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What’s next? Eight outstanding CWRU grads share their on-campus experiences—and post-graduation plans
This Sunday, May 19, approximately 2,000 Case Western Reserve University students will take part in commencement ceremonies, beginning with the university-wide convocation at 9:30 a.m. in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center and followed by diploma ceremonies throughout the…
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Connecting on a personal level with students, Weatherhead School’s Jenny Hawkins wins both 2019 Jackson and Wittke awards
For most of her time as a mathematics undergraduate at Idaho State University, Jenny Hawkins was a shy student with an aversion to talking to her professors as strong as her determination to earn straight A's in their classes. Finally, in her junior year, a professor’s effort to ease Hawkins’…
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A ‘master teacher’ and coach in the classroom: Engineering's Harold Connamacher wins Wittke Award
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science professor Harold Connamacher wins Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Harold Connamacher has been called a “master teacher” by one colleague, a professor with “lifelong impact” by another, and simply “the most approachable professor I…
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Going above and beyond: Bioethicist Monica Gerrek of School of Medicine receives Jackson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
The business world’s loss has been a significant gain for students at APP and the School of Medicine. Monica Gerrek, assistant professor of bioethics, had taken a philosophy course as an undergraduate but opted for the ostensibly safer choice of pursuing a business…
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Undergraduate student Xinling Yuan passes away
A Case Western Reserve undergraduate taking a May term class in Israel died Wednesday after being pulled from a natural spring in one of the country’s national parks. Lifeguards on site immediately contacted emergency services and performed CPR, but were unable to revive Xinling Yuan. He was 20…
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Collaboration is key to sociology professor, Diekhoff winner Brian Gran's approach with students
When Brian Gran began his career in academia nearly 20 years ago, “collaboration” wasn’t as common a term or practice as it is today. But his areas of expertise—law and society, human rights and health policy—couldn’t fit into a single discipline if they were to be taught effectively, Gran…
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Bringing Shakespeare alive through teaching and technology, Maggie Vinter wins Diekhoff Award
Having never led a classroom before, Maggie Vinter moved to Japan in her early 20s to become a teacher of English as a second language to middle schoolers. “Seeing students go from not knowing to knowing—experiencing ideas as brand new—I found a love for teaching,” said Vinter, assistant…
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5 questions with… researcher, neurosciences chair Lin Mei
When Lin Mei decided to go into medicine, he was following in his parents’ footsteps. Both had careers in the field: his mother in cardiology and his father in public health. But after medical school in China and a one-year internship that exposed him to various specialties in medicine, he felt…
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5 questions with… senior, student leader Raul Arturo Hernandez-Gonzalez
During his four years at APP, senior Raul Arturo Hernandez-Gonzalez has been highly involved, leaving his mark in a variety of ways as a student leader. A major part of his undergraduate experience has been the Math Club, which he led as president for two years, working…
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5 questions with… retiring Mandel School faculty member, study abroad leader Debby Jacobson
When Debby Jacobson had the opportunity to travel to the Netherlands as a faculty leader for a study abroad course in 2005, she urged her oldest son, Bernie—then a first-year student at Case Western Reserve University—to participate. She wasn’t sure when an opportunity like that would come up…