College of Arts and Sciences

Craig Lanier Allen, the postdoctoral fellow in African American history in the Department of History, has received an inaugural Emerging Voices Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). Allen is a historian of the United States in the 20th century, focusing on foreign relatio...

The Great Lakes African American Writers Conference and Writers House will co-sponsor a virtual poetry reading featuring writers Michelle R. Smith and Mary E. Weems Friday, Oct. 2, at 3 p.m. EDT. Michelle R. Smith is a writer, educator and cultural facilitator. Her work has been published in poemm...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront the question of whether democracies are more or less effective than autocracies in responding to epidemics. Kelly McMann, professor of political science, and Daniel Tisch, associate professor of population and quantitative health sciences, present...

Just hours ahead of the first presidential debate, Case Western Reserve University faculty experts in law, medicine, business and political science will examine one of the most significant factors in the coming election: the future of health care in the United States. Titled “The 2020 Election and ...

The Case Western Reserve University community is known for innovative research that leads to transformative solutions with positive impacts on a wide range of fields. Now, these pioneering techniques and methods are leading the way during the COVID-19 pandemic. After having to shift the delivery of...

The latest book by Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor of Political Science, titled Cabinets, Ministers, and Gender was honored by American Political Science Association (APSA) as one of 2020's Best Books. The APSA's 116th Annual Meeting, which will follow a theme of "Democracy, Diffe...

CWRU students and community members interested in African and African American Studies are invited to the African and African American Studies virtual welcome reception Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 5 to 6 p.m. Cassi Pittman and Heather Burton, co-directors of the African and African American Studies ...

Case Western Reserve chemists measure ‘picosecond’ speed of pre-cancer cells’ lesions that form on DNA when exposed to sunlight; could lead to more effective prevention Luis Ortiz-Rodríguez grew up on the beaches of Puerto Rico—surfing, swimming and running in the hot sand—and swears he had never ...

Stacy McGaugh, chair of the Department of Astronomy, was interviewed in an episode of The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. Titled “The Trouble with Dark Matter,” the episode is about conundrums related to the mystery of dark matter in the cosmos. McGaugh and host Bruce Dorminey cover dark matter’s histo...

Edward J. Olszewski, emeritus professor and former chair of art history and art, had a study published exploring controversy around sculptures at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Created by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, the sculptures feature common tools and game pieces. T...