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John Ruhl's commitment to student success earns him Diekhoff Award for Mentoring
John Ruhl, the Connecticut Professor of Physics and Astronomy, has won a 2016 John S. Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring—despite that he says he doesn’t consciously mentor. “We train graduate students using an apprenticeship model—we work side by side for a long time,”…
School of Nursing’s Ronald Hickman Jr. wins 2016 John S. Diekhoff Mentoring Award
A doctoral student struggling with personal issues and stress from the workload had neglected his research and missed self-imposed deadlines for six weeks last summer when he got a text from his advisor, asking to meet. The PhD student arrived at Ronald Hickman Jr.’s office begrudgingly, expecting…
University community members honored for contributions to diversity, inclusion
Nearly 100 students, staff and faculty attended the eighth annual Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity’s (OIDEO) Diversity Achievement Awards Luncheon. The luncheon, held April 13, provided an opportunity to recognize members of the ӰƵ community that…
Engineering’s Alp Sehirlioglu recognized by alma mater with young alumnus award
Alp Sehirlioglu, the Warren E. Rupp Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, received the 2106 Young Alumnus Award from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The award is given to an alumnus under the…
Music’s Susan McClary to receive honorary doctorate from McGill University
Susan McClary, professor and head of musicology, will receive an honorary Doctor of Music honoris causa from McGill University May 31. McClary was selected for her reputation as one of the world’s leading feminist musicologists. She is known for publishing Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and…
Ultimate Frisbee teams place at Division 1 Ohio conference championships
The men's and women's ӰƵ Ultimate Frisbee teams had strong showings at the Division 1 Ohio conference championships. The women took second place, while the men finished as the undisputed champions, defeating Ohio State University and Ohio University to claim the…
Students honored for presentations at Choose Ohio First Poster Session
Earlier this month, 70 students from ӰƵ participated in the Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program’s annual poster conference, which was hosted at Kent State University. Three students were recognized for excellence in content and presentation. Mikayla Smith presented…
The Hartwell Foundation names CWRU among its Top 10 Biomedical Research Centers; grants award to autism researcher
The Hartwell Foundation, a Memphis-based philanthropic institution committed to funding innovative biomedical pediatrics research, has named ӰƵ among its national Top 10 Centers of Biomedical Research. The prestigious designation allows ӰƵ to nominate…
Four professors selected for Faculty Distinguished Research Award
More than 1,000 stakeholders and community members are expected to visit Research ShowCASE April 15 to see the latest innovations from faculty and students at ӰƵ. Among them: Four of the university’s most prominent researchers, who will be recognized as Faculty…
Sophomore wins CWRU Pride LGBT Ohio Leadership Scholarship
Lilith Freed, a sophomore, recently won the ӰƵ Pride LGBT Ohio Leadership Scholarship, sponsored by The Alumni Association of CWRU. The award was based on Freed's advocating for, and leadership within, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community at CWRU. The…