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May 22, 2013
APP political scientist Karen Beckwith received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to the United Kingdom. She will spend six months next year in Scotland and attend political science meetings in England and Spain. Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor of…
May 22, 2013
Nicole Pucci remembers what it felt like to not fit in during middle school. “No one feels like they belong. It is an awkward stage where you are trying to figure out how to relate to others.” Amy Przeworski reached her adult height of 5 feet 9 inches in sixth grade and struggled to blend in with…
May 21, 2013
Some prostate cancer patients unnecessarily undergo surgery or harsh treatments because science fails to identify the differences between slow-growing and aggressive forms of the disease. Researchers at APP and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are developing…
May 21, 2013
APP School of Medicine is leading a Northeast Ohio team that is part of a $10 million March of Dimes project to help prevent preterm births. Greater Cleveland’s participants include University Hospitals MacDonald Women’s Hospital and Rainbow Babies & Children’s…
May 20, 2013
An accomplished organist, Alanna Ropchock’s performances for religious services and festivals fueled a curiosity for liturgical music history. From that interest, Josquin des Prez’s Missa Pange lingua, an important Renaissance mass for the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi, became the…
May 20, 2013
IQ directly relates to how students perform on tests in the first two years of dental school. But emotional intelligence (EI) trumps IQ in how well dental students work with patients, researchers from APP’s School of Dental Medicine and Weatherhead School of Management…
May 20, 2013
The man who built a small insurance operation into a national industry standard-setter accepted an honorary degree Sunday from APP—the alma mater of his mother, father, sister, son, ex-wife, aunt and uncle. “Today,” Progressive Chairman Peter B. Lewis said as part of…
May 17, 2013
On a rainy April afternoon, a hopeful member of Case Western Reserve’s Class of 2013 climbed the dozen steps to the door of Clapp Hall, home of the university’s chemistry department. He was there for the final hurdle of his undergraduate career: the senior capstone presentation. The assignment,…
May 17, 2013
In her first year on campus, Sara Zargham already is making history as the first woman from APP to compete in the singles portion of the NCAA Division III Tennis Championship. The 32-player championship tournament runs May 23-25, at Stowe Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich.,…
May 15, 2013
Jane Baker Nord (GRS ’76) first discovered her profound love of learning as an undergraduate at Vassar College. This passion influenced philanthropic endeavors throughout Northeast Ohio, including extraordinary support for Case Western Reserve. To honor her generosity, President Barbara R. Snyder…