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July 31, 2025
Interning with intention: Inside CWRU students’ summer internships
This summer, ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ students are stepping far beyond the classroom—into hospitals and research labs, startups and advocacy organizations, engineering firms and art studios. What unites their experiences is n...

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July 31, 2025
This summer, ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ students are stepping far beyond the classroom—into hospitals and research labs, startups and advocacy organizations, engineering firms and art studios. What unites their experiences is not ambition, but intention.
From designing solutions for healthcar...

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July 30, 2025
Across disciplines, ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ undergraduate students have spent their summer engaged in meaningful research and creative endeavors. From nutrition to dental medicine to computer science, they have gained valuable skills and insights.
They will share their findings with the ca...

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July 29, 2025
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the summer 2025 edition of art/sci. Read more from this issue.
When David Gerdes interviewed to be chair of the University of Michigan’s physics department, no one asked how he’d handle campus repercussions from a global crisis. But 13 months into ...

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July 29, 2025
Major: Macromolecular Science and Engineering PhD student
Internship host organization:
MAGNET
Explain the details of your internship:
This summer, I am a MAGNET Research Fellow. In my role, I serve as a consultant of sorts where I am doing market research for thermoset composites in the HVAC/a...

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July 29, 2025
Before beginning graduate school, Regan Gee took a gap year to get to know her local community on a different level. To do that, she decided to participate in the AmeriCorps VISTA program, where she had the opportunity to teach at a primarily Indigenous-serving K-8 school near where she grew up in t...

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July 28, 2025
Dear Colleagues,
I am sorry to share news of the passing of our esteemed colleague, role model and friend, Dr. David Schiraldi, professor and former chair of the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering.
Dave served our school for 18 years with unwavering dedication as a researcher, ed...

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July 25, 2025
Each year, Hire a Veteran Day (July 25) reminds us of the invaluable qualities individuals who served in the United States Armed Forces bring to every corner of civilian life. At ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ, veterans continue their mission of service as educators, researchers, public safety prof...

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July 24, 2025
Jane Kessler (GRS ’51, psychology), a longtime ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ faculty member who retired in the 1990s, passed away July 21 at the age of 104.
Kessler, a leader in child psychology, was on the faculty for more than 40 years before retiring as the Lucy Adams Leffingwell Distinguished...

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July 23, 2025
Major: Chemical Engineering PhD student
Internship host organization:
Johnson & Johnson
Explain the details of your internship:
I’m working as a researcher on developing new drugs where I’m responsible for process optimization for production of drugs.
What has your experience been like so far?...