Awards

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April 04, 2025
Jocelyn Schechter, a BS/MS student in aerospace engineering, was selected for the Ohio Space Grant Consortium Master’s Fellowship, which is administered by NASA. Awards to master’s students for the academic year are $23,400 in addition to tuition waivers.
Fellows complete a STEM-related research pr...

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March 14, 2025
David J. Birnkrant, professor emeritus of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, was chosen to give an honorary lecture at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians in Boston. The Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation honors “a clinician ...

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March 14, 2025
Lt. Sarah Shendy of the Case Western Reserve University Division of Public Safety was one of 10 people named as "Best of Arab Americans 2024" by the Arab Americans of Cleveland Young Professionals Network.
Lt. Shendy is responsible for training and professional standards for police, communications ...

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March 14, 2025
Every semester, University Technology’s ([U]Tech) Teaching and Learning Technologies team offers the High Impact Faculty Fellowship, a 10-week program for faculty members to learn about how to create and sustain accessible materials for their courses.
By dedicating their time and energy to learning...

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March 14, 2025
From advocating for climate justice to organizing the university’s Climate Action Month and advising the City of Cleveland on decarbonization, Case Western Reserve University students, faculty and staff are actively involved in sustainability and climate initiatives.
Each year the university’s Offi...

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March 14, 2025
The Case Western Reserve University Mock Trial Team had a strong performance at the Buffalo Regional Tournament, securing six wins, a loss and a tie. During the tournament, they outscored opponents by 117 points—the highest at the competition.
The team earned a spot at nationals for the third time ...

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February 14, 2025
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) announced that Umut Gurkan, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal. This accolade recognizes Gurkan's groundbreakin...

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February 14, 2025
Sarah Shendy, a lieutenant with the Case Western Reserve University Division of Public Safety, was recently inducted into the Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes.
Marquis Who's Who selects individuals based on their notable accomplishments and contribution to their profession and society.
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February 14, 2025
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Lydia Kisley, assistant professor of physics, was recently awarded the Young Fluorescence Investigator Award from the Biophysical Society’s Biological Fluorescence Subgroup.
The Young Fluorescence Investigator Award is given to an outstanding researcher at the beginning of their care...

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January 17, 2025
Masashi Tabuchi, assistant professor of neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University, was awarded a prestigious Scialog grant alongside his research collaborators for their innovative work in sleep and cognition research. Members of the the team, including Farzaneh Najafi of Georgia Tech and Lon...