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Western Reserve College was founded in 1826 in Hudson, Ohio, a town 26 miles southeast of Cleveland. The College took its name from that of the region, known at the time as the Western Reserve of Connecticut. Western Reserve embraced the sciences early in its history, by hiring eminent investigators such as Edward E. Morley best known for his collaboration with Case Professor Albert Michelson in 1887 in an experiment that inspired Albert Einstein's later work in relativity. Western Reserve moved to its present location in Cleveland in 1882, where it took the new name, Western Reserve University. The Case School of Applied Science was established in 1880, at the bequest of Leonard Case, Jr., a leading Cleveland citizen who had recognized the need for practical education that would provide training in engineering and applied science. The establishment of the Case School of Applied Science coupled with Western Reserve University's move to Cleveland, led to the first of many partnerships between the schools. Together, the two schools purchased the land that would become home to their separate yet adjacent campuses. Over time the Case School of Applied Science grew to encompass a broader vision, adopting the name Case Institute of Technology in 1947 to reflect the institution's growing stature. In 1967, after being neighbors for 81 years, the two schools federated to become Case Western Reserve University. Case also owns an 400-acre tract of land 25 minutes from campus, Squire Valleevue and Valley Ridge Farms, which is available to students for hiking, picnicking, cross country skiing and other outdoor activities. Today, Case Western Reserve's enrollment and resources, distributed among undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs that encompass the arts and sciences, dental medicine, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, and social work, achieve a balance that is distinctive among American universities. Case Western Reserve University continually strives to create a unique synergy among it's educational, research, and service missions. Go to http://www.case.edu for more information on the University.