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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.

Illustration of a neurorobotics lab in the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, with a large water tank, robotic arms, small flying winged robots, and researchers working at computers. A giant neuron stretches across the back wall and in the center, two raised blocks of soil show a butterfly, crab, sea slug, turtle, snail, beetle, and worm.
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Nature's blueprints: Inside the Susi Building’s NeuroRobotics research cluster at Case Western Reserve

How a team of Case Western Reserve researchers is drawing on millions of years of evolution to solve urgent problems with robotics

Six experts in the field of music, cognitive sciences, and audio engineering pose in a lab space while holding speakers and other audio equipment, including one person wearing an EEG cap with sensors.
Research Impact

Music of the brain: Musicians, scientists, engineers, and students are joining forces to make musical compositions from brainwaves

Daniela-Calvetti
Appointments

Mathematics’ Daniela Calvetti appointed editorial board member

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Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

From greenhouses to graduate school

Illustration of a drug-discovery research lab in the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, where researchers work at benches and computer desks beneath a giant cell, an atom model, a molecular chain, and a wall-mounted brain connected to circuitry.
Kathleen Fu
Research Impact

Collaborative cures: Inside the Susi Building's Molecular Therapeutics research cluster

In the News

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BBC News

Political Science’s Justin Buchler says Trump’s appointments prioritize personal loyalty

Quanta Magazine

Astronomy's Stacy McGaugh questions what 'ghostly' galaxies reveal about dark matter

The Epoch Times

Medicine’s Salil V. Deo warns early artery damage in young adults raises future cardiovascular risk

Recent News

Sarah Cioffi, Agata Exner, Arushi Pandit, Hammad Safi and Pushpa Pandiyan
November 02, 2026
How CWRU community members are supporting the fight against cancer
For many, cancer is more than a headline or a statistic. It’s a diagnosis that changes a family’s life, a loved one navigating treatment or a friend rallying a community to support someone they care about. With many types of cancer affecting people across generations and communities, the fight…
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October 30, 2026
Music’s Francesca Brittan publishes new book on music, sound and attention
Francesca Brittan, PhD, associate professor of music and head of musicology at Case Western Reserve University, co-edited and contributed to The Attentive Ear: Sound, Cognition, and Subjectivity in the Long Nineteenth Century, recently published through University of Pennsylvania Press. The book…
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October 28, 2026
PhD candidate publishes paper on anthropological perspectives on care-seeking and caregiving
Anuoluwapo Ajibade, a medical anthropology PhD candidate, published a paper in the journal SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. Ajibade’s paper reviews what is gained and lost when health-seeking and caregiving are approached primarily through health behavior theories. Ajibade argued for an…
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October 28, 2026
A new take on a timeless tragedy
CWRU Department of Theater reimagines Romeo and Juliet
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October 28, 2026
Undergraduate student presents at Ohio Classical Conference
Iris Chen, a second-year student majoring in classics and biochemistry, presented a paper called "Willetrudis' De Susanna: A Proto-Feminist Retelling of Susanna and the Elders" at the annual meeting of the Ohio Classical Conference (OCC) in Gahanna, Ohio, on Sept. 26.Chen’s paper examined a…
Dean Gerson presents to attendees at the IPCH open house
October 27, 2026
IPCH open house marks new opportunity for university-wide community health efforts
Case Western Reserve University’s Institute for Population and Community Health (IPCH) opened its doors to the community at an open house at the Warren E. Anderson Midtown Collaboration Center (MCC) on Oct. 22. The celebratory event included tours, networking opportunities and updates on the…
A smiling Joshua Kuwana in a white lab coat and blue gloves sits beside glassware and equipment in a bright laboratory.
October 26, 2026
Meet 4 CWRU students who spent the summer conducting research
They explored research questions that excite them and saw the impact their work can have on people
A smiling Dan Whalen in a blue shirt stands with arms crossed at a building site, glass architecture behind him.
October 26, 2026
Alumnus Dan Whalen leads a $3.5 billion Cleveland development
As a star CWRU quarterback, Dan Whalen helped breathe new life into the Spartans. Now he leads a $3.5 billion development in downtown Cleveland.
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October 26, 2026
CWRU’s distinctive humanities are getting a major boost
They’re already a central force on campus. Now a historic gift gives a major boost to the university’s distinctive approach.
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October 26, 2026
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