, celebrating the grand opening of the new Uptown arts and entertainment district.
Enjoy music, food, interactive displays and special offers from new Uptown retailers including Cleveland's own Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream, Constantino's Market and ABC the Tavern—plus visit the university's new Barnes & Noble bookstore. Homecoming weekend is Sept. 27-30, 2012.
» Check out the full schedule and register.
Weatherhead School of Management
Announcing the Weatherhead Global MBA
 A newly established Global MBA program will enable Weatherhead School of Management students to experience education in China, India and Cleveland. Weatherhead is joining with the School of Economics and Management at Tongji University (SEM-Tongji) in Shanghai, and with Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) in Jamshedpur, India, for this shared academic venture, which is slated to begin in the second half of 2013.
Each institution expects to enroll 20 students, who will study at SEM-Tongji during the Fall Semester of 2013, at XLRI in the Spring Semester 2014 and at Weatherhead for the Fall Semester 2014. Each student will spend the required fourth semester concentrating on electives of choice at his or her home institution. Read more.
» More Weatherhead School of
Management news
Case School of Engineering
Join us at Homecoming!
 Last year the Case Alumni Association Reunion Weekend and Case Western Reserve Alumni Weekend joined forces. This year, Alumni Weekend merges with Family Weekend and Homecoming to be a blue-and-gray extravaganza! Join fellow Case School of Engineering alumni September 27-30 for a plethora of university and school festivities, including a special celebration of the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering’s 50th anniversary.
» More School of Engineering news
College of Arts and Sciences
Dark Matter Experiment Nearing Start Date
 The search for dark matter is about to take a new step forward—nearly one mile underground. Physics faculty members Tom Shutt and Dan Akerib are part of a 13-institution team hoping to find the long-sought particles deep in a South Dakota gold mine, where cosmic radiation is less likely to interfere with the experiment.
The group’s most sensitive device, the Large Underground Xenon detector, was recently lowered into the mine, with data collection set to begin this year. Read more.
» More Arts and Sciences news
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Ebersbach Estate Trustees Announce $4.7 Million Total Gifts to School of Nursing
 Aviator, nurse, pioneer Dorothy Ebersbach (NUR '54) had a desire to help others. This desire stretched even further as the trustees of her estate announced a second $2 million commitment for the Dorothy Ebersbach Academic Center for Flight Nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.
The decision brings her total gifts to the school to $4.7 million. The announcement came less than a year after Ebersbach herself pledged $2 million to support FPB’s first-of-its-kind acute care flight nursing initiative, originally launched in 2002.
Learn more about this exciting news and the latest information about FPB during Alumni Weekend on September 27-30, 2012. Register today!
» More School of Nursing news
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Reunion Weekend Welcomes Back Alumni for Learning and Fun
 The last weekend in September, we will celebrate three campus traditions—Reunion, Homecoming and Family Weekend—with one great event, Homecoming: A Celebration of Alumni, Families and Students. The Mandel School has scheduled several lectures and receptions where you can connect, learn and enjoy as part of a campus-wide celebration with more than 100 unique events.
Take a look at the entire Mandel School schedule and see what appeals to you. Then, check out the full CWRU schedule and register online. See you September 27–30!
» More MSASS news
School of Dental Medicine
Let's Welcome the Class of 2016!
Our 75-person DMD class of 2016 started their dental school education. The new students were welcomed to the profession during the recent White Coat Ceremony.
This year’s class consists of 45 women and 30 men ranging in age from 19 to 37.
» More Dental Medicine news | Event listings
School of Law
Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Accepted into Pilot Program
 Our Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic has been accepted into the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program. The program allows law students to practice patent law before the USPTO under the guidance of a faculty clinic supervisor. The Selection Committee chose schools with the greatest potential for success based on an excellent IP curriculum, effective outreach to the community, and comprehensive client services. Read more.
» More School of Law news | Event listings | Stay connected
School of Medicine
NIH Awards $64.6 Million Grant to Case Western Reserve
 Case Western Reserve's ambitious collaboration to bring medical discoveries to patients has won an extraordinary endorsement: a $64.6 million federal grant that is the largest ever awarded in Northeast Ohio.
“Five years ago Cleveland’s leading biomedical institutions came together in an unprecedented partnership that put improved health at the center of everything we do,” said School of Medicine dean Pamela B. Davis, MD, PhD, the grant’s principal investigator. “With today’s award, the National Institutes of Health sent a powerful message to all of us: Keep up the good work.” Read more.
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Alumni Events
September 6
Cleveland: Cleveland Chapter Happy Hour at Bar Louie
September 23
Austin: Alumni Give Back
Keep Austin Beautiful—Lake Travis Cleanup
September 27–30
Cleveland: Homecoming, a Celebration of Alumni, Families and Students
Alumni Travel Program
Wonders of India
 Mystical and spiritual, chaotic and confounding, India overflows with riches. Stay at excellent hotels, while traveling the classic Golden Triangle with alumni and friends from February 28 through March 17, 2013. Our program visits bustling Delhi; Agra, home of the sublime Taj Mahal; and Jaipur, great city of the Rajput. Admire Khajuraho’s ancient temples; and absorb the holiness of Varanasi. This air-inclusive adventure is limited to just 24 travelers. Call 800.886.9895 or email alumnitravel@case.edu for more details.
The Alumni House
 Coming to campus? Stop in at The Alumni
House. Located at 11310 Juniper Rd., this "home away from home" is the perfect place to read the paper, enjoy a cup of coffee, browse
the library or check your email in the business center.
The Alumni House is also available to rent for both business and social events. » Learn more and book your next event
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