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University Circle
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One of the refreshing highlights of the Case Neurology Program is living in the Cleveland
community and working within University Circle. Cleveland has all the academic, cultural and
entertainment life of a large city while at the same
time having
affordable housing and a reasonable cost of living. This leads to the best of both worlds.
 Cleveland is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie.
The central city has a population of 478,403, and the
surrounding Cuyahoga county has a population of
1,364,000. University Hospitals serves an 8 county
regional population of 2.9 million. There is a major,
privately funded, development of the lakefront including
the national
Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (designed
by renowned architect I.M. Pei) and the
Great Lakes
History and Science Center. Gateway, a downtown sports
and entertainment complex for major league baseball and
basketball, ice hockey, exhibitions, and other
entertainment, opened for the 1994 baseball season. A
new football stadium opened in 1999.
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MEDICAL COMMUNITY
 Cleveland has long been recognized as a world center for
health care and medical research. The first cardiac
defibrillation was performed at University Hospitals in
1947. MetroHealth Medical Center recently received the
Foster G. McGraw Prize, given to the best public
hospital in the country. The strength and size of the
medical community supports the extensive, private Allen
Memorial Medical Library, adjacent to the campus of
University Hospitals and fully integrated into CWRU’s
library information system. Industry also contributes to
the strength of the medical community, with two major suppliers of neuro-imaging
equipment based in the Cleveland area.
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UNIVERSITY CIRCLE
 University
Circle is a 550-acre park-like campus shared by
40 educational, cultural, artistic, health care and
social organizations, of which University Hospitals and
CWRU are the largest contributors. Also in the Circle
are The Cleveland Museum of Art—one of the nation’s most
highly endowed art museums; The
Cleveland Museum of
Natural History—Ohio’s largest
natural history museum; The
Crawford
Auto-Aviation Museum—the best collection of pre-1920
automobiles in existence; and the
Cleveland
Botanical Garden
Center—an oasis
exhibiting more than 3000 plants. Several other
colleges are located in the circle, including the
Cleveland Institute of
Music, and the
Cleveland Institute of Art.
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CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT AND
SOCIAL LIFE
Cleveland offers a vast array of
cultural attractions, entertainment, and social life.
The city is home to the renowned
Cleveland Orchestra,
located across the street from University Hospitals in
Severance Hall, recognized as an “acoustic masterpiece.”
The downtown
Playhouse Square Center draws nearly 1
million patrons annually to three magnificently restored
theaters, making it the third largest theater district
in the country. It also is home to the
Cleveland Opera and
DANCE Cleveland, the nation’s
oldest modern dance association. The
Cleveland Play
House is the oldest non-profit professional theater in
America.
 The Cleveland
Metroparks system operates more than 19,000
acres of park land to create an Emerald Necklace
surrounding the county. The
Cuyahoga Valley National
Recreation Area provides a further 33,000 acres of
recreational opportunities including hiking, biking,
horseback riding, cross-country skiing, sledding, and
ice-skating. The Cleveland Lakefront State Parks provide
opportunities for boating, fishing, swimming and scuba
diving. CWRU housestaff may use the resources of
Squire Valleevue Farm,
a private, park-like recreational area, used for many activities, such
as picnics and, during the winter, sledding and
cross-country skiing.
A
4,000 seat open air theater brings in nationally known
entertainers throughout the season. Shoppers come to two
large modern up-scale indoor retail centers in downtown
Cleveland, the largest being
Tower City Center,
in the recently renovated Union Terminal Concourse, and
the Galleria, located at E. 9th Street. Also located
downtown is The Arcade, a restored 1890’s engineering
marvel and a National Landmark, which was the first
indoor shopping mall in the country.
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SPORTS
 Interested
in major sports? - Cleveland is a real sports city.
Enjoy the excitement of Lebron James of the
Cleveland
Cavaliers, the hottest player in the league down at the
Q Auditorium; spend an afternoon watching the
Cleveland
Indians in the beautiful Jacobs Field Stadium; or in the
fall, join the fans of the
Cleveland Browns in the "dawg
pound" at the end of the new lakefront stadium.
 Community
Recreation abounds in the greater Cleveland areas. All
of the nearby suburbs on the east side of Cleveland have
skating rinks, pools and "aquatic centers", and lots of
tennis courts, all at very reasonable prices. In
addition, the suburban cities all have extensive
recreation programs for all ages. Programs include
soccer, basketball, baseball, hockey, swimming, figure
skating and martial arts, among many other offerings.
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FAMILY LIFE
 Family opportunities abound in Cleveland. The diverse
industrial, commercial, and service economy of the
region provide spouses and special others with a broad
range of employment options. There are also rich
educational resources with several colleges and
universities in Greater Cleveland offering graduate and
undergraduate degree programs in every field. The
Cleveland area also boasts abundant affordable housing
(for rental or purchase) with school districts
recognized among the best nationally.
Family entertainment is plentiful and easily accessible.
There are several theme parks within easy driving
distance, including
Geauga Lake and
Cedar Point. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has over 3300
animals on display and recently opened a
state-of-the-art 600-animal tropical Rain Forest
exhibit. The
Cleveland Children’s Museum is a unique
facility encouraging hands-on exploration by kids.
Professional sports include major league franchises in
basketball, football, and baseball.
 Major annual events
include the
Cleveland Grand Prix auto races and the
Cleveland National Air Show, each drawing over 100,000 spectators
annually.
In contrast to many cities, the activities throughout
Greater Cleveland are easily accessible. University
Circle is a short (minutes) commute from safe,
family neighborhoods. There is an extensive rapid
transit system, including light rail service from
University Circle and the eastern suburbs to Downtown
and the airport.
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