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Elizabeth “Liz” Madigan becomes CEO of Sigma Theta Tau International this fall After a quarter-century at Case Western Reserve, Elizabeth “Liz” Madigan is taking her talents to the international stage. The accomplished researcher and educator has accepted the position of chief executive officer…

Provost Bud Baeslack announced today that the Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of James McGuffin-Cawley as interim dean of the Case School of Engineering, effective July 1. McGuffin-Cawley, an alumnus of the school and member of its faculty since 1991, assumes the interim role upon…

Brandy Schillace, senior research associate and public engagement fellow at the Dittrick Medical History Center, was recently named the new editor of Medical Humanities. Schillace will take over the role July 1. Published by BMJ, a health care knowledge provider, Medical Humanities is the…

Kelvin Smith Library and The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship announced the 2017 Freedman Fellows. The Freedman Fellows Program supports full-time faculty in integrating new digital tools and technology into their research. This year’s fellows are: Timothy Beal, the Florence Harkness…

Michael Goldberg, assistant professor of design and innovation, was named to the 2017 CNBC Disruptor 50 Advisory Council. He was one of 39 individuals selected to serve on the council. The council, which is in its fifth year, determines a list of 50 private companies, representing a range of…

An award-winning scholar of supply chain and operations management will become the new dean of the Weatherhead School of Management (WSOM) Sept. 1. Case Western Reserve President Barbara R. Snyder announced Wednesday that the Board of Trustees had approved the appointment of Manoj K. Malhotra,…

Maxwell Mehlman, the Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law and professor of bioethics, was appointed as a member of the Genomics and Society Working Group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. The advisory council is part of the National Human Genome Research Institute, which…

Materials Research Society, the largest organization for the materials community, recently appointed Rigoberto Advincula, professor of macromolecular science and engineering, as the new editor-in-chief of MRS Communications. Published by the Materials Research Society and Cambridge University…

Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law and professor of political science, was selected as a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Chapter 19 roster member. He began his term April 1 and will serve through March 18, 2018. NAFTA Chapter 19 is a dispute…

Jeffrey L. Duerk, dean of the Case School of Engineering, was elected by his colleagues in the College of Fellows in the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) to serve as a member of the organization’s Board of Directors as a director-at-large. Jeffrey Duerk AIMBE is…