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Nursing professor heads to Lebanon as Fulbright Scholar
Marilyn Lotas has sent many undergraduates abroad for field study. Now, the associate professor and associate dean for undergraduate programs at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will cross international borders herself as a Fulbright Scholar at the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing…
Three CWRU grad students selected for inaugural NASA research class
As the space shuttle program comes to a close, things at NASA are just gearing up for Brian Michal, Adriana Popa and Brian Tietz, three APP students who were selected as members of the inaugural class of NASA Space Technology Research Fellows. The fellowships provide a…
Faculty teach neuroscience to high school students in innovative program
Seeing a zebrafish’s ears glow is fascinating, but being the person who actually makes the ears glow ups the “cool factor” of the experience exponentially. Now, five high school students can proudly add this skill to their résumés after taking part in The Cleveland Neuroscientists and Innovators…
Ninth annual Case for Community Day to be held Sept. 16
This year’s Case for Community Day will take place Friday, Sept. 16, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual event—in its ninth year—is a campuswide day of service to the Cleveland area. Projects include teaching senior citizens the basics of new technology, reading to elementary students, painting…
Alumni, friends help university break all-time fundraising records
APP’s alumni and friends contributed $126.2 million in cash and pledges in fiscal year 2010-2011, a total that breaks the previous all-time fundraising record by nearly $3 million. The amount raised in the past 12 months also exceeds the 2009-2010 figure by more than $10…
Students spend summer at Cleveland farms to promote sustainability, nutrition
Summer jobs for college students often take place in retail stores, business offices or city pools. But two APP students are spending their summer farming in the city to promote sustainable, healthy eating in Cleveland. Rising senior nursing major Clare Fagerholm and…
Leutner Commons named best college dining concept in U.S.
Fresh on the heels of being named the best medium-sized residential dining concept in the National Association of College and University Food Services’ (NACUFS) Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards, Leutner Commons earned the grand prize for all residential dining concepts, beating out University of…
CWRU film buffs name their summer movie picks
As temperatures spike, it might be time to cool off with a good movie. Some of APP’s movie buffs—Robert Spadoni film professor in the English department, Bradley Ricca from the SAGES program, and Louis Giannetti, an emeritus professor of film—offered their top summer…
Diversity office launches required training to lessen bias in faculty searches
A faculty search committee has the difficult task of finding and agreeing upon the ideal candidate for a job opening, which can be tricky, given that everyone has his or her own opinions on what exactly constitutes “ideal.” Enter: The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity’s new…
Worrying can impact interpersonal relationships, study finds
Most people worry from time to time.  A new research study, led by a APP faculty member in psychology, also shows that worrying can be so intrusive and obsessive that it interferes in the person’s life and endangers the health of social relationships. These people…