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Biology’s Avnish Gupta receives Amgen Scholars Award for biomedical research
Avnish Gupta, a rising third-year biology student, was selected for the Amgen Foundation’s Scholars Award. This award offers undergraduate students a summer research experience—hosted by University of California San Francisco in partnership with 14 universities—focused on health-related science t...
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Recent ϳԹ pre-med graduate Reda Riffi receives Nourish Nelson Mandela Prize, meets UAE leadership to expand opportunities for U.S. students
As founder and president of the Eleos Association, recent ϳԹ pre-med undergraduate Reda Riffi has led regional programs and secured international funding to uplift children through nutrition, education, health advocacy, mentoring and cross-cultural dialogue. Riffi’s work has helped advance diversi...
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Transforming futures: $5M Mandel Foundation grant expands scholarships, boosts enrollment and supports workforce
In January 2024, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awarded the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences a five-year, $5 million grant to support scholarships for promising master’s degree students, known as “Mandel Scholars.” “It is rare to receive such a sub...
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ϳԹbotix beats 26 teams to win the 2025 MATE ROV World Championship
ϳԹbotix, ϳԹ’s robotics team, won first place in the 2025 MATE ROV World Championship last month, beating 26 university teams from around the world that qualified in the Explorer class. Hosted in Alpena, Michigan, this competition challenged teams to deploy remotely ope...
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ϳԹ postdoc Troy Neptune heads to Spain on Fulbright Fellowship to examine the impact of light pollution on amphibians
Troy Neptune has always been fascinated by the night sky. Now, that early curiosity is guiding a promising research career—and taking him across the globe. “I used to love looking at the Big Dipper and other stars in the night sky when I was a kid,” Neptune said. “But that privilege is becoming les...
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Mandel School’s Megan Holmes receives grant to develop new tool to evaluate quality sibling relationships
Megan Holmes, professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, recently received an NICHD R01 to develop the first-of-its-kind, rigorously validated Sibling Prosocial Relationship Questionnaire (SPRQ). The SPRQ ...
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Interdisciplinary faculty team of Justine Howe, Eileen Anderson and Michele Tracy Berger receives Faith and Health Campus Grant from Interfaith America
An interdisciplinary team of ϳԹ faculty members received a two-year, $60,000 Faith and Health Campus Grant from Interfaith America. The collaborators on this award are: Justine Howe, associate professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the College ...
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Engineering’s Abhinendra Singh earns early career award from the American Chemical Society
Abhinendra Singh, assistant professor in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering at Case School of Engineering, was recently awarded a Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Grant by the American Chemical Society. The goals of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Rese...
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Honoring outstanding staff members for their contributions to ϳԹ
ϳԹ staff members are essential to the university’s success, providing vital support and services across campus. Their dedication enriches the student experience, fosters a productive learning atmosphere, drives the university forward and elevates its impact. Each year, four except...
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Distinguished Visiting Community Scholar Lori Stokes honored with Selfhelp's Voice of Vision award
Lori Stokes, distinguished visiting community scholar and acclaimed broadcast journalist, was recently honored with the 2025 Voice of Vision Award from Selfhelp. After a distinguished 40-year career on the air—including anchoring for New York's WNYW-FOX 5 News and WABC’s Eyewitness News This Mornin...