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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CWRU faculty members explore tariffs from legal, economic and historical perspectives
Tariffs have been a fixture of the news cycle in 2025, as the Trump administration has moved to implement taxes on imported goods. A matter of foreign and economic importance, tariffs have a range of effects on the economy as a whole and for the average American consumer. Beyond the economic…
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May 24, 2019
Creating the exhibition Swedish Modern Design, on display at Cleveland Museum of Art, Case Western Reserve University students trace the influence of Swedish interior design from the 1920s to today Stepping inside a middle-class home in Sweden 60 years ago
would probably look and feel a little…
May 17, 2019
This Sunday, May 19, approximately 2,000 Case Western
Reserve University students will take part in commencement ceremonies, beginning
with the university-wide
convocation at 9:30 a.m. in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic
Center and followed by diploma
ceremonies throughout the…
May 15, 2019
When
Brian Gran began his career in academia nearly 20 years ago, “collaboration”
wasn’t as common a term or practice as it is today. But
his areas of expertise—law and society, human rights and health policy—couldn’t
fit into a single discipline if they were to be taught effectively, Gran…
May 15, 2019
Having never led a classroom before, Maggie Vinter moved to Japan in her early 20s to become a teacher of English as a second language to middle schoolers. “Seeing students go from not knowing to knowing—experiencing ideas as brand new—I found a love for teaching,” said Vinter, assistant…
May 06, 2019
Case Western Reserve biologists say combined effect of two species could be harming Ohio’s forest ecosystems; research could inform deer-park management An overpopulation of whitetailed deer is contributing to the spread of invasive earthworms—a newly discovered link to understanding environmental…
April 30, 2019
$65.9 million federal grant supports multifaceted initiative to cut overdoses by 40% in three years; involves experts from six universities With a $65.9 million National Institutes of Health (NIH)
grant to address Ohio’s opioid epidemic, a consortium of academic, state and
community…
April 12, 2019
The National Science Foundation (NSF) named four current Case Western Reserve University students and several alumni to the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) for 2019. GRFP supports outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics pursuing master’s or…
April 11, 2019
Michael Clune writes two kinds of books—creative and academic. Each is paired with one from the other genre. For example, his memoir of drug addiction and recovery, White Out: The Secret Life of Heroin (Hazelden)—named a best book of the year by The New Yorker in 2013—has a fraternal twin, so…
April 09, 2019
Course registration for next fall is underway, and while the offerings are vast, and degree-specific requirements are many, there are a number of interesting classes for Case Western Reserve University students to expand their horizons and gain insight into new subjects, from social work to…
March 21, 2019
This spring, the Department of Dance at Case Western Reserve
University will continue its 2018-2019 season with Meridian, a thesis concert featuring dance works by MFA candidate
Yizhen Hu, with additional works by guest artists and CWRU alumni Karlie Budge
and Yidi Lin. Performances are March 28,…