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Psychological sciences’ Lauren Calandruccio named 2026 recipient of the American Speech Language Hearing Foundation Spirit of Philanthropy Award
Lauren Calandruccio, professor of psychological sciences and director of the Communication Sciences Doctor of Philosophy Program at Case Western Reserve University, was named the 2026 recipient of the American Speech Language Hearing Foundation Spirit of Philanthropy Award.This award is given to…
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Alumna Julia Bianco's debut novel will bring magic, romance, action to TV series
Julia Bianco (CWR ’16) is having a big year.The Case Western Reserve University alumna recently published her debut novel, Witch Season, a contemporary fantasy from St. Martin’s Press—and it’s already on its way to television. In June, Deadline reported that Lionsgate Television is developing the…
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College of Arts and Sciences’ Elina Gertsman appointed art history book review editor
Elina Gertsman, Distinguished University Professor, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, and Professor of Medieval Art in the Department of Art History and Art at Case Western Reserve University was appointed book review editor for art history of Speculum, the flagship journal of the…
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From the tennis court to the classroom: CWRU medical students balance academics with collegiate athletics
Hannah Kassaie and Ansh Shah earned accolades for tennis while completing their first year at CWRU School of Medicine
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From the South Pole to startup life: How a CWRU alum is using AI to improve wireless networks
A conversation with James “JT” Sayre (CWR ’03; GRS ’14, physics), co-founder and chief technology officer of eino
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Hear from six students presenting at Intersections
For many of Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate researchers, summer has been an opportunity to continue their work, advancing discoveries and sparking new questions. As they have honed their faculty-mentored research projects, some of those students will present what they have been…
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The hidden history connecting Hungary and Latin America
Fulbright Scholar Damaris Puñales-Alpízar will examine the cultural networks, literary exchanges and diplomacy that connected the two regions during the Cold War
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Professors Karen Abbott and Matthias Buck receive awards to conduct research in Japan
Karen Abbott, professor and associate chair of biology, and Matthias Buck, professor of physiology and biophysics at Case Western Reserve University, recently received awards to conduct research in Japan at the University of Tokyo. As part of a new initiative between the National Science Foundation…
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CWRU undergraduate student Ankita Achanta awarded prestigious Udall Scholarship
Ankita Achanta spent much of her childhood playing and exploring nature freely. Living in Richboro, Pennsylvania, she didn’t have to think about the air she breathed while doing so—until she visited family in India. There, she saw her young cousins struggle with asthma and respiratory irritation…
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Beyond the virus: How social science shapes the response to Ebola outbreaks
Q&A with Case Western Reserve University medical anthropologist Megan Schmidt-Sane on lessons from the ongoing Ebola outbreak