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December 2001

• CWRU students to carry Olympic torch on New Year's Day (12/31)
• Joint Statement from Case Western Reserve University and
  University Hospitals of Cleveland (12/21)

November 2001

• International team will study effects of ecstasy on fetus (11/15)
• TIIME receives NSF grant for biotech expansions (11/15)
• Guinea pigs could be early detectors of anthrax (11/15)
• REI receives $1 million grant from SBC Foundation (11/15)
• Law clinic expands to serve nonprofits (11/15)
• Wagner meets mayor-elect Jane Campbell (11/15)
• Civil rights leader Lewis will speak at inaugural Stokes Symposium (11/15)
• Eye researcher to study cataracts and diabetic retinopathy (11/15)
• Beal examines Religion and Monsters in new book (11/15)
• Lathers probes romance, reality of artists' models (11/15)
• Red Cross honors Freedheim for disaster counseling work (11/15)
• Krauss elected fellow of the AAAS (11/15)
• Eagan is new Mandel Center executive director (11/15)
• Haynie named med school associate dean (11/15)
• Zakariasen named to dental school post (11/15)
• Med school faculty, alums join Cleveland Medical Hall of Fame (11/15)
• subUrbia to be staged at Eldred (11/15)
• Dinosaur book author to give talk (11/15)
• Mather Gallery will host holiday sale through December 21 (11/15)
• Staff members organize MSASS art display (11/15)
• Exhibit honors long-time art educator (11/15)
• Top earthquake researchers gather at CWRU for conference (11/1)

October 2001

• Bollinger will give Battisti lecture October 25 (10/19)
• CWRU improving design of artificial joint replacements (10/18)
• CWRU sets nine fundraising records in 2000-01 (10/15)
• Human, chimp genes may have different functions (10/15)
• Uninsured suffer greater health consequences (10/15)
• Virtual dentistry becomes reality in multimedia lab (10/15)
• Medical school breaks ground for Wood Building addition (10/15)
• NCI renews support for Ireland Cancer Center (10/15)
• Alum confirmed to chair NEH (10/15)
• Weatherhead launches executive ed program in info tech (10/15)
• Mark Coticchia is new research vice president (10/15)
• Physics professorship honors Pytte;
  Biology Building is now DeGrace Hall (10/15)
• Pytte Science Center dedicated (10/15)
• Homecoming festivities feature pep rally, parade (10/15)
• OhioDance celebrates 25th anniversary festival at CWRU (10/15)
• Pyle, Hirsch named dental school deans (10/15)
• Korbin named CAS associate dean (10/15)
• Gordon receives Fulbright award (10/15)
• Miller receives Javits award (10/15)
• Adolescent health conference is November 2 (10/15)
• CWRU people, programs win Awards of Achievement (10/15)
• Adolescent health programs expand (10/15)
• Classes are forging stronger links with Circle museums (10/15)
• Alzheimer Center now called Memory and Aging Center (10/15)
• Mather Gallery will feature glass, brush paintings (10/15)
• Two Gentlemen of Verona opens Eldred season (10/15)
• Fiske lecture is on campaign finance reform (10/15)
• Continuing education offerings return (10/15)
• Stein lectureship to focus on World Bank (10/15)
• Conference to take a close look at diseases and eye movements (10/4)
• Law forums are on aftermath of September 11 attacks (10/1)

September 2001

• Media advisory on Fed rate cut and stock markets (9/18)
• University Circle blood drives scheduled (9/11)
• Media advisory on Ohio school funding decision (9/7)
• Cell communication findings may aid in molecular therapies for genetic diseases (9/5)
• Schorr book says welfare reform has failed (9/5)
• Klatsky seminar is on international human rights (9/5)
• Women's Coalition hosts Wednesday Women's Forums (9/5)

