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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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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January 27, 2026
Ayra Ajay was always impressed by bodybuilders, but she was convinced she didn’t have enough muscle or the proper nutrition to pursue it herself. However, in the fall of 2024, something shifted in Ajay, and she launched a year-long campaign to enter her first bodybuilding competition. Now an…
January 23, 2026
In November, Kathryn C. Lavelle, PhD, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs, published a book chapter on the history of financial architecture released in an edited volume of International Economic and Monetary Architecture at the Crossroads: Bretton Woods at 80. The chapter,…
January 23, 2026
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are known for their innovative thinking across campus—and these creative mindsets can be seen in their countless unique and fascinating hobbies. National Hobby Month is celebrated annually in January, leaving no better time to spotlight some…
January 23, 2026
Deepak Sarma, PhD, professor and the inaugural Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities in the Department of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University, recently wrote “Darśana: A More Inclusive Spiritual Framework,” published in Harvard University’s Bill of Health blog. In this…
January 23, 2026
In season seven of the Parenting Musically podcast, various professional musicians from the Cleveland area were interviewed to explore dynamic meanings of parenting and place in an age of global interconnection. Lisa Huisman Koops, PhD, professor of music at the College of Arts and Sciences at Case…
January 22, 2026
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are known for their innovative thinking across campus—and these creative mindsets can be seen in their countless unique and fascinating hobbies. National Hobby Month is celebrated annually in January, leaving no better time to spotlight some…
January 16, 2026
Brian Gran, PhD, JD, professor in the Department of Sociology, and Anne Bryden, PhD, director of clinical trials and research at the Institute for Functional Restoration, were invited to serve as observers of the Uniform Law Commission’s Study Committee of Mental Privacy, Cognitive Biometrics and…
January 09, 2026
This past November, Anuoluwapo Ajibade, PhD student in medical anthropology at Case Western Reserve University, received the 2025 Anthropological Responses to Health Emergencies (ARHE) Policy Brief Student Award from the Society for Medical Anthropology for a recent “Community Engagement for Public…
January 08, 2026
Siblings honor parents’ legacy by cementing generational commitment to education
January 08, 2026
Do you play a woodwind, brass or percussion instrument? Consider joining the Case Western Reserve University Symphonic Winds ensemble this semester. Open to all students, those interested are invited to attend low-pressure auditions, which will take place the first week of classes and are…