Awards

The Case Western Reserve University Rowing Club had a strong showing at the Hammer Ergatta 2016, taking home seven golds, eight silvers and six bronzes. An ergatta is an indoor rowing competition in which athletes complete a 2,000-meter race on indoor rowing machines. CWRU rowers competed against a...

Each year the Department of Astronomy awards the Jason J Nassau Prize to outstanding senior astronomy majors for excellence in academics and research. This year, Grace Olivier and Liz Tarantino were selected for the award. Olivier works with Heather Morrison, professor of astronomy, on testing insi...

Case Western Reserve University’s Residence Hall Association (RHA) was recognized in several ways at the Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls conference. As a whole, the organization achieved first place in its conference for philanthropy donations and in the RHA Cas...

When the Ohio Music Education Association sought outstanding teachers and mentors to recognize with its annual honor, Gary Ciepluch’s former students inundated the organization with nominating letters. In all, 42 letters were submitted in honor of Ciepluch, each one detailing the impact he had on t...

Case Western Reserve University undergraduate mock trial team recently sent two squads to represent the university at the American Mock Trial Association's State College Regional Tournament. At the tournament, the A Team earned a bid to the Opening Round Championship Series, and the B team held its...

The 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest winners have been selected. Winning essays will be on display at Kelvin Smith Library, and winners will be recognized and read selections from their essays at a reception Friday, Feb. 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Kelvin Smith Library. Registration for the r...

Robert Easton, a PhD candidate in Management: Designing Sustainable Systems, was recently named to Trust Across America-Trust Around the World's (TAA-TAW) list of 2016 Top Thought Leaders. The awards program is in its sixth year of celebrating professionals who are transforming the way organization...

Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is one of 32 schools of nursing nationwide to receive a grant to increase the number of nurses holding PhDs. The Future of Nursing Scholars program from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide financial support, ...

The Case Western Reserve University Model United Nations team recently competed at the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) conference, winning honorable mention awards in five out of eight committee assignments. HNMUN is considered among the most difficult Model UN conference in the world...

Ronald L. Hickman, associate professor of nursing, received the 2016 Harriet H. Werley New Investigator Award from the Midwest Nursing Research Society. The award honors the contributions of a new investigator whose nursing research has the potential to enhance the science and practice of nursing. ...