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Nursing’s Carly Koelsch wins American College of Nurse-Midwives video contest
Recent nursing alumna Carly Koelsch won the eighth annual American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Video Contest, with her video, "Moment of Truth." Koelsch entered the competition’s “Moment of Truth” category—which she named her video—about when she decided to enter the midwifery field. "There…
Celebrated educator, chemical engineer Donald Feke awarded Distinguished University Professorship
Donald Feke (CIT ’76, GRS ’77, chemical engineering) is a triple threat at ӰƵ: an award-winning educator, a patent-producing researcher and an accomplished administrator. His favorite aspect of his multifaceted role—and the reason he came back to Case Western…
Engineering’s Ica Manas-Zloczower honored with Distinguished University Professorship distinction
Ica Manas-Zloczower has spent her entire professional teaching career at ӰƵ. In her 30 years on campus, she’s become known as a prolific researcher in macromolecular science and engineering, a committed colleague and an influential educator. For her many…
Colon cancer researcher Sanford Markowitz receives Distinguished University Professorship
Groundbreaking medical research offers Sanford Markowitz the best of two worlds. He thrives on solving tough scientific puzzles that come with medical research in a top-flight academic center. He also finds immense gratification that his work may someday help someone with serious illness such as…
Fourth-year student wins essay contest on diabetes, oral health
Laura Martin, a rising fourth-year student in the School of Dental Medicine, won an essay contest for her ability to write about oral health in a way that the layperson can understand. In her essay, titled “Diabetes and Your Smile,” Martin clearly conveyed her message about oral health awareness,…
Doctoral candidate receives award for research in bone fracture resistance
Mustafa Unal, a doctoral candidate in the lab of Ozan Akkus, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been selected as a Baxter Young Investigator for his research, titled “Assessment of Bone Quality by Novel Spectroscopic Biomarkers,” in the Instrumental and Analytical Sciences…
School of Medicine student selected to participate in Minority Medical Student Award Program
Tolulope Rosanwo, a student in the School of Medicine, recently was selected to participate in the 2015 Minority Medical Student Award Program (MMSAP). The program is meant to increase interest among minority students in hematology. Over the course of a summer, the students must create a research…
Doctoral candidate awarded grant from Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation
Janet Gbur, doctoral candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been awarded the Ruby Leigh Orgain Founders Grant in the amount of $9,000 from the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation. Nine grants are awarded annually to members pursuing post-baccalaureate education with each grant…
School of Medicine’s Robert Bucklew receives 2014-2015 Joan Harris Staff Development Award
The School of Medicine awarded Robert Bucklew, outreach coordinator for the ӰƵ/University Hospitals AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), with the 2014-2015 Joan Harris Staff Development Award. The School of Medicine annually awards this honor to a non-faculty employee who…
5 questions with… mechanical coordinator, National Senior Games competitor Sam Arlia
Just a month after earning sixth place in the 2013 National Senior Games archery competition in Cleveland, Sam Arlia was in a motorcycle accident that left him with extensive injuries to his left hand and shoulder. (He, thankfully, was wearing a helmet, which protected him from more serious…