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Political science’s Karen Beckwith wins award for research on women and politics
Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor in the Department of Political Science, won the 2011 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics. Her project, “Gender and Cabinet Recruitment: Pace and Profile in Gendering Government,” focuses on women’s access to cabinet positions ...
Program founded at CWRU honored with National Humanities Medal
From the National Endowment for the Humanities Earlier this week, President Barack Obama awarded the 2011 National Humanities Medals to eight individuals and one educational program for outstanding achievements in history, literature, education, philosophy and musicology—including one that got its ...
School of Law’s Jessup moot court team wins super regionals, moves on to international rounds
At the Chicago Super Regional Competition this weekend, the Case Western Reserve University School of Law Jessup International Law Moot Court team went 4-0 in the preliminary rounds, and then beat Valparaiso in the quarterfinals, Northwestern University in the semifinals, and Duke University in the ...
Eight staff members receive CAPS certificate of achievement
Participants in the latest CAPS program included (from left) Cynthia Smith, Jon Donze, Edith Reed Williams and Michael Brown. On Jan. 27, eight staff members received the Case Western Reserve University Administrative Professionals Series (CAPS) program Certificate of Achievement in Financial Manag...
Junior Colin Galey wins $25,000 scholarship, paid internship
Junior Colin Galey (left) won a $25,000 scholarship and a paid internship from Ellwood Group Inc., a heavy steel manufacturer in New Castle, Pa. Marie Russo (center), director of benefits and human resources at Ellwood, presented the check March 3 in the White Building. Christian Dalton (right) is a...
Weatherhead School students win Association for Corporate Growth competition
Three Weatherhead School of Management teams took part in the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) M&A Competition, held downtown Jan. 20. Two Weatherhead School teams won first and second place in a field of 10 total teams, and all three teams were invited to attend the annual ACG Deal Makers Awa...
Two nutrition students earn statewide outstanding dietetics student award
Nutrition students Rachel Paul and Divya Aggarwal are two of three students in the state of Ohio to receive 2012 Ohio Dietetic Association Outstanding Dietetics Student Award. The students are recognized for exhibiting excellence and dedication to the field of nutrition and will be honored at the O...
History professor Miriam Levin’s book named outstanding academic title
Choice magazine named history professor Miriam Levin’s book, Urban Modernity (MIT Press), as one of its Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011. Appearing annually in Choice’s January issue, this prestigious list of publications reflects the best in scholarly titles and attracts attention from the aca...
Book by nursing faculty member Mary Quinn Griffin wins Book of the Year award
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing associate professor Mary Quinn Griffin’s book was named American Journal of Nursing's No. 3 Book of the Year for nursing education books. The book, A Nuts-and-Bolts Approach to Teaching Nursing, is now in its fourth edition from Springer Publishing. Quinn Griff...
Chris Laszlo named one of top 100 trustworthy thought leaders
Chris Laszlo, associate professor of organizational behavior and faculty research director at the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value, was named one of Trust Across America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior. To be honored with this award, Laszlo first had to be nominated, t...