University News
February 08, 2018
Weatherhead School of Management’s MGMT 460 strays a bit from the standard business school course. For one thing, most of it took place in Tanzania. For another, enrollment was nearly half engineers. And the syllabus included everything from visiting a global company with $58 billion in annual…
February 08, 2018
Boundary Labs uses plasma barrier to lessen drag on wind-turbine blades, increasing energy efficiency When an internship fell through last summer, ӰƵ student Prince Ghosh used his extra energy and the unexpected free time to work on another project—one with potential…
February 05, 2018
In response to feedback gained during the 2017 Listening Tour and led by the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, university leadership has established the Inclusion Transformation Fund to support research, scholarship, and special projects related to and/or advancing diversity…
February 01, 2018
ӰƵ dental students will use their training and talents to make a positive impact in the community as part of the annual Give Kids a Smile Day on Friday, Feb. 2. The dental students will team up with local professional dentists to provide free oral care for hundreds of…
February 01, 2018
Steve Pemberton, chief of human resources at Globoforce, presenting “One America: The Micro Cultural Changes to Bring the ‘United’ Back into the USA” on campus Feb. 13 Steve Pemberton, an internationally known speaker and current chief of human resources at Globoforce, will come to Case Western…
January 30, 2018
Goal of collaborative is to position Cleveland at the forefront of the latest industrial revolution The Cleveland Foundation board of directors announced today a $1.75 million grant to ӰƵ and Cleveland State University to help the two institutions launch IoT…
January 29, 2018
Editor’s Note: At ӰƵ, we love anything that makes us think (beyond the possible). So in honor of National Puzzle Day, we spoke to our resident expert, Bernard Jim, to find out the importance and intricacies of such brainteasers. As a kid, Bernard Jim often would sneak…
January 25, 2018
Safer sports helmets inspired by hedgehogs. Wearable tech that detects dehydration. Healthy meal boxes delivered to food deserts. What these innovative products and services have in common are entrepreneurs from ӰƵ—and each are the basis for a company among the six…
January 23, 2018
Federal offices are scheduled to reopen today after President Donald Trump signed a compromise measure Monday evening that funds government operations through Friday, Feb. 8. As a result, the closures and delays detailed in Monday’s Daily are no longer in effect, with the impact on university…
January 22, 2018
The impact of the federal government’s shutdown on members of the university community depends largely on how long it lasts. If Congress and the White House quickly reach agreement on a new budget—or temporarily extend funding to provide more time to strike a deal—few will feel effects. Even if…