Western Reserve

American  

noun

1. a tract of land in NE Ohio reserved by Connecticut (1786) when its rights to other land in the western U.S. were ceded to the federal government; relinquished in 1800.

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Western Reserve

She worked in a medical research lab at Case Western Reserve University while still in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Now, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have identified a specific biological pathway that contributes to the underlying damage caused by the disease.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 20, 2026

“As it currently stands, public health no longer exists at the federal level,” Dr. Ryan Marino, an emergency medicine physician at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, told Salon by email.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025

Kevin McMunigal, a former federal prosecutor and law professor at Case Western Reserve University, agrees.

From Slate ● May 15, 2024

To reestablish his links to the black community after graduation, he accepted a scholarship from the Urban League to pursue a master’s degree in social work at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson