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When David Gerdes, PhD, was 15, he convinced his middle school science teacher, several friends and their parents to rent an RV and drive from Hudson, Ohio, to Winnipeg—in February.The reason: a total solar eclipse.He wouldn't see another for 38 years. But when the next total eclipse crossed North…
When second-year Case Western Reserve University student Alicia Mathew was growing up, her mother—a physical therapist specializing in dementia care—would share textbooks from her college days. Fascinated by the brain and the science behind it, Mathew spent hours reading about neuroanatomy and…
What can the travels of Latin American writers to Hungary during the Cold War reveal about culture, politics and the power of human connection?That's the question Damaris Puñales-Alpízar, PhD, professor of Hispanic studies at Case Western Reserve University, hopes to explore during a five-month…
When Pete Moore, PhD, arrives in Montenegro next spring, he'll be stepping into a new region of the world—and a new chapter in his research career.Moore, the Marcus A. Hanna Associate Professor of Politics at the Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences, recently received a…
As the sun rises over Paris, Estee Cramer, PhD (CWR ’18; GRS ’19, public health) opens her laptop in an office just a short train ride from the Eiffel Tower. On her screen are mathematical models tracing invisible patterns of disease—evidence of infections people may never have known they had.For…
It started with a casual conversation over lunch—a group of Case Western Reserve anthropology PhD students reflecting on the work happening around them and a shared realization that much of it went unseen.“We were just chatting about how there aren’t that many opportunities for us to showcase our…
In a handful of biology labs at Case Western Reserve University, undergraduate students move between benches, comparing results, adjusting experiments and taking notes. There’s no single “right” answer waiting for them—only questions they’re working to understand.These labs are part of the…
It’s one thing to discuss harm reduction in a lecture hall. It’s another to sit across from someone whose life has been shaped by addiction and listen to their story.
Last fall, students in Anthropology 325/425 did just that, partnering with local health and human service organization The Centers…
When Preyan Mehta added his name to the Case Engineers Council mailing list as a first-year student, he wasn’t sure where it would lead. Now, as president, the third-year mechanical engineering and pre-med student helps unite hundreds of engineering students through programs and events designed to…
For deep-space missions to the moon, Mars and beyond, one deceptively simple question drives some of NASA’s most complex engineering challenges: How do you keep enough fuel cold—and stable—long enough to use it?
That problem is at the center of ongoing zero boil-off tank (ZBOT) research, which…