College of Arts and Sciences
Interdisciplinary research, collaboratives and achievements define the Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences’ community—across countless disciplines. From literary awards and scientific discoveries to stories of social impact and student innovation, the College of Arts and Sciences is where bold ideas become newsworthy moments.
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August 14, 2023
Margaret Fischer came of age during President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s terms in the White House in the late 1950s. During that time, as she recalls, women were expected to become housewives who led lives supported by their husbands. “Somehow that wasn’t the path I felt I was mapped out to take,” she…
August 11, 2023
Cassi Pittman Claytor, associate professor in the Department of Sociology, was recently awarded the A. Wade Smith Award for Teaching, Mentoring, and Service from the Association of Black Sociologists. Pittman Claytor was selected as a result of her work helping African American individuals launch…
August 11, 2023
Serena Wheeler’s first encounter with the communication sciences field was through her brother, who has autism and works with a speech-language pathologist. But despite this early, personal connection to the field, Wheeler didn’t initially consider it as a career. Instead, she came to Case Western…
August 04, 2023
Fey Parrill, professor of cognitive science, and PhD student Jeffrey J. Shymanski recently had their work published in Applied Cognitive Psychology. Alongside collaborator Susan Wagner Cook, an associate professor at the University of Iowa, Parrill and Shymanski wrote an article titled “Using the…
July 28, 2023
The Case Western Reserve University community is mourning the loss of staff member Amad Awadallah, who died July 22. He was 50. Awadallah got his start at the university as an undergraduate student in the fall of 1991. During that time, he worked as a work study student in the Caplan Lab, housed…
July 27, 2023
The summer break from classes offers college students an opportunity to learn more about their fields of interest, gain practical experiences and create connections that may lead to job offers after graduation. Case Western Reserve students are using this time to explore roles as diverse as…
July 27, 2023
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a summer book discussion on Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses Tuesday, Aug. 22, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Landmark Centre Building (25700 Science Park Drive, Suite 100, Beachwood). Steve Pinkerton, English lecturer at CWRU, will lead this…
July 20, 2023
Though decades have passed since the Space Race took place, Earth’s moon remains the only place beyond our planet where humans have set foot. As the brightest and largest object in our night sky, the moon causes tides that create a rhythm—one that has guided humans for thousands of years. The…
July 19, 2023
For nearly a week last month, people around the world eagerly awaited updates on the saga of the missing Titan submersible. Each moment upped the ante, as the theoretical clock of suspected available oxygen neared zero, until ultimately, the story ended in tragedy with the discovery of debris. But…
July 17, 2023
Kelvin Smith Library is accepting course reserve requests for the fall 2023 semester. Accepted materials include books and audiovisual materials (DVDs, Blu-ray discs and CDs). Requests can be submitted via the form on the library’s website. The course reserves staff members recommend requests be…