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May 14, 2015
As approximately 2,000 students receive their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at 2015 commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 17, four esteemed professionals from fields such as the military, medicine and entertainment also will be recognized with honorary degrees.
Students and families at...
May 14, 2015
As a young man, Robert C. Elston didn’t have the means to follow his heart’s desire to buy a farm in England, so he pursued a fellowship in the United States instead. That twist of fate led him to become a leading biostatistician and epidemiologist rather than a terrific farmer.
As a researcher, El...
May 13, 2015
“Great mentors don’t just belong to people who do great things,” wrote a Case Western Reserve University alum and former student of Gillian Weiss. “They are also there for the people who stumble across the finish line.”
With that resounding endorsement, her former student nominated the associate pr...
May 13, 2015
In the corner of his office, Paul Barnhart keeps a 33-year-old photo of himself when he was a Case Western Reserve University undergrad to remind him to think what it was like to be a student—and to show students he was once like them.
“As a college senior, I was a different person in many ways,” s...
May 12, 2015
A biology instructor who believes books and lectures aren’t enough has won a 2015 Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
Rebecca Benard, who came to Case Western Reserve University in 2009, distinguished herself by helping students develop skills and hold themselves to stand...
May 12, 2015
Among the thick white binders that line a bottom shelf in Colin Drummond’s office is one filled with current events—news articles the biomedical engineering professor uses to pepper his courses with context to draw real life from theory.
There’s The Wall Street Journal feature on how a promising ca...
May 11, 2015
As a varsity swimmer, Felipe Gomez del Campo V is used to being in competitive waters. But today, he’s swimming with sharks—as in Mark Cuban, Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran of ABC’s Shark Tank. If that’s not pressure enough, he’s doing it in front of one of the most powerful people on the planet:...
May 11, 2015
It will be an unforgettable few days for Dante Luis Amelotti.
On Sunday, May 17, he will receive a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree during commencement ceremonies at Case Western Reserve University.
And, shortly after that, Amelotti expects to become a commissioned U.S. Army captain before reporti...
May 08, 2015
The first time Elina Gertsman stepped into a classroom as a teaching fellow in graduate school, she was terrified. But that feeling was soon replaced with another.
“At the end of that session, I was elated,” she said. “Who knew I would love teaching so much?”
Gertsman, who had been an art critic i...
May 08, 2015
A couple of things are certain for graduate students taking any research statistics course that Chris Burant teaches.
He will let his class know right away the material is so challenging they may feel as if they are climbing a steep mountain. He also lets them know he is their safety line, so they ...