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Spartan Showcase: Michaela Galarza and Sara Olmsted
Years: Rising fourth-yearsMajors: Environmental Geology and Environmental Studies Two students double majoring in environmental geology and environmental studies at ӰƵ recently had the experience of a lifetime conducting fieldwork in a remote area of southern Bolivia.…
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Get to know Black business owners and entrepreneurs from CWRU: Week 1
August is National Black Business Month, a time that celebrates and promotes the support of Black-owned businesses in the United States. In honor of this month, The Daily sat down with several ӰƵ students, alumni, faculty and staff members who double as business owners…
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Engineering’s Adel “Tony” Saada retires after 60 years on faculty
For those who have stopped by Adel “Tony” Saada’s office over the years, the visit has felt like stepping into a small museum of his academic life. Bookshelves and filing cabinets lined the walls and housed aging notebooks filled with lecture notes on subjects like elasticity theory from Saada’s…
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Dental medicine’s Ronald L. Occhionero retires after 58 years
In popular culture, it’s a feat to be well known by one name. Yet at ӰƵ School of Dental Medicine, one faculty member managed to build an impressive reputation on just one letter: Known to decades of students, staff and faculty as “Dr. O,” Professor Emeritus and Former…
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Weatherhead School’s Michael Goldberg earns fourth Fulbright award
When an entrepreneur launches a product or service, they often don’t know how consumers will respond. That’s exactly where Michael Goldberg found himself when he began teaching the “Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies” massive open online course (MOOC) in…
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Spartan Showcase: Satya Moolani
Areas of Study: Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science, Master of Healthcare ManagementYear: Rising fourth year Satya Moolani is helping bridge the intergenerational gap. As the director of Create Circles-Cleveland—a nonprofit organization co-founded by Moolani, his brother Harsh, and other…
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Spartan Showcase: Cora Lutes
Majors: Systems and control engineering, environmental studiesYear: Rising fourth year All paths led to ӰƵ for Cora Lutes, a rising fourth-year student studying systems and control engineering with a secondary major in environmental studies. As a traveler who'd often…
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Rising sophomore Madeleine Eiss passes away
Ask people about Madeleine “Maddie” Eiss and one of the first words you’ll hear is “fierce.” It reflected her grit and competitive nature on the tennis court—and, even more, her commitment to those lucky enough to call her a friend. “When it came to a tennis match you could always count on her to…
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Spartan Showcase: Jameia Tyler
Major: Communication Science and PsychologyYear: Rising Fourth Year From an early age, Jameia Tyler loved helping others and knew she wanted to do so professionally. Her only problem? She didn't know which career path to take. Now a rising fourth-year student majoring in communication science and…
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Q&A with Crain’s Cleveland Business’ “20 in Their Twenties” honoree Palak Gupta
Palak Gupta doesn’t hold the answer to curing Parkinson’s disease. She readily admits she likely won’t be able to eradicate the disorder that targets the central nervous system, causing tremors and uncontrollable movements in approximately 10 million people around the world. But she does intend to…