Awards
February 13, 2013
Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor of Political Science, recently received the Outstanding Professional Scholar Award from the Midwest Political Science Association’s Women’s Caucus. The award recognizes a woman who has made a substantial contribution to the scholarship of political…
February 13, 2013
The Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) recently awarded Clare Rimnac, associate dean of research and the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, with the 2013 ORS Women's Leadership Forum Award. The ORS Women's Leadership Forum seeks to mentor, foster, encourage and inspire women in…
February 13, 2013
For the first time, a ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ student has been named a U.S. Gates Cambridge Scholar. Jason Tabachnik, 22, a 2009 Beachwood High School graduate, is among 39 new scholars announced yesterday. He’s on schedule to graduate and also receive his master’s degree in physics in…
February 12, 2013
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine has received a $220,000 grant from the DeGregorio Family Foundation to study gastric cancers, which remain among the most deadly diseases. The two-year grant from the foundation, which focuses on stomach and esophageal cancer research and…
February 07, 2013
Today James M. Anderson adds another honor to an already impressive list: membership in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The recognition comes a decade after Anderson won election to the Institute of Medicine, five years after he won election to the Association of American Physicians,…
February 05, 2013
The Ethics Bowl at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ, hosted Jan. 30 by the Academic Integrity Board, pitted student organizations against each other in a bracket format to explore ethical issues spanning from corporate ethics to education. Each team was given 11 scenarios to study and prepare…
January 28, 2013
Rita Sfiligoj, a graduate student at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, is one of five PhD and Doctor of Nursing Practice candidates selected for the National League for Nurses (NLN) Jonas Scholars Program. The program aims to advance the science of nursing education through evidence-based…
January 28, 2013
Barry Hartz, a ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ doctoral student in music education, has been selected as the Ohio Outstanding Music Educator. He will receive this award after 30 years of directing band. This spring, Hartz intends to retire from South Euclid-Lyndhurst Schools and continue his PhD…
January 23, 2013
Three faculty members received Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) Core Utilization Awards in November. The awards support investigative use of and familiarity with CTSC Core operations and personnel, in anticipation of applications for external funding with CTSC resources. The…
January 15, 2013
Last year, the university announced it would partner with Kelly Services to provide employees free opportunities to develop skills to meet demands of today’s workplace. At the request of John D. Wheeler, senior vice president for administration, the agency created a five-course program for staff to…