August 2001

• Gonick named VP for information services and CIO (8/29)
• Mayor to speak at Fall Convocation (8/23)
• Senior VP for finance & administration outlines her goals (8/23)
• Congresswoman visits Cardinal Scholars Mastery Program (8/23)
• Kola named dean of graduate studies (8/23)
• Gharib lecture will bring prominent journalists to campus (8/23)
• Humanities Week is September 15-22 (8/23)
• Engineering and management masters (8/23)
• Williams promoted to associate dean for freshmen (8/23)
• Book features CWRU medical school (8/23)
• CWRU, MetroHealth System renew affiliation agreement (8/15)
• Psychologists find rejection causes aggression (8/15)
• CWRU receives $2.2 million for Center for Computational Genomics (8/8)
• Training will prep teachers for polar adventure (8/8)
• Researchers study life after cancer for older Americans (8/1)

July 2001

• Presidential search committee appointed (7/31)
• Two CWRU research progams named Ohio Eminent Scholars (7/20)
• Schools launch Physician-Engineer Training Program (7/19)
• Study aims to reduce costs, raise hopes for critically ill (7/19)
• Poverty Center begins evaluation of Early Childhood Initiative (7/19)
• Cleveland is emerging as leader in magnetic resonance imaging (7/19)
• Dittrick Museum book exhibit traces history of dermatology (7/19)
• Beall elected to American Philosophical Society (7/19)
• Ostrach elected fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (7/19)
• Latimer named director of natural history museum (7/19)
• Berger named assistant dean of summer programs (7/19)
• Former WHO intern says change global tobacco standards (7/19)
• Hear historical harps at Harkness (7/19)
• Falco wins Mandel Center alumni award (7/19)
• Researchers find how TB bacterium evades detection by immune system (7/13)
• Scientists gather seeking ways to stop insects from transmitting disease (7/13)
• Study examines factors that affect organ donation (7/9)

June 2001

• Jumpstart fund will seed tech development (6/22)
• BioPark selects University West for incubator space (6/22)
• Bailey to leave MSASS at end of year (6/22)
• Firm to commercialize CWRU sensor technology (6/22)
• NeoMed is winner in Case-Weatherhead Business Launch Competition (6/22)
• Family Business Hall of Fame inducts new members (6/22)
• McMullen receives Fulbright Scholarship (6/22)
• Sadid named vice president and controller (6/22)
• Gubbins, Hansen, and Solis win President's Award (6/22)
• Lanese is new cross country, track coach (6/22)
• Med school hosts student exchange (6/22)
• Teaching award winners selected:
  • Wittke Award: Kenneth Ledford, history (6/22)
  • Wittke Award: Mano Singham, physics (6/22)
  • Diekhoff Award: Hope Barkoukis, nutrition (6/22)
  • Diekhoff Award: Vanessa Druskat, management (6/22)
  • Hovorka Prize: Richard Hanson, biochemistry (6/22)
• Savin named dean of College of Arts and Sciences (6/14)
• CWRU names Mohsen Anvari dean of Weatherhead (6/14)
• Master plan provides for expansion, student housing (6/1)
• Bolton, Linsalata elected to lead Board of Trustees (6/1)
• Zimmerman co-curates tapestry exhibit (6/1)

