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July 02, 2024
Next time you pop a frozen meal into the microwave, pay close attention to the small ice crystals that have formed on the food. If it’s a filled pasta dish from Nestle, you may notice fewer of them thanks to the efforts of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø student Alessandro d'Amico.
Under the mento...
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July 01, 2024
Faculty members are at the heart of ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s mission to educate scholars and conduct research that advances society—and many of them choose to spend significant portions of their academic lives at our institution.
The Daily reached out to faculty members who announced their...
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June 25, 2024
Soccer put ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø on Katherine Shiells’s radar. Initially recruited to play on the varsity women’s soccer team, Shiells was sold by the university’s rigorous academic and competitive athletic offerings.
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While Shiells’s soccer career came to an end with ...
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June 18, 2024
Nathan Berger with his wife, Sosamma J. Berger
Nathan Berger arrived in Cleveland in 1983 with a vision: creating an oncology/hematology training program to position ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine as a leader in the burgeoning field of cancer care.
The program he developed wen...
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June 18, 2024
During his junior year of high school, Viraj Gorthi was on his way to Cancún with family when his uncle passed out mid-flight. Everyone aboard froze in shock, and as the flight attendants desperately asked for a doctor, he remembers feeling powerless to help someone he cared about.
Fortunately, a ...
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June 17, 2024
Though his smile may be permanent, even Spartie has his off days.
Just ask Jeremiah (Jerry) Ukwela, a member of the Class of 2024 who portrayed ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's mascot during his final year at the university—and the only student to don the costume in the 2023-24 academic year. A few mont...
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June 13, 2024
Not many people can claim they brighten every room they enter, but Michael Wilcox could—in more ways than one. A third-shift custodial supervisor, Wilcox was known for his big heart, gentle spirit and genuine care for others—and his ability to make floors shine across ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s campus. ...
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June 12, 2024
Two years ago, high winds in St. Louis threatened the University Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships. For pole vaulter Victoria Zhao, the weather made an already-nerve-wracking event even more daunting, as vaulters take off down the runway to soar a dozen feet in the air.
But...
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June 10, 2024
Sreelakshmi Vasudevan is focused on helping people keep their sight. Originally from Kerala, India, Vasudevan is a postdoctoral scholar in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences working alongside Paul Park.
In the lab, Vasudevan research...
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June 03, 2024
As any student can attest, earning a 4.0 GPA is no easy feat. Doing so as a student-athlete can be especially challenging, demanding exceptional time management, discipline and dedication to both academics and sports.
Sahil Dayal and Hannah Kassaie had the skills needed to make it possible. Member...