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CWRU team takes first at National Cancer Institute competition
On April 7, the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) team won first place in the National Cancer Institute-sponsored Grand Challenge on Segmentation of Prostatic Structures from MRI. The first-place APP team was represented by graduate…
13 faculty members earn ACES+ 2013 opportunity awards
ACES+, the continuation of Academic Careers in Engineering & Science (ACES) program, has announced the recipients of the 2013 ADVANCE Opportunity Grant Awards. Thirteen proposals from faculty across five schools and colleges, representing academic disciplines ranging from music to physics to…
Paper by law’s Cassandra Robertson selected for colloquium, earns prize
Cassandra Robertson, associate professor of law, recently had her paper, “Freedom of Contract in the Market for Professional,” selected for the Freedom of Contract colloquium. Along with the selection, she was awarded $5,000. The paper will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Boston…
Goldwater Foundation recognizes two juniors for outstanding potential in science, engineering and math
Two APP students have been honored by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, which recognizes outstanding potential and commitment to excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. Todd Norton, a third-year math and physics…
Prestigious fellowships help CWRU historian recover Panama’s lost history
APP historian Marixa Lasso received two prestigious fellowships—from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and the National Humanities Center—to write a book about the forgotten history of the Panamanian towns that dotted the Canal Zone until a 1912 executive…
MBA student’s design team receives honorable mention at urban design competition
Weatherhead School of Management graduate student Abe Weiner was part of a team of urban design graduate students from Kent State, Cleveland State and Case Western Reserve universities that received an honorable mention from the 2013 Urban Land Institute Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design…
IMPROVment takes first place at Student Organization Spirit Day
The first Student Organization Spirit Day competition took place March 22. IMPROVment, an improv comedy group, took first place after a dramatic tiebreaker: a hula-hoop relay. The spirit day encouraged campus organizations to take part in competitive, spirited activities—from three-legged races to…
Student-run newspaper’s website named one of top 10 in the country
By Jack Behrend The Observer, APP’s independent, student-run campus newspaper, recently took home a top ranking from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). The Observer’s website, the paper’s forum for breaking news, archived articles and reader feedback, was named the…
Staff member and alumnus awarded with 2013 Movers and Shakers Awards
Jonathan Wehner, director of recruiting and strategic initiatives at APP, was recognized by the Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club with a 2013 Movers and Shakers Award, which honors 25 Cleveland-area professionals under the age of 35 who are active in their…
Law student Tyrone Scott wins Grammy Foundation writing contest, attends awards ceremony
Tyrone Scott, a member of the School of Law class of 2014, was selected as the winner for the Grammy Foundation’s 15th annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition, co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. Scott’s prizes included a scholarship of $5,000 as well as airfare, hotel…