Dr. Karen Abbott was awarded joint NSF-JSPS funding to spend 2 months at the University of Tokyo in 2026. The award is part of a pilot program to enhance US-Japan collaborations in math and related areas of study.
Congratulations Karen!
Awards and Recognition
Recent graduate student from the Abbott and Burns labs Osmary Medina-Báez has earned an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology. Osmary will be studying how changes in moisture influence thermal physiology in butterflies from tropical and temperate locations.
Congratulations Osmary!
You can read more HERE.
On June 18th, 2025, the Staff Advisory Council announced the 2025 Staff PARTicipation Achievement (SPARTA) Award recipients, which recognizes staff members who go above and beyond at CWRU. Among those named was Biology full time lecturer Deb Harris!
Congratulations Deb!
See a full list of winners HERE.
Reda Riffi, a CWRU pre-med student leader and CEO of The non profit ELEOS Impact, has been named the recipient of the Nourish 2025 Nelson Mandela Prize for Excellence in Equity, Inclusion, and Global Compassionate Service. The award, presented by the leadership of Nourish Educare in South Africa, recognizes...