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Spartans defeat Wash U. in thriller to advance to national championship
The Case Western Reserve University men's tennis team rallied from an early deficit on Tuesday afternoon to defeat Washington University (Mo.) 5-4 in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Championships at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Spartans will now aim to become the first…
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College of Arts and Science’s Gabrielle Parkin receives 2021 Jackson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
“To create a just city within myself: If I live by anything, I live by that moment.” This motto, inspired by an excerpt in the ninth book of Plato’s Republic, defines Gabrielle “Brie” Parkin’s approach to teaching, mentoring and living an impactful life. “The just city within myself says, if I…
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Biology’s Jessica Fox honored with 2021 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Mentoring
Jessica Fox “makes scientists,” but her approach to mentoring focuses on a student’s entire well-being, not just their scientific knowledge. “Life happens and you can’t put it on hold to do your PhD,” Fox said. So Fox, an associate professor in the Department of Biology, adapts her mentoring…
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Music’s Daniel Goldmark earns 2021 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Mentoring
When Daniel Goldmark was a first-year undergraduate student, he felt confused about his future. Having just switched his major from botany to music, Goldmark took a chance and reached out to one of his professors in search of some much-needed guidance. “Even though he wasn’t my official academic…
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Weatherhead School’s Philip A. Cola earns 2021 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching
After 20 years in industry, Philip A. Cola pursued what he remembers as the “most difficult professional decision that I had to make in my life:” leaving his executive-level career in health care research to follow his passion to become a professor at his alma mater. Now Cola uses his teaching to…
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Attend listening sessions to weigh in on the search for the next vice provost and university librarian
Members of the search committee for the vice provost and university librarian are scheduling a series of listening sessions to seek input from faculty, staff and students. At these sessions, the committee, along with the consultants from Storbeck Search, want to hear directly from members of the…
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Achieving together: The first CWRU students in a renowned college-access program became family and came into their own
Phuong Nguyen prepared to graduate in May knowing this bedrock truth: "I definitely wouldn’t have gone to Case [Western Reserve University] if not for the Posse Foundation," she said. "But I definitely wouldn’t have stayed if it wasn’t for my Posse." And that’s precisely the point of the…
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Nursing researchers develop course to bolster telehealth competencies
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for telehealth services for both health care providers and patients, and researchers at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University have developed a four-part course to reinforce nurses' core competencies in…
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Collaboration in action
A new course brings students from across the university together to help local organizations thrive From its start, the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic has been envisioned as a space to unite future health care professionals to improve…
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Take a look back on this weekend's law and medicine commencement ceremonies
Case Western Reserve University's 2021 commencement celebrations officially kicked off this weekend with ceremonies for graduates from the School of Law and School of Medicine. Students had the chance to gather with their peers to celebrate this milestone and look forward to what's coming next,…