University News
September 14, 2020
The ӰƵ community is known for innovative research that leads to transformative solutions with positive impacts on a wide range of fields. Now, these pioneering techniques and methods are leading the way during the COVID-19 pandemic. After having to shift the delivery…
September 11, 2020
The recent series of police attacks against Black Americans, and the widespread outrage in response, have sparked a flood of conversations surrounding equity and justice across the country and around the world. At ӰƵ, students, staff, faculty and alumni have shared their…
September 08, 2020
When Grover “Cleve” Gilmore agreed to lead the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences in 2002, his appointment was only supposed to last a year. After all, he was a longtime professor of psychology, not social work. And, the request had come from an interim president,…
September 07, 2020
The pandemic that prompted remote operations in March disrupted all manner of traditional spring events, including ӰƵ’s annual celebration of staff contributions. But while COVID-19 concerns delayed the Staff Service Award ceremonies until Friday and sent them online, this…
September 03, 2020
Students, faculty and staff spent the summer envisioning what fall semester would look like amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This fall, some classes are being offered virtually and others in-person, albeit with added safety precautions—and some are a mix of the two. Now, as the second week of the…
September 02, 2020
Preparing to start your first year of college can be stressful—moving to what may be a new city, meeting new people and adjusting to college course expectations are all challenging transitions in the best of times. And this year’s incoming class faced all of those challenges in the midst of an…
August 31, 2020
Agreement with CWRU Technology Transfer Office and Dartmouth College Mosaic ImmunoEngineering Inc., a private biotechnology company based in Novato, California, has signed a two-year option agreement with ӰƵ and Dartmouth College, granting the company the exclusive…
August 31, 2020
When the Class of 2024 and new transfer students joined the ӰƵ community—whether on campus or remotely—earlier this month, their introduction was a bit unconventional. While safety precautions limited opportunities for them to meet others on campus, they engaged in…
August 27, 2020
Luminary Therapeutics (Luminary Tx) and ӰƵ have entered into a formal collaboration agreement that includes an option for Luminary to exclusively license a novel BAFF target for use in CAR-T (chimeric antigen receptor T cells) constructs. The BAFF target was discovered…
August 24, 2020
To the ӰƵ Community: August 24, 2020. Ever since we announced our modified fall calendar in June, this date has dominated our thoughts, flashing regularly in our minds much like a large LED billboard. Academics, housing, student life, testing and more—no matter the area, all…