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April 15, 2025
Bhavya Bansal, of Tampa, Florida, knew she wanted to complete her pre-med undergraduate degree in Cleveland—surrounded by four major hospitals—but didn't realize just how much CWRU would shape her beyond academics.
In one of her bioethics classes with Elieen Anderson, Bansal read about Johanna Sha...

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April 14, 2025
Bibekananda Sahoo, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, arrived at ӰƵ in fall 2020, fresh after completing a PhD program in India.
Working under the mentorship of Xinghong Dai at the School of Medicine, Sahoo uses cryo-electron microsco...

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April 10, 2025
Isabela and Maya Carroll are, in their words, comically different. Growing up, Maya, with her blonde hair and blue eyes, didn’t just look different from her sister—she was drawn to completely different interests as well.
“She loves math; I’m terrible at it,” Isabela said. “I was all about the arts...

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April 09, 2025
Tracy Wilson-Holden
Assistant Vice President
Research Integrity Officer
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Bioethics, School of Medicine
Area of Focus: Research Integrity — conducting research with objectivity, accuracy, honesty, and efficiency.
Tracy Wilson-Holden’s work as ӰƵ...

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April 08, 2025
Dale Berkove didn’t step foot inside Sears think[box] for nearly two years as a student at ӰƵ, but he credits it as a major driving factor in his decision to attend the university. The mere knowledge the makerspace was there whenever he was ready to use it was enticing.
Now a four...

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April 07, 2025
Geology is more than just studying rocks—it’s about understanding the history of our planet, from shifting continents to ancient climates. For two ӰƵ students, Patricia Carrig and Takele Mihretie, this field has taken them from classrooms to remote landscapes, where they...

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April 02, 2025
Shuo Li
Leonard Case, Jr. endowed chair professor in engineering at ӰƵ
Professor in Department of Computer and Data Sciences at Case School of Engineering
Professor in Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case School of Engineering
Member of the Cancer Imaging Program at the...

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March 25, 2025
As ӰƵ approaches its 200th birthday, a year-long bicentennial celebration is officially underway—one that encourages reflection on the university’s extensive history and even more promising future. No such celebration is complete without appreciation of women’s accomplis...

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March 25, 2025
Christmas is coming early to the Greater Cleveland area with ӰƵ/Cleveland Play House Master of Fine Arts in Acting program’s spring production of Alan Ayckbourn’s Season’s Greetings—directed by Jerrold Scott, professor in the Department of Theater.
Although the holiday...

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March 21, 2025
For some ӰƵ students, last week’s spring break wasn’t a pause in their studies, but an opportunity to continue their educational pursuits in new settings. Over 120 of them visited seven countries across the globe—from Poland to Taiwan to Dominican Republic—through academ...