May 2001

• Study finds one-third of American and European primary care patients
  at high risk for sleep apnea (5/23)
• U.S. public education system is archaic, undemocratic, says Kozol (5/21)
  (Read the full transcript of the commencement address)
• Two students selected as Fulbright Scholars (5/18)
• Coles named Churchill Scholar (5/18)
• Students selected for Goldwater Scholarships (5/18)
• Landmesser elected to National Academy of Sciences (5/18)
• Krauss receives third major physics award (5/18)
• Heuer named University Professor (5/18)
• ACE's annual book sale is June 2-5 (5/18)
• Harding to direct Medical Scientist Training Program (5/18)
• Catanese named to interim development post at medical school (5/18)
• Tichar to direct co-op program in engineering school (5/18)
• Three receive new posts at nursing school (5/18)
• Alumna Gibney to perform at art museum (5/18)
• Commencement 2001 news:
  • Kozol to give commencement address; six honorary degrees to be awarded (5/10)
  • Schools to host diploma ceremonies May 20 (5/10)
  • Professional school ceremonies to feature speakers (5/10)
  • Profiles of some outstanding graduates:
    • Small-town upbringing fosters desire to help others (5/10)
    • Twins have been helping others since childhood (5/10)
    • Nurse's choice of practice is going "full circle" (5/10)
    • A diploma from CWRU runs in the family (5/10)
    • SPROUT helps young mother stay on the educational track (5/10)
    • Hectic schedule, hard work pay off for Vietnamese immigrant (5/10)
• Wagner sets his sights on progress as interim president (5/10)
• Krauss book explores universe from oxygen atom's perspective (5/10)
• Findley-Hutchinson is new head basketball coach (5/10)
• Student wins venture capitalism award (5/10)
• Fellowships available for graduate study abroad (5/10)
• Summer in the Country returns to farm (5/10)
• Memo from James Wagner (5/2)

April 2001

• Memo from Board of Trustees Chair John F. Lewis on President David H. Auston (4/27)
• Presidential Technology Development Fund created (4/26)
• Study: Ohio has "knowledge jobs," but lags in new economy (4/26)
• U.S. News ranking cites CWRU graduate, professional programs (4/26)
• Robotic egg hunt returns to Great Lakes Science Center (4/26)
• Ishida honored with two awards (4/26)
• Gup book receives writing awards (4/26)
• Town hall meeting is on proposed missile defense system (4/26)
• Conference to discuss new roles for religious groups in social problems (4/26)
• Hudson-Cleveland run will mark CWRU's 175th anniversary (4/24)
• Dedication of sculpture garden by Philip Johnson is April 27 (4/24)
• History Associates to screen film on Bolton (4/24)
• Local journalists are MSASS fellows (4/24)
• Science Coalition Web site features CWRU research (4/24)
• Bailly will discuss Hindu art in Ratner lecture (4/24)
• Researchers link failed cell division, Alzheimer's disease (4/17)
• Teams from Pakistan, Belgium go on to Pictet competition finals (4/17)
• Lynn Singer named vice provost for planning and assessment (4/12)
• Tai chi can reduce arthritis pain, pilot study finds (4/12)
• Krauss to Congress: Keep the science in space missions (4/12)
• Weatherhead students use break to gain international perspective (4/12)
• Friedland coordinates conference on causes of Alzheimer's disease (4/12)
• Med student dedicates Boston Marathon run to aunt, other breast cancer patients (4/12)
• Tissue engineering consortium to hold first workshop (4/12)
• Feng to give Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Lectures (4/12)
• Wilkins will give Fiske lecture on law firm diversity (4/12)
• Litt will give Campen Lecture on Frank Gehry's work (4/12)
• Conference to probe effects of different federal systems in U.S., Canada (4/12)
• Nonprofit conference is April 19-22 (4/12)
• Mt. Sinai scholar is studying doctor-patient communication (4/5)
• Looking at history through everyday objects (4/5)
• Students travel to reservation for service projects (4/5)
• Nursing students observe midwifery practices in Scotland (4/5)
• Medical student returns to China to study acupuncture (4/5)
• Mansour named associate dean at CSE (4/5)
• Perella appointed football coach (4/5)
• Zinn to give lecture on civic engagement April 11 (4/5)
• Lines dominate Ross' paintings in Mather Gallery show (4/5)
• Klein-winning play portrays radical lawyer Kuntsler (4/5)
• MaDaCol concert is April 5-7 (4/5)
• Mandel Center seeks nominations for nonprofit management award (4/5)

