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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February 22, 2018
Modeled after Sears think[box], new experiment space at Case Western Reserve University provides open research lab to bring ideas to life Look out, there’s a brand new [box] in town. Case Western Reserve University, home to the internationally recognized Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears…
January 22, 2018
The College of Arts and Sciences is offering up to 12 $3,000 stipends for graduate work at the dissertation level in the arts, humanities and social sciences for fall semester 2018. The fellowships are intended to facilitate the transition from course work and accelerate the process of writing…
January 19, 2018
In the mid-2000s, a sense that the Islamophobia brought on by the 9/11 terror attacks had somewhat eased gave rise to a new feeling of optimism among some Muslim communities in the United States. They saw an opportunity to remake certain aspects of their public perception, setting out to prove…
July 14, 2017
Brian K. Gran, associate professor of sociology, was chosen as chair elect of the American Sociological Association’s Section on Human Rights. The section “seeks to promote and support critical, interdisciplinary, and international engagement with human rights scholarship, teaching and practice,…
July 05, 2017
Case Western Reserve University launched the Post-baccalaureate Readiness Instruction for bioMedical Education Program (PRIME) for pre-medical students looking to bolster their candidacy for medical school. This is a joint program of the School of Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences. This…
February 02, 2017
Clare Malone, senior political writer for FiveThirtyEight.com, will come to campus for a discussion on the election Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206. Clare Malone Malone will present "Are There Any Norms Left? What Clues 2016 Offers to America During the Trump…
October 25, 2016
Study: Older men adhere closely to an idealized masculinity script that is incompatible with the realities of later life As men age, they continue to follow dominant ideas of masculinity learned as youth, leaving them unequipped for the assaults of old age, according to a new study. The mismatch…
September 29, 2016
Barry Miller, the Frank Hovorka Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, recently received the Edward Goodrich Acheson Award from the Electrochemical Society. The award is presented to one person every two years for "conspicuous contribution to the advancement of the objectives, purposes and activities of…
September 28, 2016
Thomas J. Knab never looked for plaudits; instead, they found him: A Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, and the chief information officer in the College of Arts and Sciences, he earned an international reputation for his ear for music and his mind for technology. Courtesy of Quire…
August 19, 2016
Valerie Haywood, senior instructor of biology, presented her ongoing work in undergraduate biology education at Plant Biology 2016, the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, in Austin, Texas, in July. More than 1,300 scientists from nearly 40 countries participate in the…