College of Arts and Sciences
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Art history’s Erin Benay receives the International Fine Prints and Drawings Foundation’s Best Book of the Year award
Erin Benay, associate professor of art history, director of undergraduate studies and Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities, and Britany Salsbury, curator of prints and drawings at the Cleveland Museum of Art, won the Best Book of the Year Award from the International Fine Prints and…
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August 24, 2021
Timothy Beal, the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion, will be honored as a Case Western Reserve University Distinguished University Professor during convocation on Aug. 25 for his preeminent research, leadership, and commitment to students. Beal is a “model humanist,” according to Joy K.…
August 23, 2021
Associate Professor Lauren Calandruccio, who specializes in auditory perception in the Department of Psychological Sciences, shared that while wearing masks is critical during this time, increased effort is required when listening to someone who is speaking with a mask. Wearing a mask while…
August 19, 2021
For nearly 40 years, Mathematics Professor Wojbor A. Woyczynski was beloved by the students who had the privilege of taking his courses at Case Western Reserve University. Members of the university community are mourning the death last weekend of Woyczynski, whose work brought people together…
August 19, 2021
Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Music offers more than 20 ensembles, making it easy to find an ensemble in which to participate. Non-majors are welcome to join the ensembles and ensemble directors are able to answer questions about participation. Ensembles perform across multiple…
August 17, 2021
Year: Rising senior Major: Environmental geology, Russian language, political science Kyle Rickert has always had an affinity for learning about the Earth, its innerworkings, and how humans have interacted with it throughout history. Unlike some who are drawn to these topics after reading science…
August 13, 2021
Maggie Popkin, the Robson Junior Professor and associate professor of art history, was recently interviewed about her work with the American Excavations at Samothrace (Greece). The story appeared on the cover of the most recent issue of Archaeology magazine. Learn more about the magazine.
August 13, 2021
Kelly McMann, professor of political science, and Daniel Tisch, associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, co-authored a paper titled “Democratic Regimes and Epidemic Deaths.” Their work was published in Varieties of Democracy Working Paper Series, which…
August 13, 2021
The Schubert Center for Child Studies conducted a research study analyzing 944 pre-training and 871 post-training survey responses from youth-interactions within in-service police training. Jessica Salley Riccardi, a PhD candidate in communications sciences; Gabriella Celeste, policy director of…
August 13, 2021
Not sure what to stream this weekend? Consider watching Case Western Reserve University’s own David Vegh on Netflix or Hulu! Vegh, an associate professor in the Department of Theater and a professional actor, recently co-starred in an episode of Netflix’s Manhunt: Deadly Games, a dramatized…
August 10, 2021
Sociologist Cassi Pittman Claytor provides a nuanced portrayal of the Black middle class Cassi Pittman Claytor, the Climo Junior Professor in Case Western Reserve University's Department of Sociology, is an increasingly influential scholar of contemporary African American life. She conducted her…