Awards

The book Entre Nous (Paris: La Doxa), for which Associate Professor of French Cheryl Toman provided the preface, won the national prize for Gabon in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)-sponsored competition, La Journée du Manuscrit Francophone. The book is…

A decade ago, undergraduate nursing students at Case Western Reserve University began a program that has since provided health screenings and tips on healthier living to thousands of Cleveland public school students. This week, the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will receive an Innovations…

The Mt. Sinai Foundation granted seed funding to the International Center for Autism Research and Education (ICARE) at Case Western Reserve University to support early-stage research projects that could lead to a clearer understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attract federal…

Malaria detection device faster, more accurate than current methods A Case Western Reserve team from international health and physics has won national recognition for a portable malaria detection device with the potential to transform diagnosis and treatment of the disease in developing…

Targeting leukemia and improving fitness, quality of life Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers are receiving new funding from California-based St. Baldrick’s Foundation for promising childhood cancer research. Reshmi Parameswaran, assistant professor of hematology…

Matt Campagna The PITCH U elevator pitch competition took place last weekend at the University of Akron with the generous support of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation. Forty-two Northeast Ohio university entrepreneurs competed. Case Western Reserve University's Matt Campagna, founder at Reflexion…

David Ngendahimana, a PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, recently received the 2016 Innovation Challenge Award, a prestigious award from the American Statistical Association. Ngendahimana, also a fellow on the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhood’s…

Jackson T. Wright Jr. was selected for the 2016 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation, the School of Medicine’s highest honor, for his efforts in advancing cardiovascular health. As a leader in clinical care and education, Wright,…

Will show short- and long-term outcomes and costs of decisions A team led by Case Western Reserve researchers is creating a computer model to help cities make the right decisions when it comes to drinking water Their goal includes helping municipal officials keep drinking water supplies safe—for…

Kiju Lee, the Nord Distinguished Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been awarded a $100,000 National Academies Keck Futures Initiative grant. A project of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, the Keck Futures Initiative…