ALUMNI
The importance of being earnest
Michael Diamant fosters fellowship in the Case tradition.
Season 2 EP. 6: A Lighthanded touch
While most popular with students, Sears think[box] is open to all. That includes alumni like Steve Burns ’11, MEM ’11, Brecken Blackburn, PhD ’21, and Matt McPheeters ’12, MS ’13, PhD ’21. The trio tapped the resources of the campus
innovation center to launch their company, Lighthanded, and to develop a promising medical device.
Trusty supporters
Donors who give consistently, if modestly, create remarkable legacies.
Thanks for success
Former students of Eric Baer gathered to celebrate the esteemed professor and his impact on their lives.
Shaped by Case
To succeed in a new, dynamic field, Chi-Foon Chan needed a dynamic engineering school. He’ll be honored at Homecoming 2022 with the Gold Medal Award.
Vrrooom!
Larry Enterline sped off into a rewarding career and helps today’s students to follow his trail.
For he’s a jolly good fellow
One of Case’s most active volunteers, Jim Treleaven fosters fellowship while helping the next generation to launch.
Spyglass to the cosmos
A Case-trained astronomer explains why the Webb space telescope and its extraordinary photos herald a new age of exploration.
Lifting as he climbs
A desire to give back motivates Carlin Jackson, winner of the 2022 Young Alumni Leadership Award.
Pathfinder
A space engineering pioneer, Marla Pérez-Davis is eager to show young people the way.
The peerless professor
After more than 40 years on the Case faculty, Ken Loparo will have a Silver Bowl to reflect the memories.
Howe House reunion
Former classmates find that dorms, like college, get better with age.
The Cheese Doctor is in
A pioneering medical researcher now runs an artisan cheese shop in Cleveland Heights. How did that happen?
Sudden aid worker
Peter Johnson coaches companies and startups. Then he saw that Ukraine needed him more.
What happened to the Class of 2021?
If they’re Case engineers, they’re probably doing pretty well.
Case Forever
Tom Kicher, first dean of the Case School of Engineering, served his alma mater as teacher, researcher and guiding light.
A lovely bridge (for an engineer)
Thanks to the efforts of a Case professor, Cleveland’s Main Avenue Viaduct is now a national landmark.
New leader for new times
Joe Fakult assumes the presidency of an alumni association on the rise.
CAMPUS/ FACULTY
Season 2 EP. 7: Research Catalyst
Joy Ward is a biologist, a climate scientist, and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. She’s also a research catalyst who has clearly made her mark since arriving from the University of Kansas three years ago
Encore for Eldred
Curtain rises on the new Eldred Hall as the 125-year-old building becomes a student center on Case Quad. Engineering students will study in style.
Connecting the unconnected
Aided by Case expertise, a visiting scholar is engineering solutions to a problem he never expected to find in America.
Season 2 EP. 5: Thinking about think[box] at 10
MAKE A GIFT Featured Thinking about think[box] at 10 Sears think[box] began a decade ago as a basement maker space in an engineering building. Today
Season 2. EP 3: An Engineer’s Vision: A conversation with CWRU President Eric Kaler
Eric Kaler, the first engineer to lead Case Western Reserve University in 20 years, is going to make Case a busy place. He wants to grow enrollment, expand the research enterprise, and build a $300 million science and engineering flagship on Case Quad. Meanwhile, he and his wife, Karen, have introduced a new lord of the manor at Harcourt House, a beloved rescue dog named Adelbert—whom you will meet in this podcast.
Season 2 EP. 2: Climate Changer
In the Energy Lab on Case Quad, Burcu Gurkan is leading a team trying to solve some of society’s biggest challenges.
Goodbye Yost, hello research center
Yost Hall would be razed to make way for a proposed $300 million science-engineering center on Case Quad.
Retooling America
Case will play key roles in a $100 million plan to sharpen the nation’s
competitive edge.link
New dorms rising in Little Italy
MAKE A GIFT Nighttime view of new multi-purpose room. New dorms rising in Little Italy With enrollment increasing, the university embarks upon a dorm project
A quad reborn
Case Quad, the heart of science and engineering, undergoes its biggest makeover in nearly 50 years.
A scientist for her times
In her lab at the Case School of Engineering, Burcu Gurkan is addressing some of society’s biggest challenges.
Comeback for brotherhood
Greek organizations like SAE are gathering again, resuming treasured traditions like Founders Day.
Rising stars
Four Case researchers win prestigious National Science Foundation awards that target promising young scientists.
