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July 02, 2025
A few years ago, a printed picture of a heart-shaped locket quietly appeared on a student-run bulletin board. Pictured inside the locket: a headshot of longtime Case School of Engineering faculty member Jim McGuffin-Cawley (GRS ’84, metallurgy and materials science).
Students’ and colleagues’ appre...

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July 02, 2025
Kylie Meyer is an Assistant Professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.
Area of Focus: Family caregiving, psychoeducational intervention, health and aging policy, caregiving relationships and financial well-being, gerontology, artificial intelligence
Nearly 48 million Americans provi...

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July 01, 2025
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ President Eric W. Kaler and Provost Joy K. Ward announced that Christian A. Zorman, senior associate dean and the F. Alex Nason Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, will serve as interim dean of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™...

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July 01, 2025
For Rachel Elkowitz (DEN '25), graduating from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Dental Medicine was not just an achievement—it was a deeply personal homecoming for her family, where her artistic spirit and the family's dental legacy intertwined.
Elkowitz’s graduation celebrated her academi...

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July 01, 2025
As she plans for her third year at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ this fall, undergraduate student Lidia Rodriguez doesn’t know what her future holds—but she’s embracing the uncertainty.
Once determined to pursue a biology degree on the pre-med track, Rodriguez found a new direction after enrollin...

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June 25, 2025
Liliane C. Windsor joins the Mandel School as the Lillian F. Harris Professor of Social Work on July 1. A leading figure in the quest for health equity, her groundbreaking research is dedicated to elevating marginalized communities—through the application of critical consciousness theory, she has de...

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June 25, 2025
Colleen Karlo
Executive Director of Regulatory Compliance Committees, Office of Research Administration, Office of Research and Technology Management
Area of Focus: research regulatory compliance and biosafety
Through education and collaboration, Colleen Karlo equips investigators with the resou...

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June 24, 2025
Caribbean American Heritage Month, observed each June, honors the rich cultures, histories and contributions of people from the Caribbean diaspora—from globally-recognized celebrations such as Carnival to political and social movements led by Marcus Garvey and other notable Caribbean leaders.
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June 17, 2025
Through her work as a PhD student in biomedical engineering at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ, Madison Albert is focused on enhancing MRIs. A former Barry Goldwater Scholarship recipient, Albert recently got another vote of confidence when she was selected for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF...

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June 10, 2025
Sameera Chiruvolu recently capped off her first year as an undergraduate student at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ by presenting on her research findings during the spring Intersections symposium.
While early research opportunities are a hallmark of the undergraduate experience at CWRU, Chiruvolu’...