Awards

Working in collaboration with the university’s Technology Transfer Office (TTO), four Case Western Reserve faculty recently secured state funding awards to help them move their research from the campus to the marketplace. The awards involve three projects that could bring significant benefits to…

Olivia Ortega spent the summer between her junior and senior years crashing in the living room of a place she found on Craigslist in order to make interning at the immigration department of the International Rescue Committee in Oakland, California, a reality. While many would have balked at such…

Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff logged exercise minutes for the final time May 8 in HealthTrails, a 12-week exercise incentive competition. Sponsored by the Wellness Program, HealthTrails participants were asked to exercise 30 minutes a day, five times a week and to count their…

The Environmental Education Fund awarded the Leonard Gelfand STEM Center a $45,633 grant for the Kelley's Island Collaborative. This grant provides professional development for Cleveland Metropolitan School District teachers at the new Kelley's Island Field Station and at the West Creek Reservation…

The Case Western Reserve University Division of Student Affairs held its annual Spring Retreat May 17. At this retreat, division staff members and programs were recognized for their outstanding contributions, achievements and campus impact.   Awards were presented in the following categories: …

Rigoberto Advincula, professor of  macromolecular science and engineering, recently received a $300,0000 grant from the National Science Foundation for his work, titled "Supramolecularly Templated Living REP-ROP Polymerizations and Block Copolymers.” Celtic art, Boy Scout knots, Mobius strip…

The Cleveland Restoration Society and the American Institute of Architects Cleveland selected the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple – Tifereth Israel for the 2016 Excellence in Preservation Achievement Award. Through the award, the two organizations aim to honor projects…

At the end of each academic year, members of the Case Western Reserve University community are recognized with Writing Program Awards. The Department of English, SAGES and the Writing Program recently recognized this year’s winners of teaching awards and student writing prizes. Faculty Awards The…

Recent Case Western Reserve University graduate Nicholas Heim was selected as a recipient of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded to just 174 student-athletes across all three NCAA divisions annually, who excel at an elite level in athletic competition, in the classroom, and in…

Erika Trapl, associate director of the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, was awarded the Ohio Public Health Association (OPHA) Public Health Policy Award. Each year, the Ohio Public Health Association presents a series of awards that recognize excellence among our members and…