Awards
June 01, 2018
Jane Korsberg, adjunct senior instructor of nutrition, was recently honored wih the Presidents Award by the Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The award recognizes Korsberg’s commitment to the Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and its goals, meritorious service to the association and…
June 01, 2018
Sue Flocke, assistant director of the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, co-authored a paper titled "Primary Care Resident Training for Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling: A Mixed Methods Study." The paper was one of four selected in the inaugural collection "The…
June 01, 2018
On May 18, representatives from the U.S. Congress, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development, the Office of the Dean at ӰƵ School of Medicine, assorted distinguished guests and leadership at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center…
June 01, 2018
Diana Driscoll, lab director and instructor in the Department of Physics, won the 2018 Ohio Project Kaleidoscope STEM Educator Award. Only one award is granted each year, recognizing excellence and innovation in STEM education at the collegiate level. The award honors those who focus on real-world…
May 31, 2018
Richard Martin, professor of pediatrics, reproductive biology and physiology at ӰƵ School of Medicine, and director of neonatal research programs and Drusinsky-Fanaroff Chair in Neonatology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, has been selected as the recipient of the…
May 29, 2018
For Katie Wede, just making it to the NCAA Division III Championships for softball in Oklahoma City was a dream come true. Last week, she accomplished that as a member of the ӰƵ Spartans softball team that qualified for the championships after winning in both the…
May 17, 2018
As an undergraduate engineering student, Larry Sears had to go to his Cleveland Heights basement when he wanted to tinker. Today, thanks in part to his leadership and generosity, students across the campus can create everything from jewelry to medical diagnostic devices—whether as a hobby or the…
May 16, 2018
Jane W. Kessler wins 2018 Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize It was the 1940s, a time when women rarely questioned the establishment. But Jane W. Kessler, whose lifetime of service as a clinician, scholar, teacher and community leader has knitted a rich mosaic, had the guts to challenge the…
May 15, 2018
Film studies professor Robert Spadoni wins Wittke Award for undergraduate teaching As a teaching assistant earning his PhD at the University of Chicago, Robert Spadoni was unexpectedly asked to lead the class in the professor’s absence. “It was my first real taste of teaching,” he said, “and I…
May 15, 2018
Lauren Calandruccio becomes first concurrent winner of Jackson and Wittke awards This January, Lauren Calandruccio dropped everything to drive six hours to Chicago to be with a student whose father passed away there after a long battle with cancer. “She needed someone there,” said Calandruccio,…