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March 23, 2021
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…
March 16, 2021
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…
January 26, 2021
Program: Master of Science in AnesthesiaYear: Second-year Despite facing hardships as immigrants with no formal education, Gurpreet Kaur’s parents always emphasized the importance of “seva,” or selfless service. Kaur put that lesson into action as an undergraduate student at Kent State University,…
January 12, 2021
Year: SeniorsMajors: Neuroscience and healthcare management (Chitturu); biomedical engineering (Schwartzman)Minors: Chemistry and economics (Chitturu); sociology (Schwartzman) As individuals in Ohio began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, two Case Western Reserve students penned an op-ed for…
January 05, 2021
Major: Electrical EngineeringYear: Senior Julian Narvaez distinctly remembers the moment he sat in his dorm room tabulating the financial impact CWRU MedWish made in a single year. As president of the organization, he stared in awe at the spreadsheet showing that their work amounted to $250,000.…
December 22, 2020
Program: MBA/MSM–FinanceYear: Third-year Vaibhav Khurana knows firsthand how data visualization can be the key to effective decision-making. A third-year student in Weatherhead School of Management’s Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Management–Finance dual degree program,…
December 08, 2020
Program: Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Arts in BiochemistryYear: Senior As a child, not only did Nicole Renee Palmer learn to read from a student encyclopedia of human anatomy—it’s where her awareness of our collective similarities first dawned. “I remember staring at a photo from the…
October 13, 2020
As system director of nursing and clinical operations for the emergency service line at St. Joseph’s Health in Patterson, New Jersey, Janine Llamzon knows what it is like to be on the frontline during a crisis. Llamzon, a current Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) student at the Frances Payne…
August 17, 2020
Major: Biomedical engineering (biomaterials track)Minors: Chemistry; Polymer Science & EngineeringYear in program: Class of 2021 (senior)Hometown: Shanghai, China Three years ago, Yuliang (Bill) Ding’s orientation leader made an indelible impression, helping the then-new student adjust after…
August 11, 2020
While nursing student Dan Lee knew he wouldn’t be able to directly work with COVID-19 patients when he returned home to New Jersey last spring, he still found a way to make an impact during the pandemic. A high school friend reached out to Lee about the CommonHealth Project, an initiative he’d…