CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 1999-2000 Institutional Profile Accounting G Aerospace Engineering G American Studies G Anatomy G Anesthesiology G Anthropology G Applied Anatomy G Applied Mathematics G Art Education G Art History G Art History and Museum Studies G Asian Studies G Astronomy G Banking and Finance G Biochemical Research G Biochemistry G Bioethics G Biology G Biomedical Engineering G Biophysics and Bioengineering G Cell Biology G Cell Physiology G Ceramics and Materials Science G Chemical Engineering G Chemistry G Civil Engineering G Classics G Clinical Psychology G Communication Sciences G Community Health Nursing G Comparative Literature G Computer Engineering G Computer Science G Computing and Information Sciences G Contemporary Dance G Critical Care Nursing G Dentistry G Developmental Psychology G Early Music G Economics G Electrical Engineering G Engineering G Engineering Mechanics G Engineering Physics G English G Environmental Geology G Environmental Health Sciences G Environmental Studies G Epidemiology and Biostatistics G Experimental Psychology G Family Medicine G Fluid and Thermal Engineering Science G French G French Studies G Genetic Counseling G Genetics G Geological Sciences G Geriatric-Mental Health Nursing G German G German Studies G Gerontological Nursing G Gerontological Studies G History G History and Philosophy of Science and Technology G History of Science and Technology G International Studies G Japanese Studies G Labor and Human Resource Policy G Law G Macromolecular Science G Management G Management Information and Decision Systems G Management Policy G Management Science G Marketing G Materials Science and Engineering G Mathematics G Mechanical Engineering G Medical Anthropology G Medical-Surgical Nursing G Medicine G Mental Retardation Research Psychology G Molecular Biology and Microbiology G Molecular Virology G Music G Music Education G Musicology G Music History G Natural Sciences G Neurosciences and Bioengineering G Neurosciences G Nonprofilt Organizations G Nurse-Anesthesia G Nurse-Midwifery G Nurse Practitioner G Nursing G Nutrition G Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism G Nutrition and Toxicology G Oncology Nursing G Operations Research and Operations Management G Organizational Behavior G Organization Development and Analysis G Pathology G Pharmacology G Philosophy G Physics G Political Science G Polymer Science and Engineering G Pre-Architecture G Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing G Psychology G Public Health G Public Health Nutrition G Religion G Social Policy History G Social Welfare G Social Work G Sociology G Spanish G Statistics G Systems and Control Engineering G Systems Physiology G Theater Arts: Drama and Dance G Womens Studies GGG Societal Impact of CWRU Research Over the years, researchers at America's major universities have made many significant contributions to society. Following is a list of some of Contents the contributions made by faculty, staff, and students at Case Western Reserve University. It should be emphasized that this compilation is History and Traditions ..................1 hardly all-inclusive. Mission .............................2 Direction ............................4 Discovered that the earth's motion had no effect on the movement Students ............................4 of light, disproving the belief that the earth floated in a sea of Faculty..............................5 ether. This discovery marks the beginning of modern physics, and Staff................................5 is associated with Einstein's later work on relativity (Professors Al- Schools and Colleges ..................6 bert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley, 1887). Research and Scholarship ..............9 Technology Transfer ..................10 Discovered the atomic weight of oxygen, which is the basis for cal- Alumni .............................11 culating the weights of all other elements (Professor Morley, 1895). Campus............................11 Performed the first full X-ray of the human body (performed on Community and Regional Impact ........12 International Impact...................13 himself by Professor Dayton C. Miller, 1896). Financial Summary ...................14 Performed the first modern blood transfusion using a canula, or Electronic Learning Environment ........15 coupling device, to connect blood vessels (Dr. George W. Crile, Private Support ......................16 1905). Value, Cost, and Price ................17 Governance.........................17 Pioneered chlorination of drinking water to eradicate the source of Athletic Programs ....................18 typhoid bacilli (Dr. Roger G. Perkins, 1912). To Reach the CWRU Campus ..........18 Developed simulated milk formula for infants (Dr. Henry J. Ger- Board of Trustees ....................20 Administration, Deans.................21 stenberger, 1915). CWRU at a Glance............Back Cover Performed the first surgical treatment of coronary artery disease (Dr. Claude S. Beck, 1935) and developed the first heart-lung ma- Cover: Academic disciplines represented chine to be used during open heart surgery (Dr. Frederick S. Cross, among the degree programs offered by Case 1950s). Western Reserve University. Performed the first successful life-saving defibrillation of the hu- Published annually by the Office of Public man heart (Dr. Beck, 1947) and developed the method of Cardio- Affairs, Case Western Reserve University, pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (Dr. Beck, 1952). 