Engineering professor honored at White House

Chung-Chiun Liu received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C.

School of Medicine wins national award for activism

The CWRU School of Medicine has been awarded the 2003 Paul R. Wright Award in Medical Education for its exceptional focus on activism in medicine and for the integration of advocacy skills training into the medical education curriculum.

The future begins on April 4, 2003, at CWRU

On that day, hundreds of CWRU researchers and scholars will come together for Research ShowCASE 2003. The University invites you to preview some of the most exciting and important research being done on our campus—and in the world.

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Congressman to discuss affirmative action case

U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. from the 14th District of Michigan will discuss "A Call to Action for Affirmative Action," as the guest speaker for CWRU's 2003 Louis Stokes Leadership Symposium on Social Issues and the Community.

Library gives results of customer service survey

According to an innovative survey conducted by the University library, most members of the CWRU community are pleased overall with the service the library provides and think it does a good job with limited resources.

In the round

President Edward M. Hundert speaks to staff members during a Staff Advisory Council-sponsored open forum on the University's new vision.

CWRU continues to improve faculty, staff diversity

During the past year CWRU continued its efforts to enhance diversity among faculty and staff with moderate gains in the recruitment and hiring of women and under-represented minorities.

Mandel School alum's art depicts sexual slavery

The United Nations estimates that 7 million women and girls around the world have been kidnapped from their home countries and sold into sexual slavery. To Mandel School graduate and artist Myrna Balk, those were sad but meaningless statistics until she visited Nepal.

Center teaches dental health to children at very early ages

A purple dinosaur in a poster on the wall of the Irving and Jeanne Tapper Pediatric Dental Center reminds tiny tots and their parents not to let their teeth go extinct like the dinosaurs.

CWRU to host wireless technology conference

Senior executives from Microsoft and Palm Computing are among more than two dozen speakers coming to CWRU for the second annual No Strings Attached Conference April 9-11 in Thwing Center.

Medical student's Web site certified by Health on the Net

When patients see news of a medical study, they often wonder about its accuracy. David Barzilai knew that clinicians face similar challenges in keeping current with medical literature, so he set out to help some of them.

Pioneer in understanding neural mechanisms of movement to speak

On April 7 and 8, Sten Grillner of the Nobel Institute of Neurophysiology in Sweden will give two free public lectures during his CWRU visit.

Dance, theater to present last performances of season

Eldred Theater and Mather Dance Center will conclude their seasons with performances of An Ideal Husband and Footpaths, respectively.

In Memoriam:
Gray managed nursing research and scholarship center

Kathleen L. Gray, 50, an assistant manager at the Center for Research and Scholarship at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, died March 8 at Lake East Hospital in Painesville.