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Spartan Showcase: Shreyas Banerjee
Major: Biology and Philosophy Year: Fourth Year The human condition is a topic that has long held the interest of philosophers and academics. Shreyas Banerjee shares this interest, and is pursuing it at Case Western Reserve University as a fourth-year student double majoring in biology and…
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Political science’s Karen Beckwith explores women’s political presence in the European Union in recent article
Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor of political science at Case Western Reserve University, recently wrote an article investigating women’s routes toward executive political leadership in the European Union. Published as a chapter of the book Women and Leadership in the European…
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Religion’s Timothy Beal receives praise for latest book on confronting climate crisis
Timothy Beal, the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion at Case Western Reserve University, recently received positive reviews on his newest book, When Time Is Short: Finding Our Way in the Anthropocene. Publishers Weekly described Beal’s book as a “deconstruct(ion) of human exceptionalism” that…
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Spartan Showcase: Stephen Andryc
Majors: Mathematics, Quantitative Economics, PhysicsYear: Rising fourth-year When Stephen Andryc told his high school wrestling coach he was considering competing at the collegiate level, his coach shared some sage advice: “Choose a place where you’ll thrive—even if you get injured and athletics…
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Schubert Center's Gabriella Celeste discusses why youth violence is "a cry for connection"
Gabriella Celeste, policy director at the Schubert Center for Child Studies and an adjunct assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, called for more efforts to engage local youth positively outside the justice system, and to address the alienation and the resort to firearms for…
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Spartan Marching Band Director Benjamin Helton offers proposal for police reform
Benjamin Helton, assistant professor of music education and director of the Spartan Marching Band, shared his proposal for police reform in Ohio—privatization. In his opinion piece, published in April by The Plain Dealer, Helton offered a solution to the “complex and nuanced issues facing policing…
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Biology's Arnold Caplan to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Stem Cell Summit
The Board of Directors of the Regenerative Medicine Foundation (RMF) nominated Arnold I. Caplan, professor of biology, to receive the 2022 Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Action Lifetime Achievement Award for his important contributions in promoting scientific discovery to improve health and…
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Eight outstanding members of the 2022 graduating class share their stories
After several years of adjusted plans due to pandemic-related health and safety protocols, the Case Western Reserve University community will gather once again this year for fully in-person commencement events. The Class of 2022's accomplishments will be celebrated in ceremonies on May 14 and 15,…
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Sociology’s Brian Gran selected for meeting on international effort to reduce gender-based violence 
Brian Gran, professor of sociology at Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences, was invited to participate in a key stakeholder consultation on a national Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally (Global GBV Strategy) on Feb. 1.  The Global GBV Strategy…
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Case Western Reserve University biorobotics pioneers Hillel Chiel and Roger Quinn join scientist alum Vickie Webster-Wood from Carnegie Mellon on new project Two Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) biorobotic pioneers are working with a Carnegie Mellon University colleague (and CWRU triple…