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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September 30, 2019
Presenting “From the South Bronx to Sesame Street (A Puerto Rican Story),” Manzano will speak on campus Oct. 15 as part of the university’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration Sonia Manzano—who broke ground as one of the first Latina actresses on national television, portraying “Maria” on Sesame…
September 26, 2019
National Science Foundation supports soft materials research by Case Western Reserve physics professor for more than 35 years Charles Rosenblatt’s quest to understand more fully the properties and possibilities of soft condensed materials such as liquid crystals has taken him from the labs on the…
September 12, 2019
Free tickets are available to hear Cohn’s first-hand account of how she lived through one of the worst times in human history—losing family members to the Nazis and surviving by spying for the French resistance Only
more than a half-century after Jewish teenager Marthe Cohn spied on the Nazis
for…
August 28, 2019
CWRU researchers among team discovering “remarkably complete” cranium of early human ancestor species Yohannes Haile-Selassie—a Case Western Reserve University adjunct professor and curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History—and a team of researchers have discovered a “remarkably complete”…
August 27, 2019
President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III
announced today that Distinguished University Professor Sandra “Sandy” Russ has
agreed to serve as the next interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Her appointment begins Sept. 1. “Sandy brings tremendous experience and insight to…
August 14, 2019
After a successful inaugural season, the Silver Hall Concert Series returns with a diverse slate of free music performances—from guitar ensembles, to orchestras and choirs of many stripes—at Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple–Tifereth Israel’s Silver Hall at Case Western…
August 02, 2019
The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith
Library has announced the selection of the 2019-20 Freedman Faculty Fellows.
The program supports full-time faculty, staff and post-docs. To address the
emerging needs of scholarship, the fellowship aids researchers in integrating
digital…
August 01, 2019
Within four hours of a traumatic experience, certain physiological markers—namely, sweating—are higher in people who go on to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study by a researcher at Case Western Reserve University and other institutions. Around 90% of people who…
July 22, 2019
Assistant professor and chair in environmental studies leading research into changing habits of butterflies in warming climate, with help of citizen scientists Sarah Diamond, an assistant professor in biology and the George B. Mayer Chair in Urban and Environmental Studies, has been awarded a…
July 16, 2019
The prescribed dosages of opiate-based medications have resulted in some chronic pain patients taking more than 70 opioid pills a day. That's according to testimony offered by pain patient groups at a special meeting convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider making…