Awards
May 27, 2016
The ӰƵ Division of Student Affairs held its annual Spring Retreat May 17. At this retreat, division staff members and programs were recognized for their outstanding contributions, achievements and campus impact. Awards were presented in the following categories: …
May 27, 2016
Rigoberto Advincula, professor of macromolecular science and engineering, recently received a $300,0000 grant from the National Science Foundation for his work, titled "Supramolecularly Templated Living REP-ROP Polymerizations and Block Copolymers.” Celtic art, Boy Scout knots, Mobius strip…
May 27, 2016
The Cleveland Restoration Society and the American Institute of Architects Cleveland selected the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple – Tifereth Israel for the 2016 Excellence in Preservation Achievement Award. Through the award, the two organizations aim to honor projects…
May 20, 2016
At the end of each academic year, members of the ӰƵ community are recognized with Writing Program Awards. The Department of English, SAGES and the Writing Program recently recognized this year’s winners of teaching awards and student writing prizes.
Faculty Awards
The…
May 20, 2016
Recent ӰƵ graduate Nicholas Heim was selected as a recipient of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded to just 174 student-athletes across all three NCAA divisions annually, who excel at an elite level in athletic competition, in the classroom, and in…
May 20, 2016
Erika Trapl, associate director of the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, was awarded the Ohio Public Health Association (OPHA) Public Health Policy Award. Each year, the Ohio Public Health Association presents a series of awards that recognize excellence among our members and…
May 20, 2016
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute recently announced its 2016 class of Medical Research Fellows, with four ӰƵ representatives among the 66 total selected. The program allows students to spend a full year working in the lab on projects they proposed. The following…
May 13, 2016
For the first time since ӰƵ established the award in 2008, the President’s Award for Visionary Achievement recognizes neither a sole individual nor an organization and its leaders. Rather, this year’s honorees are a family that embodies the award’s ideals of service to…
May 12, 2016
Eva Kahana hid in a church during the Holocaust—surviving with her family through Nazi occupation of Hungary and efforts to eradicate the country’s Jewish population—only to then come of age under grim Communist rule in Hungary. Still, even through a childhood shaped by some of the century’s most…
May 11, 2016
Senior Chemistry Instructor Rekha Srinivasan believes a university is responsible for educating students in more than academics. “Students are adults, but that doesn’t mean they don’t need occasional advice and support,” she said. “My job is to make sure they are able to be successful as people.…