Awards
April 13, 2018
The nominees for the 2018 Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the 2018 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…
April 10, 2018
If not for a national summer internship program that allows economically disadvantaged high school students to work with mentors on important chemistry projects, many of those young researchers might never discover the educational opportunities that await them. But the American Chemical Society’s…
March 27, 2018
Leah Slyder, a third-year student at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, has been named a “2018 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing” award winner. The Burton Awards, in partnership with the Library of Congress, presented by lead sponsor Law360, and co-sponsored by the American Bar…
March 22, 2018
This week marks the culmination of senior Drew Hamilton’s collegiate swimming career, as he competes in the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in the 500-yard freestyle, 400-yard individual medley and 100-yard freestyle. And though the competition has just begun, he’s already…
March 21, 2018
What’s in a drop of blood? For most of human history, gleaning useful data from a substance as plentiful as people proved to be an expensive exercise that matched inefficiency with inexactness. No more—if Punkaj Ahuja can help it. “Blood is universal in a way few things are,” said Ahuja (CWR…
March 16, 2018
The Observer's print edition finished in ninth place in the four-year weekly newspapers category at the Associated Collegiate Press’ 2018 Midwinter Convention Best of Show Awards. The last time The Observer's print edition finished in ninth place at the national convention was in spring 2016. The…
March 16, 2018
ACES+, the continuation of the Academic Careers in Engineering & Science (ACES) program, announced the recipients of the 2018 ADVANCE Opportunity Grant Awards. Nine proposals representing academic disciplines ranging from mathematics to biology to psychological sciences have been awarded a…
March 16, 2018
Michael Hore, assistant professor of macromolecular science and engineering, won the Case School of Engineering’s Srinivasa P. Gutti Memorial Teaching Award. The award is presented annually by the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi to honor members of the engineering faculty that show an…
March 16, 2018
The Case Western Reserve University Model United Nations team attended the 64th session of Harvard National Model United Nations last month, taking home several awards. Team members received the following honors: Leo Ndaiye and Madison Wong: Honorable Mention, representing France in the…
March 16, 2018
Michael Goldberg Michael Goldberg, assistant professor of design and innovation, recently won a $23,500 grant from Venture Well. The grant is to fund a semester-long innovation and entrepreneurship course for student teams from the Case School of Engineering and Weatherhead School of…