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William Wulftange, an MD/PhD student at ����APP, has been awarded a $100,000 Harrington Discovery Institute MSTP Fellowship grant. This scholar award recognizes students whose research has shown innovation and creativity, and the potential for progressing from scientific…

James M. Anderson, a Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve and a professor of pathology at the School of Medicine, received the 2022 Professional Impact Award for Leadership from American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. The award was given March 21 and…

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences has announced a new grant-funded partnership with the Office of Gender-Based Violence at Arizona State University to expand Survivor Link through the Public Health AmeriCorps program. In the fall, ����APP…

Dave Lucas never wanted to become a professor. Growing up, he saw the hard work his parents put in as teachers and thought it wasn’t for him; he wanted to be a writer. But as a graduate student, he had to start teaching to earn an income—and he fell in love with it. “I assumed my life would be…

"We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give." Stephanie Harris often reflects on this quote attributed to Winston Churchill as defining her teaching and mentoring philosophy. For the associate professor in ����APP School of Medicine's Department of…

Tamara Randall (CWR ’96; GRS ’00, public health nutrition) is often described as someone who "makes a lot of friends on airplanes." That natural approachability and welcoming personality extends to the classroom, where she is known for creating meaningful relationships with her students. Students…

Nicole Crown always knew she wanted to be a scientist, but it wasn’t until she became a postdoc that she realized she wanted to be a professor. “I came home at the end of the day in a really good mood,” she said. “And I realized it was because I spent most of my day in the lab with an…

Karen Abbott’s mentoring philosophy dates back to her time as a graduate student. One day, as she was reading a research paper to “glean wisdom” from her brilliant elders, she had a revelation: Much of the work she was reading was that of her peers. She has been continuously inspired by graduate…

Reflecting on her time as a graduate student, Polyxeni Philippidou remembers two intense feelings: insatiable curiosity and endless possibilities for discovery. “My advisor, Simon Halegoua, showed me how to use the wonder of science to encourage and motivate trainees,” she said. “Every time I…

Sociology Professor Jessica Kelley starts every new class with the same line: “Statistics can be learned by everyone.” As the sole statistician in the department, Kelley teaches courses including Logic of Social Inquiry, Social Statistics, Health Disparities and Multilevel Modeling. Because many…