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5 questions with…Distinguished University Professor, accountancy influencer Gary Previts
When the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants recently identified the most influential leaders in its 125-year history, it selected one of ӰƵ’s own: Distinguished University Professor Gary Previts. But this certainly wasn’t the first time Previts, chair of the accoun...
5 questions with…Arts and Sciences dean, extreme distance runner Cyrus Taylor
When Cyrus Taylor became dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2006, he quickly learned that his free time—those hours in which he loved to run and spend time outdoors—was going to take a hit. But in 2009, he decided to make a change, and he got back into action. By 2010, he was running 25- an...
5 questions with…former Marine, Upward Bound leader Miguel Sanders
When the Upward Bound program at ӰƵ started in 1966, it was part of a group of federal programs designed to help low-income and potential first-generation college students get through high school and prepare them for success in higher education. Now, 46 years later, Case...
5 questions with...associate law professor, stage actor Andrew Pollis
It had been 25 years since School of Law Assistant Professor Andrew Pollis had stepped on stage. But last month, he got right back in the swing of things when he appeared as Harry Houdini in the Near West Theatre’s production of Ragtime. A fan of theater for years, Pollis performed throughout high ...
5 questions with…political science’s Kathryn Lavelle
When Kathryn Lavelle was in high school, she sat in the same place many students found themselves just a few short weeks ago as finals came and went: in the campus library (then Freiberger Library), writing a paper. A native of Cleveland, Lavelle’s brother attended ӰƵ, so she often...
5 questions with…national champion rower Patrick DelBarba
It’s only a few weeks into break, and rising sophomore Patrick DelBarba may already have achieved the highlight of his summer: The standout rower was just crowned the national champion at the American Collegiate Rowing Association Championships. Held May 26-27 in Gainesville, Ga., the ACRA champions...
5 questions with…engineering student, Ultimate Frisbee enthusiast Ashley Gan
As Ashley Gan prepares for her last semester at ӰƵ (she’s graduating in August), she’s already a bit nostalgic. After all, she has seven years full of memories to reflect on, first as an undergraduate student, earning her diploma in 2010, and now as a graduate student, w...
5 questions with…award-winning professor, biochemist Richard Hanson
Richard W. Hanson may be an award-winning professor, a renowned biochemist and a four-time “Million Dollar Professor”—an award given by the School of Medicine in recognition of the numerous National Institutes of Health grants he’s received—but when it comes to realizing his goals, there’s still one...
5 questions with…health care management professor J.B. Silvers
To fulfill his childhood dream, J.B. Silvers followed in his father’s footsteps and became an engineer. But after a short-lived career in the field, he quickly realized there was more to his life than physics and aerospace engineering. Thankfully—for the university, for Weatherhead School of Manage...
5 questions with…playwright, baker and biomedical engineer Erin Lavik
Erin Lavik, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, is known around campus for her groundbreaking research in synthetic platelets, drug delivery in the eye, and approaches to repair the nervous system. But outside the lab, her interests are varied: She’s a published playwright and a succes...