Awards

To fully recount the many achievements and accolades Sandra Walker Russ earned in her nearly five decades at Case Western Reserve University would be no easy feat. She’s a Distinguished University Professor and has been interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences—twice. She was chair of the…

During her 37 years on the humanities faculty of Case Western Reserve University, Jenifer Neils acquired an international reputation for her original, thought-provoking writings on classical art and culture. As an archaeologist, curator and teacher—and most recently as director of the American…

School of Medicine students Elliot Crooks, Sean Li and Pratheek Makineni earned third place in an international, neurosurgery-focused pitch competition (mission:brain Hackathon) hosted by Harvard Medical School. The competition involved more than 200 participants from over 50 countries. The Case…

The University Center on Aging and Health at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing selected Piper Sereno, a student in the Master of Social Work program, for the 2023 Marie Haug Award. The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student who has shown exemplary performance in…

In mammalian genome, enhancers are sequences that are often far away from their target genes. They play a key role in transcription regulation through long-range DNA loops. It is now widely accepted that genetic variants within enhancers may cause gene mis-regulation and human diseases. However, an…

Axiom selected The Digital Multinational: Navigating the New Normal in Global Business, co-written by Weatherhead School of Management Professor Satish Nambisan, for one of its 2023 Best Business Book Awards. Nambisan is the Nancy and Joseph Keithley Professor of Technology Management. The Axiom…

Erkki Somersalo has spent four decades working to solve a mathematical uncertainty. His quest: to perfect the flawed complex computer modeling behind real-world applications, from biomedical imaging to predicting climate change. Starting this fall, the Case Western Reserve University professor of…

The nominees for the 2023 Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the 2023 J. Bruce Jackson, MD, Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring were recently announced. Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Established in honor of Carl Wittke in…

Clare M. Rimnac, Distinguished University Professor Emerita, the Wilbert J. Austin Professor Emeritus of Engineering and professor emerita of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was awarded the 2023 Alfred R. Shands, Jr., MD Award by the Orthopaedic Research Society. The award is presented each…

Jacob James Rich, PhD student in epidemiology and biostatistics, was awarded the “Best Student Abstract Award” at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in November. The research, conducted with coauthor and Yale University law student Robert Capodilupo, was recently published by the…