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Task
force to form plan to expand SAGES
In the fall
of 2005, CWRU plans to begin teaching its first-year students
in a way that no other major research university has successfully
implemented university-wide. Presidential
fellows to complement seminar faculty
President Edward M. Hundert has announced the new Presidential
Fellowship Program to complement existing faculty teaching SAGES
seminars.
Staff
craft new doors for Harkness
 One
hundred years of opening and closing has taken its toll on the
doors of Harkness Chapel, but the wear is no longer visible
courtesy of the combined talents of several CWRU employees.
New
initiatives to raise visibility of humanities
Some well-established, but
under-funded programs in the College of Arts and Sciences got
a boost with a total of $3.2 million from President Edward M.
Hundert's presidential initiative fund.
Tech
transfer activity increases
CWRU reported increases in every aspect of its technology
transfer program in fiscal year 2003, including invention disclosures
received, licenses and options executed and income generated.
Projects
to receive $2 million in Provost's Opportunity grants
Several University projects that will help transform CWRU
into the world's most powerful learning environment have received
a total of $2 million from the Provost's Opportunity Fund for
2003-2004.
Obesity,
dental disease linked in young adults
One more reason to trade in
potato chips and television for a more active life: CWRU epidemiology
and dentistry researchers have found a link between obesity and
periodontal disease.
Researchers
find high levels of gene duplication in chromosome 7
CWRU School of Medicine geneticists have been involved
in a detailed analysis of the reference sequence of chromosome
7.
Colon
cancer gene discovered
Researchers at the CWRU School of Medicine and University Hospitals
of Cleveland report finding a new gene that is switched off early
in the development of colon cancer.
CAPI
receives grant from defense department
The Case Advanced Power Institute at CWRU has been awarded
a three-year, $1 million grant from the United States Army under
the Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research
Initiative.
Breast
cancer study looks at stem cell transplants, chemo
High-dose chemotherapy coupled with a stem cell transplant
do not improve the outcomes of postoperative patients with advanced
breast cancer, according to a study at the CWRU School of Medicine
and Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Flight
nurse camp to address emergency response training
The National Flight Nurse Academy, a partnership between CWRU's
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and Cleveland's MetroHealth
Medical Center, will offer the nation's first-ever "summer
camp" for training flight nurses and emergency service personnel
in terrorism and emergency response.
First
campus community service day set for Sept. 17
President Edward M. Hundert is extending an invitation to staff,
faculty and students to participate September 17 in the University's
first Campus-wide Community Service Day.
More Campus News:
Essay
contest new to common summer reading program for first-year
students
Lindstrom
wins inaugural Zdanis award
Baznik
to head studies of University in society Ornt
to join CWRU as vice president, general counsel
Ledford
named Berlin Prize fellow
Stein's
work to serve as guide to changes in social work profession
Landau
to explore Mexican influence on American artists, looking for
origins of abstract expressionism
Dental
school receives accreditation
Two
new student businesses operating on campus after growing from
SEED
Law
school to inaugurate groundbreaking program
CWRU
to dance Martha Graham work Physics
entrepreneurship program honored
Sadowsky's
history fellowship to allow for additional study of shock treatment
Nadeau
named genetics chair
All
dental students pass boards
Law
school hires three new faculty members
Cowart's
paper on Watteau wins prize for best article regarding 18th
century culture
Arts
and sciences hires communications director
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