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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Case Western Reserve University receives largest commitment to higher ed in Ohio history: $125M from Mandel Foundation
Record investment will fund four focus areas, including new humanities building, student scholarships, leadership initiatives, and ethical technological innovation
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July 13, 2020
In ranking Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s International Law Program among the top 10 in the nation, PreLaw Magazine recognized the law school’s funded internships as its secret to placing so many of its graduates in the field of international law. Every summer, 30 or so Case…
July 10, 2020
From a young age, Joy K. Ward, the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, knew science would be her calling. By the time she was 7 years old, Ward was already collecting interesting specimens from the forest near her home and looking at cells through her father’s microscope. As a senior in…
June 12, 2020
Stephen E. Hefling, professor emeritus of music at the College of Arts and Sciences, edited a new edition of Gustav Mahler's Titan, which was recently honored by the German Music Publishers' Association. The edition was selected from more than 7,000 entrants for a 2020 "Best Edition" prize. Read…
June 12, 2020
Alan Rocke, Distinguished University Professor and the Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor Emeritus in the Department of History, was named co-recipient of the Franklin-Lavoisier Prize. Co-sponsored by the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie in Paris and the Science History Institute in Philadelphia,…
June 12, 2020
Students from the Class of 2020 in the College of Arts and Sciences took home top honors from the Office of Undergraduate Studies and School of Graduate Studies. Undergraduate Studies Anthropology The Callender Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in anthropology: Emma McCannThe Jonathan…
June 08, 2020
Receiving a prestigious fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Maddalena Rumor will work on a manuscript for a book currently titled Dreckapotheke in Ancient Mesopotamia and the Graeco-Roman World. Rumor is the only scholar…
June 05, 2020
When fourth-year PhD physics student Allen Foster arrived at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica in early January for a 10-month research assignment, he had no idea that the rest of the world soon would be hit by a global pandemic. With no flights in or out since early February, the…
June 03, 2020
Elizabeth Bolman’s original end-of-semester plans called for the art historian to be in the midst of research trips: After Cyprus and Ethiopia, she was set to deliver a lecture in Egypt about her work there on landmark projects—the conservation and documentation of four holy Coptic (Egyptian…
May 22, 2020
Elizabeth Short, professor of psychological sciences, was lead author of a study about the role of language in children’s play. The study explored how children who have various developmental disabilities (ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and language delay) played compared to their peers of typical…
May 22, 2020
Rita Obeid, full-time lecturer in the Department of Psychological Sciences, recently co-wrote a paper exploring the relationship between racial bias and autism identification. The paper, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, builds on research showing minority…