Awards

Researchers from the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Center at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences received a $200,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and matching contributions from The Cleveland Foundation, Saint Luke’s Foundation and Sisters of Charity Foundation, for a…

The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University will present awards to alumni and friends during the Alumni Luncheon to be held Friday, Oct. 14, at 11:30 a.m. in Horsburgh Gym. Theodore J. Castele (ADL ’51, MED ’57) will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes a graduate…

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation awarded a $750,000 grant to the Myelin Repair Foundation to fund myelin repair studies with human brain cells for the development of new treatments for multiple sclerosis. The funds will support research conducted by Paul Tesar, assistant professor of genetics, who…

Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University Center for Health Care Research and Policy at MetroHealth received a four-year $1.95 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to create a free Health Risk Appraisal tool. A Health Risk Appraisal can be an important tool in…

Krzysztof Palczewski, John H. Hord Professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology, recently received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Krzyz Kawalerski Orderu Zaslugi Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej). The President of Poland awards the order to foreigners or Polish…

Richard A. Rudick, MD, is the first recipient of the Case Western Reserve Medal, honoring excellence in health science innovation. This newly initiated award is the highest honor bestowed by the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The award was presented during the School of…

R. Mohan Sankaran, associate professor of chemical engineering, is the recipient of the 2011 Peter Mark Memorial Award from the American Vacuum Society. The award recognizes outstanding theoretical or experimental work by a young scientist—in this case, Sankaran’s work with carbon nanotubes. For…

On Sept. 29, Jim Sheeler, the Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and Media Writing, will be awarded Colorado State University’s College of Liberal Arts Honor Alumnus Award. The Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet recognizes alumni who “have distinguished themselves professionally and have made…

Susann M. Brady-Kalnay, professor of molecular biology and microbiology, earned a Special Achievement Award for Distinction in Professional or Civic Activities from her alma mater, University of Dayton. Her work focuses on the role of cell adhesion and how they are altered in cancer. For more…

Case Western Reserve University received $540,000 in grants from the federal government to look at potential effects of offshore wind on the electric grid in the Great Lakes region. Additionally, the project will “determine requirements on interconnection points, control systems, and the…