Long-awaited renovation
Material scientists are getting a bright new home in the White Building
ISSACS rising
One of the newest engineering institutes at CWRU is leading the region into the Internet of Things.
Teaching through Covid
When the pandemic struck, Case professors became education innovators. They’re not done yet.
Crowdfunding innovation
A new capital campaign will support the university’s research centers and institutes, including several with connections to the Case School of Engineering
The show goes on
With a little ingenuity, and lots of spirit, Case students will stage Engineers Week activities Feb. 19-27 despite the pandemic.
Hopeful spring
CWRU will welcome more students back to a virus-weary campus for the spring semester.
In demand
Everyone wants what Vipin Chaudhary’s student can do, and that’s a (welcome) problem.
A break for Covid
Students will soon be sent home for Thanksgiving and an unusually long winter break as the university strives to keep campus safe.
Unforgettable experience
With support from the Case Alumni Foundation, experiential learning programs are helping science and engineering students expand their education—even in the time of Covid.
Where the price is right
“Free Store” volunteers help make sure struggling students have a place to re-supply in these anxious times.
An engineer will lead CWRU
Trustees pick Eric Kaler, former president of the University of Minnesota, to be the next university president.
STUDENTS
Printing the future
Case students hope to fortify metal 3D printing with a low-cost, open-source machine.
STEM sisters
Engineering and science students find sisterhood and career guidance at Phi Sigma Rho, a sorority built just for them.
Course work: Hands-on engineering
In a new class, first years dive into team projects designed to build engineering skills and confidence.
An engineer in the making
Seizing opportunities at Case, Tyler McFarren is learning how to build,
collaborate and dream.
Season 2 EP. 4: A CLEANR Wash
We’re back for the fourth episode of season 2 of think[box] Radio. In this episode, we sit down with three young Case engineers as they aim to clean up microplastics in our drinking water. The number one source of this problem may surprise you!
A CLEANR wash
With a filter for microplastics, young Case engineers find themselves at the cusp of a new market.
Soaring high
After placing 2nd at a prestigious international competition, the Case Rocket Team sets its sights on new challenges.
Rocket woman
Alumni helped Madeline Barto soar high as president of the Case Rocket Team.
Expanding the choir
Female voices herald a new day for the venerable Case Men’s Glee Club
Baja breaks out
CWRU Motorsports came roaring out of the pandemic to take a pair of coveted trophies at a national competition.
How did they do?
Graduating into a pandemic, the Class of 2020 faced unusual challenges—and maybe did better than expected.
Scholarship tradition endures
Thanks to alumni volunteers and Zoom, the Case Alumni Foundation selected another class of Junior-Senior Scholars.
Commencement, live!
After polling students, the university decided on in-person diploma ceremonies in May
Scholar athlete
Building upon a Case tradition, Spartan standout Patrick Crossey earns a prestigious NCAA award to go with his engineering degree
Healthy start
Sharing nutrition tips with classmates is only the beginning for Eunice Suberu. She hopes to nourish the world.
First-Year Adventure Guide 2020
Our list of fun, healthy, pandemic friendly things to do at CWRU
Covid economy
The class of 2020 graduated into an economic calamity and it not any better for students
TRIBUTES
Finding his pace at Case
A whirlwind on campus, centenarian Ted Stirgwolt never stopped seizing the day.
Remembering Glenn Brown
His legacy includes a more vibrant, competitive city and the modern university he helped shape.
Remembering L. David Baldwin
L. David Baldwin ’49 loved science and revered scientists—especially those from his alma mater. In the latter half of a remarkable life, he quietly and generously supported Case and its researchers to an extraordinary degree.
Remembering Don Schuele
The brilliant professor of physics, a proud alumnus, devoted his career to Case and Case students. He also found a way to explain and honor the great scientists who came before him.
INNOVATION
Uniting man and machine
Starting with a precious sense of touch, Dustin Tyler’s Human Fusions Institute is bringing new sensations to people and science.
Recycling the unrecyclable
Polymer researchers find new life for durable, single-use plastics
STARTUPS
Season 2 EP. 4: A CLEANR Wash
We’re back for the fourth episode of season 2 of think[box] Radio. In this episode, we sit down with three young Case engineers as they aim to clean up microplastics in our drinking water. The number one source of this problem may surprise you!
Season 2 EP. 1: The Music Makers of think[box]
Young alumni Matt Canel and Ben Kaufman think they have an idea that can open up the music industry to a whole new world of young players.
