Appointments

Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, has been reelected to a second three-year term as president of the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work, a leading organization…

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals have welcomed Igho Ofotokun, MD, as the newly appointed chair of the Department of Medicine—a role he assumes during a moment of national recognition, having also been elected a 2025 fellow of the American Association for…

Erkki Somersalo, professor in the Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, was named a 2026 Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) fellow. Members of this distinguished class were nominated in recognition of their outstanding research and service to the…

Joel Morales, executive director for sponsored projects accounting in the Office of Research and Technology Management, was selected to represent Case Western Reserve University as a fellow at the inaugural Ohio-based Research Leadership Regional Community of Practice (RCOP). This new…

Fatma Sevinc Kurnaz, associate professor of statistics at Case Western Reserve University, has been appointed associate editor for the Journal of Applied Statistics and Statistical Papers. In her role, she will oversee peer review and editorial decisions to advance research in robust statistics,…

Carlos Crespo, professor and associate dean for research in the Department of Chemistry, was recently elected as one of the American Society for Photobiology (ASP) councilors for a four-year term. The American Society for Photobiology is a professional, nonprofit scientific organization established…

A. Bolu Ajiboye, PhD, the Allen H. and Constance T. Ford Professor in Biomedical Engineering, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)—a uniquely interdisciplinary department that’s part of both Case School of Engineering and the School of Medicine.“I am truly honored…

Two faculty members and a doctoral student contributed to building a new framework for aging-related education programs

Susan Hagness, longtime professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison, brings exceptional research, education and leadership experience to Case School of Engineering

Honored for advancing glial biology and regenerative therapies for neurological disease