March 2001

• Moot court session to have U.S. debut at CWRU (3/26)
• Device liberates quadriplegic from ventilator (3/26)
• Law conference is on future of biotech (3/26)
• Gross to become senior VP of finance and administration (3/26)
• Asteroids named for CWRU scientists (3/26)
• Provost makes research appointments (3/26)
• Museum symposium is March 27 (3/26)
• Coulton analyzes "social capital" for Cleveland Foundation study (3/26)
• Entrepreneurship program makes magazine top 10 (3/26)
• Roker tells high schoolers to challenge selves at Empowerment Day (3/26)
• NetWellness experts answer kidney questions (3/26)
• Lecture to explore greenhouse effect from economic standpoint (3/26)
• Seitz to present Metamorphosis thesis concert (3/26)
• CWRU cleared to purchase Mt. Sinai property (3/5)
• Spanish class and elementary school team up for project (3/2)
• Health Sciences Library reading areas set for renovation (3/2)
• Chatham Baroque to perform La Belle Danse (3/2)
• Mini Med School returns in May (3/2)
• Kostritsky elected to top legal institute (3/2)
• Med students to parody school in "Doc Opera" (3/2)

February 2001

• CWRU researchers help map human genome (2/23)
• Ph.D. student named APS fellow (2/23)
• Siebenschuh helps chronicle Tibetan struggle in new book (2/23)
• Students win Seiberling contest for sixth time (2/23)
• Lecture to examine shifting boundary between public, private sectors (2/23)
• Talk is on wide appeal of children's literature (2/23)
• Labor law scholar to talk (2/23)
• Session in Columbus will brief policymakers on impact of welfare reform on health, nutrition (2/23)
• Mather Gallery to feature McCarthy's abstract paintings (2/23)
• Continuing education office leads tour to Greece (2/23)
• Engineering techniques help answer questions on ancient Egyptian artwork (2/19)
• Educator-activitist Kozol to speak at commencement (2/19)
• Krauss wins Lilenfield award from APS (2/19)
• Researchers will study genetics of Alzheimer's in Arab population (2/19)
• Free screenings set for Children's Dental Health Day (2/19)
• CWRU fundraising duo reveals the secrets of their success (2/12)
• REI study: "Brain drain" is only a symptom of a larger problem (2/8)
• St. Luke's Foundation supports new urban health office (2/8)
• Gamel updates classic satire (2/8)
• REI to study performance of component manufacturers (2/8)
• Jurcisin joins HR as education director (2/8)
• Engineers Week features competitions and banquet (2/8)
• Talk is on Jewish laws, myths (2/8)
• Lecture will address civic education (2/8)
• CWRU dental school offers free exams for area collegians (2/8)
• Fitzpatrick receives three writing awards (2/8)
• Astronomers find "spaghetti" twirling around in galaxy (2/2)
• CWRU, Rock Hall to continue music conferences (2/2)
• Markowitz shares new cancer grant (2/2)
• Graham to help doctors care for patients' spiritual side (2/2)
• Daycare students present grant to Alzheimer Center (2/2)
• Weatherhead building "front door" Web site for new students (2/2)
• Loessin named senior vice president (2/2)
• High school students face off in engineering contests (2/2)
• Food history course among Senior Scholars fare (2/2)

January 2001

• JASON Project goes to Hawaii (1/25)
• Tanski is new budget director (1/25)
• High school students face off in engineering contests (1/25)
• NeoMed Technologies wins business plan competition (1/22)
• Memorial service for Les Foldy is January 23 (1/22)
• Wykle is new nursing dean (1/12)
• Fulton to join CWRU as Web director (1/12)
• Rev. Moss to speak at MLK Convocation (1/12)
• Entrepreneur Club competition features business plan judging (1/12)
• Mather Gallery exhibit features artwork by quadriplegic artist (1/12)
• Amish teens usually choose life in the slow lane (1/12)
• Search committee formed for senior VP of finance & administration (1/12)
• Epstein will give annual Cox International Law Center Lecture (1/12)
• Dental school reduces some rates throughout January (1/12)

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