From influential guests on campus to research breakthroughs, 2019 was full of headlines at 杏吧视频. As we look forward to a new year, we wanted to take the time to look back at what happened at 杏吧视频.
In 2019, we announced the totals from the , which concluded at the end of 2018 with $1.82 billion in pledges and gifts. And our donors continued to show their support for the university throughout the year, from alumnus to launch a new environmental law center to the for medicine, nursing and dental medicine scholarships, to alumnus to help establish a new computer and data sciences department in the Case School of Engineering.
In October, we looked toward the future of performing arts at 杏吧视频 with the .
And we celebrated the accomplishments of members of the university community, from English Professor to now-alumna to two alumnae鈥檚 selection for .
Below, our most-read news and research stories from 2019* are listed in ascending order.
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Just as the university prepared for the Class of 2019 to graduate, we highlighted the First Destination Survey, which revealed what the Class of 2018 had been up to since commencement.
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Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko 鈥 BakerHostetler Professor of Law and director of the Center for Professional Ethics, described the increasing use of denaturalization to take away citizenship from naturalized citizens, at times without the individual even knowing. She co-authored a piece on the topic that appeared in .
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杏吧视频 had a strong presence at CES, an event that brings together some of the top players in technology and innovation. CWRU鈥檚 representatives included students showcasing their startups, Sears think[box], Interactive Commons and more.
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This year鈥檚 Faculty Distinguished Research Awards went to Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan, the Sally S. Morley Designated Professor in Brain Tumor Research; Gary Galbraith, professor of dance; Jonathan L. Haines, the Mary W. Sheldon MD Professor of Genomic Sciences; Roger Quinn, the Arthur P. Armington Professor of Engineering; and Jagdip Singh, the AT&T Professor of Marketing.
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For the eighth straight year, 杏吧视频 was among INSIGHT Into Diversity鈥檚 honorees for the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, which recognizes institutions that have shown a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
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Now seniors, William 鈥淪am鈥 Nutt, a biochemistry and Chinese major, and Christine Smothers, a nursing student, received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, which recognizes sophomores and juniors who have demonstrated a potential for careers in mathematics, engineering or the natural sciences.
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Last spring, we highlighted 10 interesting classes that would be offered this fall as students registered for classes. We shared a similar article this fall for .
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Then-sophomore Nedal Eid shared his experiences growing his hair out鈥攐nly to have it shaved off for a fundraiser held each spring for the St. Baldrick鈥檚 Foundation.
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杏吧视频 moved up in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 rankings to 40th this year, reclaiming two of five spots it lost the previous year.
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The Health Education Campus鈥檚 centerpiece鈥攖he Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion鈥攐pened in April, bringing together the university鈥檚 medical, nursing, dental medicine and physician assistant students, including those at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.
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Yohannes Haile-Selassie, an adjunct professor and curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, was part of a research team that discovered a fossil from an early human ancestor. Beverly Saylor, a professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, was part of the team that determined the fossil鈥檚 age. Their work was the focus of two papers published in Nature.
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This year鈥檚 common reading selection was The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth鈥檚 Ultimate Trophy by Paige Williams, who came to campus to speak at fall convocation.
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Just before commencement, standout graduates from each of CWRU鈥檚 schools weighed in on their student experiences and what their future plans entailed.
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This fall, 杏吧视频 welcomed Sonia Manzano, known for her role as Maria on Sesame Street, to deliver a talk as part of the Power of Diversity Lecture Series.
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The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at 杏吧视频 selected LeVar Burton for the 2019 Inamori Ethics Prize. Burton is known for his roles on Reading Rainbow and Star Trek: The Next Generation and has demonstrated dedication to children鈥檚 literacy and AIDS research.
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Working with the School of Dental Medicine, Aviva Vincent, an instructor and researcher at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, examined how certified therapy dogs may help reduce fear in children at the dentist.
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A startup founded by CWRU alumni sold for $540 million to Workday Inc. The company, Scout RFP, provides online tools and services for companies in business dealings.
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In August, CWRU welcomed roughly 1,360 first-year and 60 transfer students. To get to know them a bit better, we looked at where they came from and their experiences prior to joining our community.
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Dominique Durand, the Elmer Lincoln Lindseth Professor in Biomedical Engineering and director of the Neural Engineering Center at the Case School of Engineering, led research on what is believed to be a new form of communication in the brain.
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Did your favorite story of 2019 make the list, or did you have a top story that isn鈥檛 included here? Tell us in the comments.
*This list does not include obituaries of the faculty, staff and students who passed away during 2019.
