College of Arts and Sciences

Kelly McMann, professor of political science, co-authored “Explaining Subnational Regime Variation: Country-level Factors,” newly published in Comparative Politics. In their piece, the authors examine the puzzle of democratic and non-democratic subnational governments existing within a single count...

Justine Howe, associate professor of religious studies, edited Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender, which features 32 original essays focused on Islam and gender in global Muslim contexts. These essays highlight exciting developments in areas such as masculinity studies, pop and consumer culture...

Case Western Reserve biology, math researchers part of $3 million National Institutes of Health initiative to investigate how neurons work together to regulate movement Case Western Reserve University researchers are part of an international team striving to crack the secrets of how our neurons—the...

With exuberant choreography, beautiful outdoor scenery and an uplifting musical score, “Spaces and Places,” a new dance production by Professor Gary Galbraith and students in the Department of Dance, spreads a message of hope in a world in which COVID-19, social unrest and political discontent conti...

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) named Jessica A. Kelley, professor and director of the graduate program in sociology, as editor-in-chief of the social sciences section of The Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. The Journal of Gerontology, Serie...

2020 (hindsight), the latest Case Western Reserve University Department of Theater production, is a time capsule: The virtual production is a compilation of student experiences amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of monologues, poems and dances. Performances will be held today (Nov. 12) throug...

Though the fall leaves on campus may make spring feel far in the future, Case Western Reserve University students will be thinking about the season in the coming days—undergraduate registration for the spring semester begins next Monday, Nov. 16 (depending on the school; graduate program registratio...

The College of Arts and Sciences, Case School of Engineering and Post-Graduate Planning and Experiential Education are pleased to host the third event in the Alumni Insight Speaker Series. A discussion titled “Embracing Change” will be held Monday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. In this conversation, alumni (...

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous fields experienced a rapid shift to virtual operations. For the health care sector, that shift resulted in difficulty accessing routine care from health care professionals, particularly for senior citizens and low-income citizens who may not have devi...

Deepak Sarma, professor of religious studies at the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of bioethics at the School of Medicine, recently wrote an article titled "Volunteering for a Covid Vaccine Trial: Fulfilling Hindu Obligations or Fostering Pharmaceutical Company Profits?" Published by th...