Awards
February 14, 2025
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) announced that Umut Gurkan, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering at ӰƵ (CWRU), has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal. This accolade recognizes Gurkan's…
February 14, 2025
Sarah Shendy, a lieutenant with the ӰƵ Division of Public Safety, was recently inducted into the Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes. Marquis Who's Who selects individuals based on their notable accomplishments and contribution to their profession and…
February 14, 2025
Lydia Kisley Lydia Kisley, assistant professor of physics, was recently awarded the Young Fluorescence Investigator Award from the Biophysical Society’s Biological Fluorescence Subgroup. The Young Fluorescence Investigator Award is given to an outstanding researcher at the beginning of…
January 17, 2025
Masashi Tabuchi, assistant professor of neurosciences at ӰƵ, was awarded a prestigious Scialog grant alongside his research collaborators for their innovative work in sleep and cognition research. Members of the the team, including Farzaneh Najafi of Georgia Tech and…
January 17, 2025
John Bickers, the Jesse Hauk Shera Assistant Professor in the Department of History, recently earned accolades from the American Journalism Historians’ Association. Bickers co-authored “War Chief, Friend of the President, Prohibitionist: Would the ‘Real’ Little Turtle Please Stand Up?” with…
January 17, 2025
Renowned neonatologist Cynthia F. Bearer has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Mary Ellen Avery Neonatal Research Award by the American Pediatric Society and the Society for Pediatric Research. Bearer is professor of pediatrics at ӰƵ School of Medicine and chief of the…
January 16, 2025
ӰƵ researchers receive Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
December 20, 2024
The CWRU Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship was recently recognized in the Highly Commended in the Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center (schools with more than 7,500 students) category at the 2024 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Awards. This honor celebrates…
December 20, 2024
The Staff Advisory Council is recognizing the first winners of the Staff PARTicipation Achievement Award. These outstanding individuals exemplify Spartan pride and have received heartfelt support from their peers. Those receiving this award not only demonstrate excellence but also make significant…
December 10, 2024
Researchers Gary E. Wnek and the late Arnold Caplan recognized for groundbreaking innovations Polymer scientist Gary E. Wnek and stem-cell biologist Arnold Caplan have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest professional distinction awarded solely to…