College of Arts and Sciences

Mia Vargo has followed in her older sister’s footsteps in more ways than one. Her journey at Case Western Reserve University began when she chose to accompany her sister, Madison, at the university, and will conclude this weekend as she graduates with her bachelor’s degree in cognitive science. In ...

Rekha R. Srinivasan has been no stranger to winning teaching awards since arriving at Case Western Reserve University in 2005. From the Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching she earned in her fifth year to the 2015–16 Faculty Advisor of the Year Award from the Women in Scienc...

SAGES teaching fellow and lecturer in English Narcisz Fejes says she’s deeply inspired by Catholic priest, theologian and professor Henri J.M. Nouwen, who considers teaching and mentoring a form of hospitality. In her work as a full-time instructor at Case Western Reserve University since 2006, Fej...

At Case Western Reserve University, our students excel in research, academics, athletics and in the community. This week, we will celebrate the accomplishments of about 2,500 graduates. It would be impossible to comprehensively describe all of their contributions, but we caught up with a graduatin...

Allen Foster, a PhD student in the Department of Physics, recently discussed his research in Antarctica in an episode of the “This Is Physics” podcast. Alongside fellow researcher Thomas Leps, Foster described their work with telescopes observing the cosmic microwave background. Foster and Leps ha...

Three Case Western Reserve University students recently represented the institution at the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop in Washington, D.C. Representing CWRU were Edward Carson, a PhD student in biomedical engin...

Researcher: Ohio, don't fall for bait, switch. Vouchers 'thinly veiled tax break' for richThe Columbus Dispatch: Benjamin Helton, assistant professor of music education, said that the state’s voucher program is not helping low-income students as advertised, but rather “acting as a thinly veiled tax ...

To fully recount the many achievements and accolades Sandra Walker Russ earned in her nearly five decades at Case Western Reserve University would be no easy feat. She’s a Distinguished University Professor and has been interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences—twice. She was chair of the Dep...

During her 37 years on the humanities faculty of Case Western Reserve University, Jenifer Neils acquired an international reputation for her original, thought-provoking writings on classical art and culture. As an archaeologist, curator and teacher—and most recently as director of the American Schoo...

The study of medieval art is flourishing at Case Western Reserve University. Among the latest developments: a Microsoft HoloLens Immersive Realms application that allows students to experience medieval treasures as their first owners might have done, and a new medieval student group that hopes to br...