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Sean Eli McCormick
Spartan Showcase: Sean Eli McCormick
As a student in the Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities program at ÃÛÌÒAPP, Sean Eli McCormick witnessed many of his classmates prepare medical school applications. He noted how they tried to sound human but not too human as they sought to convey empathy…
Mai Rashwan
Postdoc of the Month: Mai Rashwan
A postdoc in the Department of Pharmacology at the School of Medicine, Mai Rashwan’s work is centered on understanding the intricate structure of cells at the molecular level—knowledge that could bring us closer to understanding diseases. Leveraging the powerful imaging technique of cryogenic…
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Richard Kruszynski appointed to Ohio’s Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
Richard Kruszynski, director of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices and the Ohio Substance Use Disorder Center of Excellence, has been appointed to the Chemical Dependency Professionals Board by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. The board, a state regulatory agency within Ohio’s Department of Mental…
Howard Tucker
On his 103rd birthday, ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine’s Howard Tucker has no plans to slow down
Howard Tucker has lived through a World War, the dawn of penicillin and the invention of the MRI—but nothing prepared him for TikTok fame at more than 100 years old. The centenarian doctor-turned-viral-sensation still lectures at ÃÛÌÒAPP—offering both medical insights and…
Johnathan Taylor
Spartan Showcase: Johnathon Taylor
As an 8th grade student in Gary, Indiana, Johnathon Taylor was captivated by the concept of equality in mathematics—how two sides of an equation that look completely different can hold the same value. That fascination proved so compelling it shaped the course of Taylor’s future, leading him now…
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Remembering former engineering leader Jim McGuffin-Cawley
A few years ago, a printed picture of a heart-shaped locket quietly appeared on a student-run bulletin board. Pictured inside the locket: a headshot of longtime Case School of Engineering faculty member Jim McGuffin-Cawley (GRS ’84, metallurgy and materials science). Students’ and colleagues’…
Kylie-Meyer
Meet a researcher using AI to reduce financial strain on caregivers
Kylie Meyer is an Assistant Professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. Area of Focus: Family caregiving, psychoeducational intervention, health and aging policy, caregiving relationships and financial well-being, gerontology, artificial intelligence Nearly 48 million Americans…
Rachel Elkowitz
Where Art Meets the Art of Dentistry: Rachel Elkowitz's Family Legacy
For Rachel Elkowitz (DEN '25), graduating from ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Dental Medicine was not just an achievement—it was a deeply personal homecoming for her family, where her artistic spirit and the family's dental legacy intertwined. Elkowitz’s graduation celebrated her…
Christian Zorman
Christian Zorman named interim dean of CWRU’s Case School of Engineering
ÃÛÌÒAPP President Eric W. Kaler and Provost Joy K. Ward announced that Christian A. Zorman, senior associate dean and the F. Alex Nason Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, will serve as interim dean of Case Western Reserve…
Lidia-Rodriguez
Spartan Showcase: Lidia Rodriguez
As she plans for her third year at ÃÛÌÒAPP this fall, undergraduate student Lidia Rodriguez doesn’t know what her future holds—but she’s embracing the uncertainty. Once determined to pursue a biology degree on the pre-med track, Rodriguez found a new direction after…