Awards

A graduating senior, a PhD candidate and a recent alumnus—each with a vastly different focus—were selected as Fulbright Scholars for the upcoming year. Todd Norton will research probability in Germany, John Romey will study how street culture in Paris was adopted in theater, and Derek Schadel will…

The Women Staff Leadership Development Institute Class of 2014 completed its yearlong program. The program aims to nurture and develop talent while helping women staff cultivate their leadership skills. The cohort consists of 11 staff women from across campus.  Their names and positions are as…

In medical school, Karen Olness wanted to specialize in nephrology. But instead of researching kidneys, Olness—a professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine since 1987—has become an international leader in developmental behavioral pediatrics, infectious diseases in…

In recognition of the critical importance of research to Case Western Reserve’s success, university administrators recently announced the recipients of the second Faculty Distinguished Research Awards. The awards, created last year under the direction of Vice President for Research Robert Miller,…

Michael Bane, Brian MacGilvray and Mandy Smith, PhD candidates in Case Western Reserve University’s musicology program, each received a College of Arts and Sciences Fellowship for 2014-15. These awards will enable the students to participate in a college-wide seminar in support of their doctoral…

Case Western Reserve University once again was selected as one of The Princeton Review's greenest schools for 2014. CWRU is one of 14 schools in Ohio selected for the fifth annual "Guide to 332 Green Colleges," presented by The Princeton Review in partnership with The Center for Green Schools at…

Senior engineering and Japanese studies major Conrad Moore has been selected by representatives of the Japanese government to receive a Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Scholarship. The scholarship will allow him to enroll in a master’s of engineering management…

Eric Baer, Distinguished University Professor and Herbert Henry Dow Professor of Science and Engineering in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, has been awarded the Paul J. Flory Polymer Research Prize. The award was given at the 22nd World Forum on Advanced Materials…

The Office of Graduate Education in the School of Medicine announced the annual Doctoral Excellence Award winners. Eleven PhD graduates were selected to receive this outstanding research and scholarship award. The Doctoral Excellence Awards were established to recognize PhD students throughout the…

Katia Almeida delights in how her students represent various majors and interests—medicine, business, engineering, the arts and more. Because, she believes, the study of anthropology is relevant and applicable, no matter the discipline. “It enables you to see the world from a different…