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Free Girls Link program to help pre- and early-teen girls overcome shyness, teasing, fear of rejection
Nicole Pucci remembers what it felt like to not fit in during middle school. “No one feels like they belong. It is an awkward stage where you are trying to figure out how to relate to others.” Amy Przeworski reached her adult height of 5 feet 9 inches in sixth grade and struggled to blend in with c...
Biomedical engineering research lab aims to improve cancer treatments
Some prostate cancer patients unnecessarily undergo surgery or harsh treatments because science fails to identify the differences between slow-growing and aggressive forms of the disease. Researchers at ӰƵ and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are developing te...
Ohio-led team takes on premature birth through March of Dimes
ӰƵ School of Medicine is leading a Northeast Ohio team that is part of a $10 million March of Dimes project to help prevent preterm births. Greater Cleveland’s participants include University Hospitals MacDonald Women’s Hospital and Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital a...
Fulbright winner starts research for a German Reformation case study
An accomplished organist, Alanna Ropchock’s performances for religious services and festivals fueled a curiosity for liturgical­­ music history. From that interest, Josquin des Prez’s Missa Pange lingua, an important Renaissance mass for the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi, became the top...
Emotional intelligence trumps IQ in dentist-patient relationship, CWRU study finds
IQ directly relates to how students perform on tests in the first two years of dental school. But emotional intelligence (EI) trumps IQ in how well dental students work with patients, researchers from ӰƵ’s School of Dental Medicine and Weatherhead School of Management re...
Peter B. Lewis encourages 2,000 graduates at Sunday’s commencement ceremony
The man who built a small insurance operation into a national industry standard-setter accepted an honorary degree Sunday from ӰƵ—the alma mater of his mother, father, sister, son, ex-wife, aunt and uncle. “Today,” Progressive Chairman Peter B. Lewis said as part of his...
Nearly 75 years after starting, Morton Mandel to earn degree at commencement
On a rainy April afternoon, a hopeful member of ӰƵ’s Class of 2013 climbed the dozen steps to the door of Clapp Hall, home of the university’s chemistry department. He was there for the final hurdle of his undergraduate career: the senior capstone presentation. The assignment, des...
5 questions with… CWRU’s first woman to compete at NCAA tennis championship Sara Zargham
In her first year on campus, Sara Zargham already is making history as the first woman from ӰƵ to compete in the singles portion of the NCAA Division III Tennis Championship. The 32-player championship tournament runs May 23-25, at Stowe Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich., wit...
Alumna Jane Baker Nord to receive President’s Award for Visionary Achievement
Jane Baker Nord (GRS ’76) first discovered her profound love of learning as an undergraduate at Vassar College. This passion influenced philanthropic endeavors throughout Northeast Ohio, including extraordinary support for ӰƵ. To honor her generosity, President Barbara R. Snyder w...
Fulbright winner to investigate pollution in China
Andrew Flagg, a ӰƵ graduating senior, will investigate how China’s infamous air pollution leads to respiratory damage during a 10-month visit as a Fulbright scholar. “Before the 2008 Olympics, the pollution in China became an issue,” said Flagg, who completed his bachel...