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"Forbes" recognizes Roman Sheremeta as a top economic thinker of Ukrainian descent
Roman Sheremeta, assistant professor of economics, shares the first and second place ranking of Forbes' 2015 list of Top Economic Thinkers of Ukrainian descent. Forbes uses three categories to assess each candidate: citations, number of publications and popular vote. Sheremeta placed first in…
5 questions with… award-winning Sustained Dialogue leader Brittany Chung
When then-first-year student Brittany Chung responded to an email from the Office of Multicultural Affairs about a leadership opportunity, she had no idea what the position entailed. Now, three years later, she’s being recognized nationally for the impact her work in this role has had on Case…
CWRU receives fourth consecutive national award for excellence in diversity and inclusion
For the fourth consecutive year, APP has received national recognition for its diversity and inclusion initiatives and achievements. The university received the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from the national magazine Insight Into…
SAGES announces students with outstanding achievements in writing portfolios
SAGES and the APP Writing Programs recognized students who had outstanding achievements in the SAGES Writing Portfolio. This award recognizes some of the best writing from SAGES Portfolios submitted in the academic year 2014-2015. A committee of faculty from across the…
Weatherhead School’s David Cooperrider honored as influential leader
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) honored David Cooperrider as one of its inaugural group of 100 influential leaders worldwide. Cooperrider is the Fairmount Santrol - David L. Cooperrider Professor in Appreciative Inquiry in the Department of Organizational Behavior…
Biology professor Arnold Caplan receives lifetime achievement award
Arnold I. Caplan, professor of biology and director of the Skeletal Research Center at APP, received the MSC Lifetime Achievement Award in August. He was honored at the National Center for Regenerative Medicine’s Mesenchymal Stem Cell conference. Caplan is the founding…
Several of CWRU’s own selected to Crain’s Cleveland Business “Forty Under 40” class of 2015
APP boasts some of the world’s brightest young minds. Their influence is not limited to the lab, office or classroom; often, it’s far-reaching—impacting the surrounding community and sometimes even society as a whole. Four such catalysts—current faculty, staff and…
5 questions with… award-winning engineering PhD student Symone Alexander
Symone Alexander more or less stumbled into her career path. It took literally getting lost in the engineering building as an undergraduate at Howard University in order for her to find her true passion. “I knew nothing about engineering until undergrad,” Alexander, who started college as a…
CWRU community affiliate Esperanza Inc. recognized by White House
Recently the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics’ Bright Spots in Hispanic Education National Online Catalog was announced. Esperanza Inc. will be included in the catalog, which features more than 230 programs that invest in key education priorities for Hispanics. Case…
Spartan Triathlon Club competes in inaugural race
APP’s Spartan Triathlon Club participated in its inaugural race Sunday, Sept. 13, at Portage Lakes, just outside of Akron. A triathlon combines swimming, biking and running. Team members participated in the Olympic distance (47 miles) and the sprint distance (just more…