fall/winter 2016 issue
FEATURES
A Brainy Idea
How one student’s creation could help researchers better understand the dangerous Zika virus
A Virus Transformed
University researchers seek to understand what made Zika harmful
Citizen Capers
A 103-year-old trailblazer still speaks out on the power of people
Moments of Transformation
Eight faculty members reveal what helped make them who they are
MESSAGE
President’s Letter
Ever an inspiration
LENS
Live from Cleveland
Dispatches by student journalists who covered the GOP convention in Cleveland
The Perils of Prediction
Why prognosticators get it wrong
A Living Landscape
The Nord Family Greenway to create campus connector
A Poet for Our Age
Questions for Dave Lucas, SAGES Fellow and winner of a 2016 Cleveland Arts Prize Emerging Artist Award
Sparking Creativity
How parents—and even video games—can spur exploration in kids
Stopping Rapists
Researchers uncover clues from tested assault kits
100 Years
Educating social workers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Rethinking the City
How public art and vibrant spaces are changing Cleveland
Mature Mouths
The effects of aging on women’s oral health
Damaged Connections
New discoveries chart serotonin’s role in brain disorders
Oral Clues
Your mouth is like a canary in a coal mine
Easing the End
A Q&A with the School of Nursing’s Ron Hickman
Building Resourcefulness Skills
Researchers offer guidance to help caregivers cope
Fighting Cancer Fatigue
New university research may hold promise
Timing Labor
Developing medications to extend pregnancy and save babies’ lives
Pocket Protector
Creating a device to make life-saving blood screenings universal
Good Vibrations
How your coffeemaker could help turn off the lights
Blink of an Eye
The accidental birth of the intermittent windshield wiper
The Man and the Myth
When Adam Savage came to the Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box], he made an impression on campus and beyond
History by the Numbers
What accounting can tell us about the past—and the present
Inspiring Work
Showcasing businesses that do good and well
Attacking ISIS
A radical change in international law
Murder Convictions Overturned
Law school students partner with Ohio Innocence Project on case
Lean on Me
A photo essay about university faculty members and the high school students they mentored
A Dual Threat
Spartans quarterback’s potent attack
CONNECT
Nurse Advocates on the Front Lines
Focusing on violence as a health-care epidemic
Uniting nurses of color
A pioneer in the field
Shhhh (or not)
A look back at CWRU’s libraries through the decades
Alumni Awards
Recognizing six alumni for professional accomplishments, service and overall achievement
Keeping It Civil
Working to restore respect in politics
Reinvention in the Rustbelt
These alums create furniture built on the past
