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New study reveals why Alzheimer's patients lose ability to defend against brain corrosion
Findings offer hope for development of new medications A new study by researchers at ӰƵ revealed that the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can be slowed by suppressing a specific protein in the brain that causes corrosion. A main pathogenic initiator of AD and r...
Spartan Showcase: Zubin Khan
After completing his bachelor’s degree, Zubin Khan spent several years giving students direction as a high school counselor in Detroit. But despite the wise advice he gave, he still hadn’t found his own calling. Khan had begun his undergraduate studies at Eastern Michigan University planning to com...
Weatherhead’s Michael Goldberg leads entrepreneurship workshop for U.S. Department of State in Madagascar
Traveling across the globe to teach about entrepreneurship is nothing new to Michael Goldberg. In fact, he’s held entrepreneurship seminars and programs on behalf of the U.S. Department of State in almost 30 countries. “I love to travel and interact with people,” he says. “And when you get asked t...
Faculty Member Clark Distelhorst Passes Away
Clark Distelhorst, MD, a long-standing faculty member of the ӰƵ School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology, the Department of Medicine at University Hospitals and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, passed away on July 3, 2023. His wife Lynne shared that Dr. Distel...
Weatherhead’s David Cooperrider honored with OD Network Award for Elevating Humanity
Weatherhead School of Management Distinguished University Professor David Cooperrider has been awarded one of the highest honors in his field, the 2023 OD Network Award for Elevating Humanity by the Organization Development Network. “I feel that I was born under a lucky star to have landed in this ...
ӰƵ recognized as 2023 Microsoft Mixed Reality Partner of the Year
ӰƵ (CWRU) today announced it has won the 2023 Microsoft Mixed Reality Partner of the Year Award. CWRU and licensing partner Ilumis were honored among a global field for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer-solutions based on Microsoft tec...
Teresa Kabat set to retire after 25 years of service to Weatherhead
Teresa Kabat says her favorite role she’s held in Weatherhead School of Management is the one she’s currently in as department administrator for the Department of Economics. “I do everything behind the scenes that makes a department run,” she says. “Sorting bills, reimbursements, helping with the ...
Harlow Cohen retiring after 18 years of full-time teaching
Harlow Cohen’s history with the ӰƵ Weatherhead School of Management Department of Organizational Behavior dates back decades to the 1970s. In 1979, Cohen received the Master of Science in Organization Development and Analysis degree, and in 1986 he earned his PhD in or...
A ripple effect: Leadership experience creates lasting impact among Black professionals
When Churyl Croone first learned about Weatherhead School of Management’s new Executive Leadership Development Experience (ELDE)—which aims to grow the leadership capabilities of participants, especially Black professionals—she knew she had to be involved. During her time in the cohort-based Execu...
Distinguished University Professor Richard Boyatzis receives medal for contributions to the field of positive psychology
ӰƵ Distinguished University Professor and H. Clark Ford Professor Richard Boyatzis has been awarded the Christopher J. Peterson Gold Medal for contributions to the field of positive psychology from the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA). “The IPPA awar...