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Remembering Professor of Mathematics Elizabeth Meckes
ϳԹ this week is mourning the passing of Elizabeth Meckes, a professor of mathematics renowned worldwide for her brilliance—and beloved on campus for her compassion. An undergraduate alumna who earned her doctorate at Stanford in 2006 and became a full professor here in 2018, Mecke...
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Emeritus Trustee A. Malachi Mixon passes away
Emeritus Trustee A. Malachi Mixon, an entrepreneur whose leadership transformed a little-known Northeast Ohio business into a global powerhouse, died Monday, Nov. 30. He was 80. Raised in an Oklahoma town of barely 1,500 residents, Mixon went on to earn two Harvard degrees, fulfill military scholar...
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Remembering law school alumnus and benefactor Coleman P. Burke
Coleman P. Burke, a 1970 law alumnus so dedicated to the planet that he committed $10 million to launch an environmental law center here last year, died Nov. 8 at his home in New York. Known affectionately to his friends and fellow alumni as “Coley,” Burke brought an inquisitive spirit to his law c...
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Remembering theater adjunct faculty member, Cleveland Play House’s Kevin Moore
ϳԹ’s theater department lost one of its most loyal supporters when adjunct associate professor Kevin Moore died suddenly on Saturday, Oct. 24. Managing director of the Cleveland Play House (CPH) since 2007, Moore actively engaged in the ϳԹ/CPH MFA Acting Program, regularly atten...
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Professor Emerita Ita Rebecca Kaiserman-Abramof passes away
Ita Rebecca Kaiserman-Abramof, professor emerita of anatomy, passed away earlier this month. Kaiserman-Abramof had a long career at ϳԹ, teaching from 1971 to 2015. Prior to arriving at ϳԹ, Kaiserman-Abramof graduated from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazi...
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Undergraduate student Micco Daniels passes away
A talented cellist whose diverse musical influences ranged from classical (Yo-Yo Ma) to rock (Arctic Monkeys and Red Hot Chili Peppers) to hip hop (Immortal Technique and Dilated Peoples), rising second-year music student Micco Daniels passed away recently. He was 19. Daniels was raised in a musica...
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Remembering genetic epidemiologist Robert (Rob) P. Igo Jr.
Assistant Professor Robert (Rob) P. Igo Jr. was known as a thoughtful genetic epidemiologist who embodied the spirit of team science by his colleagues in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences (PQHS). He passed away over the weekend. Igo had many professional accomplishmen...
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HIV researcher Benigno Rodriguez passes away
Benigno Rodriguez was known among colleagues as not only a brilliant clinical trialist in HIV research, but also a kind and generous person. Now, Rodriguez's friends and colleagues in the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit are mourning the loss of Rodriguez after he passed away last week at the age of 52. ...
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Staff member Rob Lucas passes away
When Rob Lucas came to ϳԹ in fall 2015, he was tasked with taking an idea for a new open-access biomedical journal and making it a reality. The Pathogens and Immunity journal officially launched in May 2016, in large part due to Lucas’ dedication to the publication. N...
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Emeritus Professor Morton H. Litt passes away
Morton H. Litt, professor emeritus of macromolecular science and engineering, passed away June 2. Litt had a long career at the university beginning in the 1960s and remaining on the faculty until his retirement in 2005. Throughout his career, Litt researched the development of fuel cells technology...