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Program: Physics PhDYear: Second year When Ayesha Gonzales received a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship this year for her work in Associate Professor Michael Hinczewski’s lab, it came as no surprise to those around her. “With Ayesha's machine learning expertise, the sky's the limit,” s...

Major: NursingYear: Fourth-year As vaccination efforts ramp up nationwide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaitlyn Ledford is among those helping answer the call in Northeast Ohio. A fourth-year student at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Ledford has worked alongside her peers to le...

Program: Mandel School PhD candidate For individuals with kidney disease, navigating treatment can take a physical and psychological toll. But patients don't have to go through it alone. While working at a dialysis center, Tyrone C. Hamler saw firsthand the impact social workers could have in these...

Major: Mechanical and aerospace engineeringYear: First-year Whether collaborating with friends on his Botball robotics team or reading up on the latest breakthroughs and advances in his field, Garrett Tieng has been exploring his passion for engineering—and the ways it can open doors for others—sin...

Major: Biochemistry, pre-healthYear: Fourth year Fourth-year student Ambar Solis-Fuentes is a strong believer in leaving any place better than she found it. From volunteering to working as an RA, she has created positive change at CWRU—but two efforts remain her favorites. Being a member of La Ali...

SpartanTHON's Dance Marathon is a celebration of the organization’s accomplishments and the funds it has raised throughout the year to help fight childhood illness and support the families at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. This year’s Dance Marathon will be held virtual...

Major: Computer scienceYear: Fourth year Tommy Moawad taught himself how to code in fourth grade using YouTube videos. When it came time to pick a major in college, computer science was a natural fit. Now a fourth-year student at Case Western Reserve University and president of the Case Engineers ...

Majors: Psychology and cognitive scienceYear: Fourth year Nehal Methi’s academic pursuits and service activities center on kindness, compassion and care. Majoring in psychology and cognitive science, Methi has her sights set on a career working as a child and adolescent psychiatrist. She's spent he...

Major: BiochemistryYear: First-year First-year student Phuong Nguyen wasted no time in getting involved at Case Western Reserve University—and she did it all while studying remotely from her home in Maryland. Nguyen first got involved with the Physical Resource Center when she learned about it th...

Did you know cavities are one of the most common chronic diseases in children in the United States? The good news is they are preventable. At Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, the pediatric dentistry department is leading the fight to stop children's cavities before they beg...