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College of Arts and Sciences

Professor Deepak Sarma’s mentoring technique earns top honors
When Deepak Sarma heard he was a recipient of the J. Bruce Jackson, MD, Award for Undergraduate Mentoring, his emotions won out. “I cried,” he said. “I was utterly surprised by this news and was overwhelmed by the care and warmth of my students. I also felt that my dharma—or duty—as a teacher had b...
CWRU awarded $2.3 million to examine how neighborhoods influence child maltreatment rates
Researchers to assess conditions, social services and reporting processes The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded a $2.3 million grant to Case Western Reserve University's social work and medical schools and the College of Arts and Sciences. The te...
Dissertation fellowships available for work in arts, humanities and social sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is offering up to 12 $3,000 stipends for graduate work at the dissertation level in arts, humanities and social sciences. The stipends are available for work in fall 2014. The fellowships aim to facilitate the transition from course work and accelerate the process o...
Researchers find depression symptoms, emotional support impact PTSD treatment progress
Many individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also experience depression. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University found that during PTSD treatments, rapid improvements in depression symptoms are associated with better outcomes. Often while undergoing treatment, those suffering P...
5 questions with...Peter Shulman, the faculty member behind a trending Twitter account
Last Friday, Peter Shulman’s Twitter account had a respectable 128 followers. A week later, Shulman now has more than 3,835 followers—and counting—thanks to a recent article by Slate that praised the simple, yet captivating account. About three years ago, Shulman, assistant professor of history, ca...
Professor, students contribute to one of top 10 physics breakthroughs of year
A Case Western Reserve University professor, two of his graduate students and a former postdoctoral researcher are among a group of scientists whose work was named by Physics World magazine today as one of the Top 10 Physics Breakthroughs of 2013. Physics professor John Ruhl’s team helped design an...
5 questions with…nursing student, dance program leader Arielle Dolezal
By Jack Behrend Arielle Dolezal’s passion for dance began with a bit of childhood window-shopping. One day, while watching her younger sister in her first-ever dance class, Dolezal wandered past another class in advanced ballet. Hidden from sight, she watched the class, enthralled by the beauty of ...
Associate Professor Elina Gertsman to lecture on "Imagining Death in Medieval Art"
Elina Gertsman, assistant professor of medieval art, will give a lecture titled “Imagining Death in Medieval Art” on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. in the main gallery of the Sculpture Center, as a part of the Dirt on Death Lecture Series. The series is presented by the Sculpture Center and the Ohio Hum...
5 questions with…associate professor of history and law Kenneth Ledford
Kenneth Ledford is passionate about modern German history, and his dedication has helped him become a renowned expert in the field. But for Ledford, co-director of the Max Kade Center for German Studies, his interest came somewhat by chance. Ledford studied Latin in high school, but decided as an u...
Historian’s new book chronicles London’s political struggle to deliver water
Before the turn of the 20th century, the people of London never knew whether their water faucets would run wet or dry. “It’s foreign to our thinking that water wouldn’t simply come out of the pipes going into homes,” said John Broich, assistant professor of history. He chronicles the political stru...