Awards

Medicine's Paul Tesar receives Diekhoff Award for Mentoring after being a CWRU mentee years ago While earning an undergraduate degree in biology at Case Western Reserve, Paul Tesar had three outstanding scientific mentors whose influence he feels to this day. Now, 15 years later, it’s Tesar who’s b...

Nursing's Christopher Burant receives Diekhoff graduate teaching award Associate Professor Christopher Burant said he is “standing on the shoulders of giants” who inspire him to become a better educator and person. Leading that roster of giants: lifelong teachers like his grandmother Lillian; his i...

What makes a great teacher depends on whom you ask. But most would probably agree on a combination of superb people skills, a passion for the profession and a remarkable toolkit of teaching techniques. For all this and more, Thomas Love, an expert in statistics and professor of medicine, population...

In January, Case Western Reserve University was among just 12 institutions nationally chosen by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to offer research grants and extensive mentorship to six undergraduate students in chemistry and the biological sciences—two each over the next three years. The un...

CWRUbotix, the student robotics club, sent three teams—a six-pound combat, mini-sumo and autonomous vehicle—to the National Robotics Challenge, held from April 12 to 14. The combat team's robot, Playbot, won first in its division, marking the second year in a row the team has done so. Additionally,...

The main goals of the Wellness Program’s recently completed Keep America Active campaign were improved fitness and overall health. This year, 458 faculty and staff members virtually traveled across the United States by logging daily exercise. The group averaged 26.1 minutes—or 4,626 steps—per day du...

Erinn Enany, a third-year student at the School of Dental Medicine, won the American Dental Association’s Health Literacy Essay Contest. Her essay, titled “Small Smiles: What You Need to Know About Baby Teeth,” communicated to new parents what baby teeth are for and how to take care of them. The es...

Dhamakapella, Case Western Reserve University’s South Asian fusion a cappella group, won second place at the national championship All-American Awaaz: Voices of Champions. The group competed against teams from Saint Louis University; University of California, Berkeley; Texas A&M University; Universi...

The Office for Sustainability announced the winners of its annual Sustainability Champions Awards during the spring keynote and awards presentation, “Treenote: Soils, Canopies & Climate,” Wednesday, April 11. Student winners Cara Fagerholm is a fifth-year undergraduate student from Bainbridge, Ohio,...

Five undergraduate students won "Best in Class" recognition at the recent Choose Ohio First conference held at Youngstown State University. Choose Ohio First awards funds to universities and institutions, which then provide scholarships to STEM students studying in Ohio. The recognition was granted...