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June 02, 2021
Susan McClary, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music, engaged in conversation with contemporary director Peter Sellars during a ӰƵ Department of Music event in October 2019. In that discussion, they considered the future of music, predicting that the traditional music ...
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May 27, 2021
When Pamela B. Davis began her medical research career, the life expectancy of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) didn’t extend beyond adolescence. Over more than 30 years of research, she played a significant role in extending the lives of patients with the fatal genetic disease well into adulthood...
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May 26, 2021
Anthony Wexler draws energy and inspiration from his students—perhaps because he remembers what it feels like to be a college-aged student, out on his own for the first time.
“For me, it was a time of such intense exploration—a period in my life when I was becoming increasingly conscious and search...
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May 26, 2021
Aside from his incredible knowledge, talent and experience in the world of physics, Cyrus Taylor, the Albert A. Michelson Professor in Physics, is admired by students for his humbleness, enthusiasm and dedication.
“I most value his empathy,” one student nominator wrote. “Particularly in the midst ...
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May 25, 2021
“To create a just city within myself: If I live by anything, I live by that moment.”
This motto, inspired by an excerpt in the ninth book of Plato’s Republic, defines Gabrielle “Brie” Parkin’s approach to teaching, mentoring and living an impactful life.
“The just city within myself says, if I hav...
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May 24, 2021
Jessica Fox “makes scientists,” but her approach to mentoring focuses on a student’s entire well-being, not just their scientific knowledge.
“Life happens and you can’t put it on hold to do your PhD,” Fox said.
So Fox, an associate professor in the Department of Biology, adapts her mentoring sty...
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May 24, 2021
When Daniel Goldmark was a first-year undergraduate student, he felt confused about his future. Having just switched his major from botany to music, Goldmark took a chance and reached out to one of his professors in search of some much-needed guidance.
“Even though he wasn’t my official academic ad...
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May 21, 2021
The Schubert Center has selected the winners of the spring 2021 Schubert@Intersections research competition, which recognizes undergraduate projects focused on children and adolescents.
The following students were recognized for their research:
First place: Anna Marie Giubileo for “ACEs & Adultho...
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May 21, 2021
This summer, nine ӰƵ students will embark on a “Summer of Purpose” as they begin their Cleveland Foundation Summer Internships.
The Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program is a full-time, 11-week paid summer internship. Interns are placed with Cleveland-area nonp...
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May 21, 2021
After 20 years in industry, Philip A. Cola pursued what he remembers as the “most difficult professional decision that I had to make in my life:” leaving his executive-level career in health care research to follow his passion to become a professor at his alma mater. Now Cola uses his teaching to he...