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David E. Biegel, a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, has spent several decades researching the impact of chronic illnesses on families. His research, coupled with his community involvement, has earned him…

Two Case Western Reserve University scientists who are leaders in innovation and turning discoveries into improvements in health, new materials and more have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Robert H. Miller, professor of neurosciences and the university’s vice…

Timothy Fogarty, professor of accountancy, was named the first Thomas M. Dickerson Faculty Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the accountancy field through research, teaching, practice and academic administration. "Tim has played a role in nearly every facet of the…

Juscelino Colares, professor of law and associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, was appointed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative to serve on the 2013-2014 U.S. roster of North American Free Trade Agreement panelists. Colares was selected to serve…

Case Western Reserve University announced the appointment of two of its renowned scholars—one in health law and the other in international law—as acting deans for the School of Law, effective immediately. Jessica Berg, professor of law, bioethics and public health, and Michael Scharf, associate…

Naomi Sigg will join the Case Western Reserve community as the new director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She joins the office from Washington University in St. Louis, where she worked as the assistant director of student involvement and leadership. Sigg was selected for the role based…

Richard Sigg has been appointed the director of recruitment and enrollment at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. He will begin his new position Oct. 28. He joins the program from the George Warren Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, where he…

Case Western Reserve University has appointed Robert F. Kirsch chairman of the biomedical engineering department and Kenneth A. Loparo chairman of the electrical engineering and computer science department. Kirsch and Loparo are prolific researchers, proven leaders among their peers and…

Longtime Case Western Reserve University athletics administrator Patrick Kennedy will serve as the university’s interim director of athletics and chair of physical education, effective Oct. 16. Kennedy, the department’s associate athletic director since 2000, assumes the position vacated after…

Nabil F. Bissada, professor and chair of the Department of Periodontics, was appointed editor-in-chief of The Journal of Dentistry during the “International Conference on Dental and Oral Health,” which was held Aug. 19-21 in Las Vegas. The Journal of Dentistry is a leading international dental…