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106- 7021. Permission is given to reproduce all or Developed a test for infants that has made it possible to identify part of this publication for the purpose of de- mental retardation within a year after birth (Professor Joseph F. scribing CWRU. Published January 2000. Fagan, 1987). CWRU admits students of any race, religion, Created the first artificial human chromosomes, opening the door age, sex, color, disability, sexual orientation, to more detailed study of human genetics and potentially offering and national or ethnic origin to all the rights and privileges, programs, and activities gener- a new approach to gene therapy and the treatment of a broad ally accorded or made available to students at range of genetic diseases (Dr. Huntington F. Willard and col- the University. It does not discriminate on the leagues at Athersys, Inc., 1997). basis of race, religion, age, sex, color, disabil- ity, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic ori- gin in administering its educational policies, admission policies, employment, promotion, and compensation policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other University-administered programs. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY is located in Cleve- tion, was known as the Western land's University Circle, the 500- Reserve of Connecticut. In 1882, re- acre, park-like home of more than named Western Reserve University 40 cultural, medical, educational, and boasting a medical school in religious, and social service institu- addition to its undergraduate pro- tions (see list of member institu- grams, the institution moved to the tions on page 2). The only inde- Cleveland site that later became pendent, research-oriented univer- known as University Circle. There sity in a region bounded by Pitts- it joined the Case School of Ap- burgh and Rochester on the east, plied Science, founded in 1880 Nashville on the south, and Chi- through the bequest of Leonard cago on the west, Case Western Re- Case, Jr., a leading citizen of Cleve- serve holds membership in the As- land. The name Case Institute of sociation of American Universities, Technology was adopted in 1947 to and is accredited by the North reflect the institution's growing Central Association of Colleges stature in the sciences and engi- and Schools' Commission on Insti- neering. tutions of Higher Education and by Among the earliest and best several nationally recognized pro- known examples of collaboration fessional accrediting associations between the two schools was the (see list on page 3). Michelson-Morley experiment, per- formed on the current campus in History and Traditions 1887 by one faculty member from Although its origins date to 1826, Case School of Applied Science the University in its present form is and one from Western Reserve the result of the 1967 federation of University. In seeking to ascertain Case Institute of Technology and the effect on the speed of light of Western Reserve University. The the earth's motion around the sun, two institutions had shared adja- physicist Albert A. Michelson and cent campuses since the late nine- chemist Edward W. Morley ob- teenth century, and were involved tained perhaps the most significant in cooperative efforts for many set of scientific measurements ever years. This union of an institute of made. Had the results of their ex- technology and a liberal arts uni- periment been different, Albert versity was unprecedented in Einstein's theory of relativity higher education, a singular oppor- would not have been regarded as tunity to promote interaction be- viable, and our present conception tween the dominant themes in of space and time would be altered. American culture. The tradition of this experiment Western Reserve College was lives on in the periodic presenta- founded in 1826 in Hudson, Ohio, tion of the Michelson-Morley a town 26 miles southeast of Cleve- Award to recognize outstanding land. The College took its name researchers. from that of the region which, at In the 173 years since its found- the time of the American Revolu- ing, the