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Students recognized for their humanities papers
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities has announced the winners of the 2024 Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities Prize for Excellence in a Senior Paper in the Humanities. Three students were recognized for their outstanding works: Sidney Negron (history)—”Cops and Queers: Cleveland’s…
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Polymer science pioneer recognized with Hovorka Prize
Hatsuo Ishida has spent nearly 50 years as a faculty member at ӰƵ. In that time, he’s built a reputation as a global leader in the field of polymer science, having pioneered two groundbreaking discoveries that made monumental impacts on the study of polymer-based…
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Mandel School students Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton recognized for gerontological studies
Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton, master’s students at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, were selected to receive the 2024 Marie Haug Award. The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student(s) who has shown exemplary performance in their…
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Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition winners announced
Earlier this month, 20 finalist teams participated in the Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition to pitch their ventures, ideas and research to judges. Nine teams were selected for prizes. Lighthanded Enterprises, which seeks to help doctors diagnose the most common cause of hearing loss in…
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Public safety’s Sarah Shendy named Arab-America Foundation 40 Under 40 honoree
Sarah Shendy, a sergeant with the ӰƵ Division of Public Safety, was named an award recipient for the Arab-America Foundation 40 Under 40. This award highlights Arab-American individuals around the country who have excelled in their profession. Shendy is the only law…
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Chemistry’s Clemens Burda elected 2023 AAAS Fellow
Distinctive lifetime honor recognizes scientists, engineers and innovators for achievements across disciplines
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Book by Karen F. Kaler honored by Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians
Karen F. Kaler’s book, Eastcliff: History of a Home (University of Minnesota Press, 2023), was named the winner of the 2024 David Gebhard Award for the best book on the Minnesota built environment by the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. In this book, Kaler details…
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Winners of Employee Appreciation Day Raffle announced
The Department of Human Resources recently shared the names of the winners of the Employee Appreciation Day Raffle. The department expressed thanks to the Division of Student Affairs, Faculty & Staff Wellness, Human Resources, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences,…
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Medicine’s Scott Frank receives award from Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) recently selected Scott Frank, assistant professor emeritus in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences and the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the School of Medicine, for its Duncan Clark Award.…
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2024 John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring nominees announced
The nominees for the 2024 John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring were recently announced. Established in 1978 in honor of John Diekhoff, the John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring are presented each year to four faculty…