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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…

Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences.Austin Wilson's childhood dream of becoming an astronaut had fallen to the wayside during his teen…

Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences.As she coped with the grief of suddenly losing her dad during her undergraduate degree, Alexis E…

Rishabh Kundu, a second-year PhD student, 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 Bridgestone, recognizes his outstanding poster presentation…

Rishabh Kundu, a second-year PhD student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been appointed a Sustainability Champion by the Office of Energy & Sustainability at Case Western Reserve University. The recognition, awarded through a nomination-based process, honors individuals…

Throughout the four years of her undergraduate career, Andrea Silva has balanced double majors in mechanical and aerospace engineering, dedicated involvement on the Case Rocket Team, and the challenging schedule of a student-athlete on the Spartan women’s soccer team.Though it can get hectic, Silva…

After studying the limits of blood cultures, Pavan Kota (CWR ’17) built a company designed to deliver results in hours instead of days

From the science behind fermented beverages to superheroes in popular culture, Summer Session courses cover a wide range of topics

Tanush Anand, a third-year undergraduate student majoring in mechanical engineering, was recently awarded the ELLWOOD Metallurgy Scholarship. The scholarship includes a summer internship. Anand is working alongside John Lewandowski, the Arthur P. Armington Professor of Engineering in the Department…

Since Erin Henninger experienced her first extended reality (XR) headset in 2014, she has worked with Case Western Reserve University’s Interactive Commons to prepare for a future where students could leverage XR-type devices in their studies. Now, as executive director of the Interactive Commons,…