Appointments

The Women Staff Leadership Development Institute (WSLDI) program has announced its 2019-20 cohort. These women were chosen through a selective process and represent the 12th class of this program. Individuals will spend a year participating in leadership workshops, self-assessments, career…

The Fowler Center welcomed Megan Buchter as the new director of the Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit Monday, Aug. 12. Buchter has been part of the Fowler Center for more than 10 years. She first got involved with the center as a student volunteer while working toward her…

Antibiotic resistance, which develops when harmful bacteria and other damaging microorganisms become resistant to the antibiotics that once killed them, threatens to undo many of the powerful health gains achieved by the use of antibiotics. The problem arises from overuse and misuse of antibiotics…

Maybe an answer to the vexing neurological mysteries of epilepsy will come to Dominique Durand during his preferred thinking time: on his 7-mile bicycle commute from his home in Shaker Heights to Case Western Reserve University. Or maybe the critical bioengineering breakthrough Durand…

Cocaine-exposed infants, children with chronic lung disease arising from prematurity, babies suffering from the effects of fetal exposure to the drug Ecstasy—all are benefitting from the scholar’s eye and compassionate heart of Lynn Singer, professor of population and quantitative health sciences,…

President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III announced today that Distinguished University Professor Sandra “Sandy” Russ has agreed to serve as the next interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Her appointment begins Sept. 1. “Sandy brings tremendous experience and insight to…

School of Dental Medicine Dean Kenneth B. Chance (DEN ’79) was elected the next vice president of the Supreme Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon earlier this year. Omicron Kappa Upsilon, founded in 1914, is the national dental honor society. As a result of this election, Chance will be on the…

Gary Wnek, the Joseph F. Toot Jr. Professor of Engineering, has been named chair of the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering. A renowned polymer researcher with particular expertise in nanomaterials and medical polymers, Wnek has been instrumental in championing the incorporation…

The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library has announced the selection of the 2019-20 Freedman Faculty Fellows. The program supports full-time faculty, staff and post-docs. To address the emerging needs of scholarship, the fellowship aids researchers in integrating digital…

After leading the launch of an ambitious student success effort as interim associate provost, Tom Matthews now can drop the “interim” prefix from his associate provost title. Provost Ben Vinson III today announced that Matthews will direct the Student Success office on a permanent basis. “After…