University News
September 01, 2011
A commitment to the community and a dedication to learning are two defining characteristics of ӰƵ, and those two qualities are the backbone of the Civic Engagement Scholars program, which is accepting applications now through Sept. 15.
Now in its second year, Civic Enga...
August 30, 2011
ӰƵ’s Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence will award its 2011 Inamori Ethics Prize on Wednesday, Sept. 7, to human rights attorney Beatrice Mtetwa. Mtetwa will be recognized for her efforts to fight injustice in her home country of Zimbabwe.
The Inamor...
August 29, 2011
ӰƵ now stands among the top 10 universities in the country, according to Washington Monthly magazine, which ranked the university No. 7. This is a 10-spot jump from last year, and marks the highest position the university has earned on the magazine’s list.
The rankings ...
August 29, 2011
President Barbara R. Snyder today announced the seven faculty who will be honored Wednesday at Fall Convocation as ӰƵ’s newest Distinguished University Professors.
“These individuals are leaders in every way—as teachers, scholars and dedicated contributors to our univer...
August 26, 2011
ӰƵ and collegiate athletics lost a beloved figure on Thursday as Bob Del Rosa passed away from complications of a late summer surgery. Del Rosa, 75, was entering his 50th year with the university’s athletic department and his 46th season as head wrestling coach.
Surroun...
August 24, 2011
President Barbara R. Snyder announced today that Elizabeth “Libby” Keefer will become ӰƵ’s general counsel and secretary of the corporation, effective Oct. 1. Keefer’s experience includes 11 years as the general counsel of Columbia University, as well as extensive legal ...
August 19, 2011
In Paris in the early 1900s, a stage-to-street drama was unfolding as leading fashion designers took style cues from the ballet and translated them into haute couture. In turn, the ballet took its cues from what women of that time wore in their daily lives.
Mary E. Davis, professor and chair of Cas...
August 17, 2011
Marilyn Lotas has sent many undergraduates abroad for field study. Now, the associate professor and associate dean for undergraduate programs at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will cross international borders herself as a Fulbright Scholar at the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing at...
August 15, 2011
As the space shuttle program comes to a close, things at NASA are just gearing up for Brian Michal, Adriana Popa and Brian Tietz, three ӰƵ students who were selected as members of the inaugural class of NASA Space Technology Research Fellows.
The fellowships provide a s...
August 10, 2011
Seeing a zebrafish’s ears glow is fascinating, but being the person who actually makes the ears glow ups the “cool factor” of the experience exponentially. Now, five high school students can proudly add this skill to their résumés after taking part in The Cleveland Neuroscientists and Innovators Pro...