Awards

Frank Mugisha, executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), has devoted his life to advocating for basic human rights for all people—not only in his home country, but globally.A recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award and the Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize, Mugisha has been…

Members of the Case Western Reserve University Math Club placed second at the Ohio section of the Mathematical Association of America’s annual Leo Schneider Student Team Competition. The team featured undergraduates Nate Brown, Avi Chetlin and Augustus Kaufmann, who correctly solved eight math…

Luke Mosca, a third-year student majoring in classics at Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences, was recently named a recipient Manson A. Stewart Undergraduate Award by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS). This competitive national award, given to…

Shae Maresco, assistant director of enrollment management and strategic initiatives at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was recognized as a 2026 Movers & Shakers Award recipient by Cleveland Professional 2030 Club, the longest-running young professional organization in…

Ben Mauk, the Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and Media Writing in the Department of English at Case Western Reserve University, was recently selected as one of three English-language finalists for the True Story Foundation’s True Story Award—the first globally oriented journalism award.…

Ica Manas-Zloczower, the Thomas W. and Nancy P. Seitz Professor of Advanced Materials and Energy at Case Western Reserve University, was honored by the Society of Plastics Engineers at the ANTEC 2026 conference. During this event, a symposium was held in Manas-Zloczower’s honor and recognized her…

Rishabh Kundu, a second-year PhD student in the Department of Material Science and Engineering, has been honored with a research award in the Application of Machine Learning and Modeling category at the Polymer Initiative of Northeast Ohio (PINO) 2026 conference. The award, sponsored by…

The Office of Energy and Sustainability recently hosted Just a S.E.C.: Lightning Talks on Sustainability, Energy and Climate, a lunch event that brought together students, faculty, staff and community members for a series of fast-paced, three-minute presentations highlighting sustainability work…

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences was well-represented among the 2025 National Association of Social Workers Ohio Regional Award Recipients, with 11 outstanding alumni and one standout student honored. They were celebrated at the NASW Ohio 2026 Social Work…

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge recently recognized Case Western Reserve University for its efforts developing a nonpartisan democratic engagement action for the 2026 election cycle. Receiving at least 31.5 of 36 possible points based on the Strengthening American Democracy Action Planning…