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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July 01, 2024
Faculty members are at the heart of Case Western Reserve University’s mission to educate scholars and conduct research that advances society—and many of them choose to spend significant portions of their academic lives at our institution. The Daily reached out to faculty members who announced…
June 28, 2024
No matter their focus areas, young researchers tend to aspire to have their efforts noticed. For three Case Western Reserve University students receiving the 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, the prestigious award serves as all the validation they need. Among the 437 honorees this year, CWRU…
June 27, 2024
Case Western Reserve University President Eric W. Kaler and Provost Joy K. Ward announced today that Peter Whiting, interim vice president for student affairs, will become interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1. His appointment follows last week’s announcement that the…
June 27, 2024
From teaching in the Department of Physics to leading the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, those of Caribbean American heritage are engaged with countless facets of Case Western Reserve University. In recognition of Caribbean American Heritage Month, which takes…
June 25, 2024
Soccer put Case Western Reserve University on Katherine Shiells’s radar. Initially recruited to play on the varsity women’s soccer team, Shiells was sold by the university’s rigorous academic and competitive athletic offerings. Katherine Shiells While Shiells’s soccer career came to an…
June 21, 2024
From ancient ritual practices to modern-day digital streaming, music has served as an expressive outlet for individuals while fostering a sense of community and belonging among different cultures for centuries. Each year on June 21, World Music Day (also known as Fête de la Musique) highlights…
June 17, 2024
New, groundbreaking research shows that rotation curves of galaxies stay flat indefinitely, corroborating predictions of modified gravity theory as an alternative to dark matter In a breakthrough discovery that challenges the conventional understanding of cosmology, scientists at Case Western…
June 14, 2024
In April, the Department of Physics’ Claudia de Rham published her book, The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity through Princeton University Press. A diver, a pilot, an astronaut candidate, and now a physicist at the frontiers of gravitational physics, de Rham found hints of a…
June 04, 2024
Case Western Reserve University Professor Lisa Huisman-Koops offers research, encouragement for families looking to integrate music into their lives You don’t need to be musically inclined to parent musically. But incorporating music in your family’s daily life can foster deeper connections with…
May 31, 2024
For the members of Case Western Reserve University’s Class of 2024, commencement marked many things: chapters ending, new beginnings, and, for many, their first formal commencement ceremony after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted graduations in 2020. For Soorya Janakiraman and Douglas Gurdak, it…