Awards

Pamela B. Davis, dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs, was honored at the Ohio Cancer Research Associates’ (OCRA) Singular Sensations event this week. The dean also is a new member of the OCRA’s campaign committee. In her role as dean, Davis is integral in…

Timothy Peshek, research assistant professor of materials science and engineering who is part of the Solar Durability and Lifetime Extension Center, is one of just 10 researchers from around the world to receive funding through Google’s Little Box Challenge Academic Awards. In July, Google and the…

Jaesung Lee, a PhD candidate in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) who is mentored by Assistant Professor Philip Feng, received a Best Paper Award at the American Vacuum Society’s (AVS) 61st International Symposium & Exhibition, held in Baltimore in…

IMPROVment is the Student Leadership Journey Council’s student organization of the month. The improv comedy student group was founded in 2003 to “bring free and hilarious improv comedy to the Case Western Reserve community.” IMPROVment garners more than 100 guests at each show and has earned…

Undergraduate student Khalid Al-Dhubaib won second place at the national Global Student Entrepreneur Awards for his company, Triple Analytics. The event was held on Thursday, Nov. 20, in Chicago. The company aims to help health care workers develop plans for patients who need long-term care. His…

Shanina Knighton, a PhD student in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, placed first in Girl Power Pitch Night—an event geared toward college-aged, female entrepreneurs—on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Knighton’s project is a product aimed to improve hand hygiene for patients. The event was hosted by…

The Student Leadership Journey Council’s (SLJC) Student Adviser of the Month for October is Skip Begley, assistant director of Residence Life and Services. In this role, he works with the Second Year Experience, oversees graduate staff selection and training, and provides support for students. As…

Mongoose Metrics LLC, a Northeast Ohio telecommunications marketing research company in Independence, has captured the top rank among 2014 Weatherhead 100, the prestigious annual list compiled by Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management. The call-tracking company,…

In recognition of the Case Western Reserve community’s ongoing commitment to service, the university was named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. This is the seventh year Case Western Reserve has made the honor roll, but only the second the…

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven and donor-centered charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, awarded a one-year, $50,000 grant to Case Western Reserve University. This grant is one of 40 infrastructure grants awarded as part of the foundation’s fall grant…