Awards

In response to feedback gained during the 2017 Listening Tour, President Barbara R. Snyder established the Inclusion Transformation Fund in February 2018. The fund is administered by the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, and is being piloted for the 2018-19 academic year. It…

The Case Western Reserve University Technology and Validation Start-Up Fund Program recently announced the recipients of its first funding round of 2018. The $500,000 grants, awarded by the Ohio Third Frontier, are managed through the Technology Transfer Office to help faculty researchers advance…

Jane Korsberg, adjunct senior instructor of nutrition, was recently honored wih the Presidents Award by the Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The award recognizes Korsberg’s commitment to the Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and its goals, meritorious service to the association and…

Sue Flocke, assistant director of the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, co-authored a paper titled "Primary Care Resident Training for Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling: A Mixed Methods Study." The paper was one of four selected in the inaugural collection "The…

On May 18, representatives from the U.S. Congress, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development, the Office of the Dean at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, assorted distinguished guests and leadership at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center…

Diana Driscoll, lab director and instructor in the Department of Physics, won the 2018 Ohio Project Kaleidoscope STEM Educator Award. Only one award is granted each year, recognizing excellence and innovation in STEM education at the collegiate level. The award honors those who focus on real-world…

Richard Martin, professor of pediatrics, reproductive biology and physiology at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, and director of neonatal research programs and Drusinsky-Fanaroff Chair in Neonatology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, has been selected as the recipient of the…

For Katie Wede, just making it to the NCAA Division III Championships for softball in Oklahoma City was a dream come true. Last week, she accomplished that as a member of the Case Western Reserve University Spartans softball team that qualified for the championships after winning in both the…

As an undergraduate engineering student, Larry Sears had to go to his Cleveland Heights basement when he wanted to tinker. Today, thanks in part to his leadership and generosity, students across the campus can create everything from jewelry to medical diagnostic devices—whether as a hobby or the…

Jane W. Kessler wins 2018 Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize It was the 1940s, a time when women rarely questioned the establishment. But Jane W. Kessler, whose lifetime of service as a clinician, scholar, teacher and community leader has knitted a rich mosaic, had the guts to challenge the…