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Liming Dai elected to AIMBE College of Fellows
Liming Dai, Kent Hale Smith Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, was recently elected to The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows Class of 2012. Dai’s peers nominated him because of his pioneering achievements and outstanding contributions…
Zehra Meral Özsoyoğlu named 2011 ACM Fellow
The Association for Computing Machinery recently named Zehra Meral Özsoyoğlu one of its 2011 ACM Fellows. Özsoyoğlu, the Andrew R. Jennings Professor of Computing, was recognized for her contributions to database management systems. Forty-six ACM members from the world’s leading universities,…
Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology names new director
After an international search, the Department of Pharmacology announced Phoebe L. Stewart, PhD, as director of the Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology (CCMSB), effective Nov. 1. Stewart comes to APP after working as a professor of molecular physiology…
University names new dean of the Case School of Engineering
President Barbara R. Snyder announced today that Biomedical Engineering Department Chair Jeffrey L. Duerk, PhD, will become the next dean of the Case School of Engineering, effective Jan. 1. An alumnus of the school, he has been a member of the university faculty since 1988 and has held leadership…
President Snyder names new chief of staff
President Barbara R. Snyder announced today that she has appointed Jennifer Cimperman as her chief of staff. Cimperman comes to Case Western Reserve after five years with The Cleveland Foundation, where she managed communications and media relations for programs ranging from The Evergreen…
Renowned neuroscientist Robert H. Miller named vice president for research
Provost W.A. “Bud” Baeslack III announced today that he has named Robert H. Miller Case Western Reserve’s vice president for research. Miller, whose ties to the university date back to 1981, has served as vice dean for research at the School of Medicine since 2007. “Bob Miller is a remarkable…
Medical students elected president, secretary of Student National Medical Association
Michael G. Knight, a fourth-year medical student at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, has been elected the Student National Medical Association president, while School of Medicine student Demetra Gibson was elected national secretary. As president, Knight will serve as the lead…
Michael Scharf appointed new International Criminal Law Network president
Michael Scharf, John Deaver Drinko – Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law and director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, has been appointed president of the International Criminal Law Network. The ICLN is a prestigious organization of international criminal law experts and…
Mark Starr named director of Greek Life
After a national search, Mark Starr (CWR ’95, LAW ’03) has been named the new director of Greek Life at APP. Starr has served as assistant director of Greek Life since 2003 and was part of the leadership team that helped the university’s Greek system receive national…
Medicine professor Robert Bonomo named editor of microbiology journal
The American Society for Microbiology appointed School of Medicine professor Robert Bonomo as the new editor of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (AAC) journal. Bonomo holds secondary appointments in molecular and microbiology, pharmacology and the Center for Proteomics.