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Law’s Paul Giannelli selected to new National Commission on Forensic Science
ӰƵ Distinguished University Professor Paul C. Giannelli, recognized nationally for his extensive legal research in scientific evidence, was selected to serve on a newly created federal commission on forensic science. The new National Commission on Forensic Science, created jointly...
Faculty member to become American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Fellow
David E. Biegel, a faculty member at ӰƵ’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, has spent several decades researching the impact of chronic illnesses on families. His research, coupled with his community involvement, has earned him recognition...
Two CWRU scientists named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Two ӰƵ scientists who are leaders in innovation and turning discoveries into improvements in health, new materials and more have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Robert H. Miller, professor of neurosciences and the university’s vice preside...
Weatherhead School's Tim Fogarty named to new Thomas M. Dickerson Faculty Fellowship
Timothy Fogarty, professor of accountancy, was named the first Thomas M. Dickerson Faculty Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the accountancy field through research, teaching, practice and academic administration. "Tim has played a role in nearly every facet of the profession,...
Law's Juscelino Colares appointed to NAFTA panel
Juscelino Colares, professor of law and associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, was appointed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative to serve on the 2013-2014 U.S. roster of North American Free Trade Agreement panelists. Colares was selected to serve on...
CWRU, Cleveland Clinic and UH launch venture to advance analysis of medical data
Renowned genetic scientist to lead collaboration to use lessons from big data to benefit individual patients, broader communities ӰƵ, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals announced the launch of the Institute of Computational Biology, an innovative venture designed...
Health and international law experts tapped as acting law school deans
ӰƵ announced the appointment of two of its renowned scholars—one in health law and the other in international law—as acting deans for the School of Law, effective immediately. Jessica Berg, professor of law, bioethics and public health, and Michael Scharf, associate dean...
ӰƵ board elects two new university trustees
ӰƵ Trustee Chair Chuck Fowler announced that the board elected Ellen Stirn Mavec and Don Richards as university trustees at its meeting earlier this month. “Ellen and Don each have long ties to ӰƵ and strong records of leadership in the community,” Fowler said. “...
Office of Multicultural Affairs names new director
Naomi Sigg will join the ӰƵ community as the new director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She joins the office from Washington University in St. Louis, where she worked as the assistant director of student involvement and leadership. Sigg was selected for the role based on...
Mandel School appoints new director of recruitment and enrollment
Richard Sigg has been appointed the director of recruitment and enrollment at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. He will begin his new position Oct. 28. He joins the program from the George Warren Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, where he worked...