People
May 13, 2024
John Sideras, executive vice president and chief financial officer, to retire after 17 years at CWRU
When John Sideras joined ӰƵ in 2008, he expected to be here six months. Faced with a $20 million deficit in fiscal year 2007, the university was in a dire financial situation. Sideras, then the president and former CEO of the MetroHealth System, agreed to step in on an interim…
May 06, 2024
To recognize the contributions postdoctoral researchers make to ӰƵ—and their respective fields—The Daily has partnered with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs on a new monthly series. Know an outstanding postdoc making an impact at CWRU or in their field? Nominate them…
April 26, 2024
From advocating for mental health and conducting research in the Department of Psychiatry, to directing programming in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, those of Arab American heritage are engaged with seemingly every facet of ӰƵ. In recognition of Arab American…
April 23, 2024
When Michelle Santos Monterroso arrived at ӰƵ as a first-year student in fall 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic still put a strain on many in-person activities. As a result, Santos Monterroso wasn’t as involved in student organizations as she’d have liked. The following year, she…
April 16, 2024
In September 2020, Robert Boyce went from a weight room to an operating room in mere hours. Then a 16-year-old sophomore at St. Ignatius High School, Boyce suffered a rare, life-threatening stroke called a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Facing severe bleeding and concerns about further swelling of…
April 09, 2024
Complex chronic diseases are indeed, in a word, complex. With few diverse datasets from which to pull, it’s impossible to fully understand their underlying physiology—a fact that leads Lauren Cruz to call these diseases the “health conundrums of our generation.” The mystique of complex chronic…
April 08, 2024
To recognize the contributions postdoctoral researchers make to ӰƵ—and their respective fields—The Daily has partnered with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs on a new monthly series. Know an outstanding postdoc making an impact at CWRU or in their field? Nominate them…
April 03, 2024
Across 25 doctoral, master’s, and certificate programs, more than 2,800 students are gaining the experience for which ӰƵ School of Medicine is known: for its rigorous, customizable, and contemporary curriculum, state-of-the-art technology, exceptional clinical and…
April 02, 2024
Student-athletes experience their fair share of highs and lows. Early on in her collegiate career, ӰƵ soccer player Sydney Schenk recognized the toll that took on her mental health. “Soccer had always been a big part of my life, and when entering college, I began to…
March 22, 2024
ӰƵ has landed a pioneer—and familiar face—as its new vice president for enterprise risk management. Boyd Kumher, who became the University of Minnesota's first chief compliance officer in 2016, will arrive with more than 25 years of experience in higher education and…