College of Arts and Sciences

Along with PhD student Marina Mandrikova, they break stereotypes to highlight Africa’s role in Byzantine art and culture For Betsy Bolman, art history chair and the Elsie B. Smith Professor in the Liberal Arts, being awarded the 2023 Tsiter-Kontopoulou Prize was a unique honor. “It was quite movi...

When you stop by the water-bottle-refilling station in your residence halls, hop aboard the Night Link shuttle system or fit in a late-night cram session at Kelvin Smith Library, you have one common source to thank: Case Western Reserve University’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG), whose memb...

Kintan Yuan Ayu Silvany, a rising junior majoring in international studies, was named an Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service recipient. The scholarship—also known as the Voyager Scholarship—was created by the Obamas and Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, to help shape leaders to pre...

International research team, including Case Western Reserve University mathematician, suggests universal framework for understanding ‘oscillations’ Life’s random rhythms surround us—from the hypnotic, synchronized blinking of fireflies…to the back-and-forth motion of a child’s swing…to slight varia...

T'Nyah Brown T’Nyah Brown, a rising fourth-year student, is one of Case Western Reserve University’s many orientation leaders (OLs) who help make Discover Week a success. The week of programming, which began Aug. 18, aims to welcome and acclimate new and transfer students to the university. Since...

Walt Hunter, chair of the Department of English at Case Western Reserve University, was featured on the podcast Close Readings with Kamran Javadizadeh, where he discussed his forthcoming book on race, housing, and literature (specifically, Gwendolyn Brooks and Chicago)....

Mosquitoes—Spanish for “little fly”—are an important part of the world’s ecosystem. While most would prefer to not suffer its bites, the value of one of nature’s most annoying—and also sometimes dangerous—flying pests can’t be understated. Twelve of the more than 200 types of mosquitoes in the Unit...

Kathryn C. Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs in the Department of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University, and her co-author, Liselotte Odgaard, wrote an article for Environment and Security titled “The Arctic Council, the International Maritime Organization a...

Maggie Popkin, the Robson Junior Professor and associate professor of art history, published her ongoing research into the material and visual culture of ancient Roman sport in The Art Bulletin, the flagship journal of the College Art Association. Her article, "Roman Gladiator Knives: Objectificat...

For weeks now, the Barbie movie has swept the globe. From Barbie becoming a secret client in a Progressive Insurance commercial, to custom pink Crocs and even a Malibu DreamHouse that was available to rent on Airbnb, the film—and its more than 100 partnerships—have influenced myriad facets of consum...