University Hospitals & CWRU launch 50-year landmark partnership pact

The Boards of University Hospitals Health System and Case Western Reserve University today approved a new 50-year partnership to establish a unique and primary partnership between CWRU School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland.

CWRU doing business with more diverse companies

In just six months, CWRU has worked with several new companies owned by minorities and women—an increase of more than $360,000 in business with diverse suppliers.

Employee's artwork adorns White House Christmas tree

While Katherine Abbott works at CWRU this holiday season, her artwork will be on display in the White House.

In her hematological study of villagers in the Semien Mountains of Ethiopia, CWRU anthropologist Cynthia Beall found that this population differs biologically from people on the Tibetan and Andean plateaus, but in a couple of key aspects does not differ from people at sea level.

CWRU poised to help Ohio lead nation in cancer studies

With a $10.2 million grant from the state's tobacco fund settlement, the CWRU School of Medicine and a consortium of Ohio research institutions and companies plan to make the state a leading center in the nation for genetics research of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.

Zull examines teaching as an art of changing the brain

Looking for innovative ways to counter the chalkboard woes of his CWRU colleagues, James E. Zull, director of CWRU's University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education, turned to his own discipline of biology for answers.

Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations is new home
for NACC

The Nonprofit Academic Centers Council—a membership organization comprised of the directors of 39 academic centers across the United States that focus on the study of nonprofit organizations, voluntaryism and/or philanthropy—is relocating to CWRU's Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations.

CWRU's dental auxiliary program set to expand

Dental assistants, enrolled in the Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Training Program at the School of Dentistry, learn in one of the most high-tech dental classrooms in the country.

Dean of executive education named

Kenneth C. Bardach, associate dean and executive director of executive education at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University, has been named associate dean for executive education programs at the Weatherhead School of Management.

Faculty honored for innovative teaching

Five assistant professors will be pursuing instructional innovations using their recently awarded Glennan Fellowships.

McLane to retire, leave legacy of award-winning human resource program

After 11 years as CWRU's chief human resource administrator, Earl L. McLane will retire from the University, effective April 1. A committee has been appointed to search for the University's newly entitled vice president for human resources.

Physics fellows

Four CWRU faculty members from the department of physics joined the ranks of fellows of the American Physical Society.

In Memoriam: Skeggs worked on artificial kidney

Leonard T. Skeggs Jr., professor emeritus of biochemistry, died December 4. He was 84.

Partners in education

Barbara Byrd-Bennett, CEO of the Cleveland Municipal School District, gives the McMillan Lecture.

Bio-cluster conference

Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell addresses a panel, featuring CWRU President Edward M. Hundert, discussing the prospect of Northeast Ohio creating a new life sciences cluster.