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When members of the Case Western Reserve community are asked what their favorite thing is about the university, there’s one nearly universal response: the people. For some, our campus serves as their professional home for significant portions of their lives—and their efforts are essential to advancing CWRU’s mission. Earlier this summer, we put out a call to staff and faculty members who were retiring after 30+ years of service to Case Western Reserve, and two key members of Case School of Engineering shared their stories: Jim McGuffin-Cawley and Ann Boughner.

On Wednesday, May 22, Lexi Miskey had to use her time wisely. She had 45 minutes to get from a very important, pre-NCAA Super Regional softball practice to the Microscopy Society of Northeast Ohio (MSNO) conference to present a research poster. 

This summer, Owen Myer is working in a mechanical lab at Product Evaluation Systems.

Biomedical engineering student works for the CanSUR program on campus this summer.

Gwyn Lai, chemical engineering student, is spending her summer at the Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois.

A summer of research for electrical and systems engineering student Maxwell Wickland.

Anthony Chuka-Ipere is spending his summer at Parker Hannifin as an engineering intern working with thermoplastic tubing.

Electrical engineering student Aaron Bilow interns for Silver Palm Technologies.

A summer with Lincoln Electric for computer science student Kaia Kanj.

Meet an engineering student who completed a project to improve the quality of Nestlé's microwavable meals.

With a new five-year, $2.78 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute, researchers at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals will use artificial intelligence (AI) to better treat rectal cancer patients. By using AI, the researchers intend to gain specific metrics on magnetic resonance imaging scans to better understand how rectal tumors are responding to therapy.

In a continuation of its 2025 rankings of best graduate and professional schools, U.S. News & World Report placed Case Western Reserve University at No. 51 among all engineering schools. This marks a two-spot rise for Case School of Engineering, as U.S. News shifted its methodology to focus more on research and faculty productivity.

As artificial intelligence (AI) and big data reshape entire industries almost overnight, Case Western Reserve alumnus Kevin Kranzusch (CWR ’90) is seeking to keep his alma mater at the forefront—capitalizing on his past support of the university by committing an additional $10 million to further expand the computer and data sciences department in the university’s Case School of Engineering.

Before longtime university supporter James C. Wyant, PhD (CIT ’65, HON ’23), died in December, he and his wife, Tammy Wyant, made one final joint commitment to Case Western Reserve: $1 million for the forthcoming Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB).

Elitha Nkwera has been a research engineering co-op at Peak Nano since January. See what her experience has been like and why she recommends other students do co-op.