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Kathleen A. Harper awarded Winter 2025 AAPT Fellowship
As a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers since 1994, Kathleen A. Harper, a lifetime member, will receive the Winter 2025 AAPT Fellowship in January. The fellowship recognizes AAPT members who have shown “exceptional contribution to AAPT's mission to enhance the understanding and…
New Poverty Center study reveals how caregiving shapes lives of Cleveland’s chronically homeless
Shortly after Jerome's mother died of cancer, he experienced what he described as a "mental breakdown" and, before too long, found himself without a home. Taking care of his mother had drained him—both emotionally and financially. "We lost the house," he said. "They wanted to put her in hospice.…
SDLE Envoys program brings local high school students to campus to conduct research
Since its founding in 2006, the Envoys program has impacted hundreds of high school students in Cleveland and East Cleveland schools. With the purpose of increasing access to STEAM for underrepresented minority students, the Envoys program supports a number of students each summer to engage in…
ӰƵ to offer full funding to Hertz Fellowship finalists
ӰƵ has a new offer for the 25 to 30 students each year who are named finalists for the prestigious Hertz Fellowship but are not ultimately selected as Fellows: Matriculate at CWRU and receive full financial benefits. The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has agreements…
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David Miller: Facing Financial Fragility
A troubling number of older Black Americans are struggling As the U.S. population ages, older adults face increased economic insecurity. The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, escalating inflation and growing economic inequality are eroding the purchasing power of people caught between fixed…
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Jessica Wojtalik writes about clubhouse model for special journal issue
Jessica Wojtalik, assistant professor, recently wrote a paper that was accepted for publication in a special issue of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal on the “Clubhouse Model for Serious Mental Illness.” This was the first special issue on this model since 1992. Titled “Confirmatory factor…
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Richard Romaniuk helped create "Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Military and Veteran Social Work"
Lecturer Richard Romaniuk was a task force member of the latest Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Military and Veteran Social Work, published by CSWE Press and released on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. This is the first specialized curricular guide for the 2022 Educational Policy…
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Innovation Week celebrates persistence with awards, talks and more
As the university’s third annual Innovation Week arrived on campus, hundreds gathered at ӰƵ to celebrate and advance the university’s culture of innovation, learn from experts and share ideas and experiences. The week involved 45 events, each focused on the theme of how…
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Proposed scoring system may enhance equity in organ transplantation, increase transplant rates and improve patient survival
The system, devised by researchers at ӰƵ and Cleveland Clinic, better accounts for biological disadvantages that limit access to transplant for some patients Researchers at ӰƵ and Cleveland Clinic have developed a new method that could…
Jessica Wojtalik and alum Anycia Grady receive 2024 Innovator of the Year awards
Congratulations to Anycia Grady (SAS ’10), chief executive officer at Change Agents to Barriers of Equitable Living (C.A.B.E.L.), and Jessica Wojtalik, assistant professor, who received Alumni and Early Career Innovator of the Year awards, respectively. Learn more about them below. Innovation…