Over the past year, students at universities across the world have faced unique challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, it has meant wearing masks everywhere, studying remotely, gathering virtually with friends and plenty of uncertainty. And for …
Last year, Case Western Reserve University School of Law launched a new Appellate Litigation Clinic, which recently completed a marathon month of oral arguments in four criminal appeals. The cases began last year, when students Chelsea Fletcher, Vito …
Banking tools that automate saving money work as intended for many people—but are ineffective for others, according to new Case Western Reserve University research. The study found that these popular tools are most beneficial to those with the lowest …
Of the 264 police officers who died in the line of duty in 2020 across the United States, more than half died of COVID-19, according to new data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (PDF) (NLEOMF). A professor at Case Western …
People used to routinely ask R. L. Shankar to explain blockchain technology. But, because of the pandemic, they’re increasingly aware of its benefits. “The COVID-19 crisis has put the spotlight on the relevance of blockchain,”said Shankar, an assistant …
Samuel Little, the man the FBI called the nation’s most prolific serial killer, admitted last year to raping and killing 93 women across the country, according to news reports. The 80-year-old man recently died in prison in California—but not before …
A Case Western Reserve University law professor, whose research inspired a legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act in the U.S. Supreme Court, has secured another place in the history books. Jonathan H. Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law …
Of the 5,300 children enrolled in the Ohio Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative since 2006, 21% reported that someone close to them had been murdered in the past year. Nearly half of the boys and more than a quarter of the girls in the program …
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant to Case Western Reserve University to examine instances of governments suspending human rights in the name of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will aim to …
During a massive statewide crackdown on human trafficking last month, Anjali Kanwar and several of her classmates at Case Western Reserve University played critical roles that didn’t make the national headlines. While law-enforcement agencies rounded up …
With exuberant choreography, beautiful outdoor scenery and an uplifting musical score, “Spaces and Places,” a new dance production by Professor Gary Galbraith and students in the Department of Dance, spreads a message of hope in a world in which COVID-19, …
The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will postpone their annual Inamori Ethics Prize events until 2021, and during the 2020-21 academic year, will instead provide space for a continuing conversation, …
