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When Deepak Sarma heard he was a recipient of the J. Bruce Jackson, MD, Award for Undergraduate Mentoring, his emotions won out. “I cried,” he said. “I was utterly surprised by this news and was overwhelmed by the care and warmth of my students. I also felt that my dharma—or duty—as a teacher had…

Some art education teachers simply cast out their student teachers to fend for themselves. To make sure his students have the best chance to succeed as student art teachers, Tim Shuckerow matches each one’s strengths and personality to a particular art teacher and school. Then he routinely visits…

When Paul MacDonald, associate dean for graduate education in the School of Medicine, found out his name was being submitted for the university’s John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching, he was surprised, but also excited. “John S. Diekhoff was a gifted educator and an outstanding leader of…

Nicole Seiberlich, an assistant biomedical engineering professor, wants her PhD students to make painful discoveries—to struggle and find answers on their own. For that—and teaching, listening and counseling them—Seiberlich won the John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Student Mentoring this…

English professor Kurt Koenigsberger likes to joke about being the perpetual also-ran. His students have nominated Koenigsberger, who teaches and researches British literature of the late-19th and 20th centuries and serves as the English department’s director of graduate studies, for the John S.…

The incident that prompted security alerts early Saturday morning took place off campus and did not involve any individuals affiliated with Case Western Reserve. The university issued the alerts as a precautionary measure until the actual details of what had happened became clear. As soon as…

Pandora Robertson is a database applications developer by day and theater director by night. The roles—seemingly in stark contrast to each other—are not as different as one might think. “Development and directing are similar in that you must create something out of nothing,” she said. “Both…

In partnership with Bon Appétit Management Co. and CWRU, Matt Fish brings award-winning gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches to first on-campus location with Melt University Melt Bar & Grilled, a Cleveland-area favorite for gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, is going back to school. One of the…

This story could begin in a dark, shadowy place. But it actually occurred in an ordinary school gym with a white sheet and a spotlight. Sixteen SAGES students from Case Western Reserve University recently created magic with shadows at Roxboro Elementary School in Cleveland Heights. It was part of…

Researchers to assess conditions, social services and reporting processes The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded a $2.3 million grant to Case Western Reserve University's social work and medical schools and the College of Arts and Sciences. The…