College of Arts and Sciences

As part of the Anti-Racism, Anti-Colonialism and Climate Change series, Malcom Ferdinand will speak in an online discussion with the Department of Philosophy's Nathalie Nya Wednesday, April 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Ferdinand's work reached the Anglophone philosophical world mainly through its tr...

Benjamin Nestor has always wanted to see one of his movies played in theaters. Come tonight, he’ll have to think of a new goal. That’s because one of Nestor’s projects, a short film titled DEADLINE, will be featured during the Short. Sweet. Film Fest.’s student filmmaker’s program at 7:30 p.m. Thu...

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, professor of philosophy, and Misty Morrison, a visual artist from Shaker Heights, will discuss their new book, Nussbaum's Politics of Wonder: How the Mind's Original Joy Is Revolutionary (2023), in a webinar hosted by the magazine and platform The Philosopher. Bendik-Keymer an...

Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and ozone play a central role in atmospheric chemistry and represent a key target for air pollution control. A complete understanding of their cycling is challenging due to competing dynamical and chemical effects. Observation data alone is insufficient to assess and quantify ...

Adrienne LaFrance, executive editor of The Atlantic, will be in conversation with Walt Hunter, chair of the Department of English at Case Western Reserve University and a contributing editor for The Atlantic, Friday, Feb. 24, at 3:15 p.m. in the Guilford House parlor. Before becoming executive edit...

In Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Theater, faculty members teach by example. Kevin Inouye and David Vegh are the latest to bring their talents to the national stage, each acting in Paramount Plus’ Mayor of Kingstown. Both professional actors, Inouye and Vegh (who co-starred in Net...

Erin Benay, associate professor of early modern art and director of undergraduate studies and Deepak Sarma, professor of religious studies and professor of bioethics have been named inaugural Distinguished Scholars in the Public Humanities. Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III made t...

Earlier this month, a freight train carrying vinyl chloride (a flammable gas used to make PVC pipes and other plastic products) and other materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio—about 90 miles southeast of Case Western Reserve University. Peter Whiting The derailment, spill of highly flamm...

Brian Gran, professor of sociology and law, and Ram Fish, lecturer in technology management, co-authored a piece arguing that an unfiltered internet could topple autocrats. “In the information age, information itself is also a key weapon and should not be ignored in the fight against authoritarian...

Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, a visiting instructor who specializes in modern American history and women’s and gender history in the Department of History, wrote about the United States military’s long connection to fashion—especially its female soldiers. The Washington Post published her piece, titled “...