College of Arts and Sciences
May 07, 2014
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...
April 30, 2014
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...
March 03, 2014
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...
February 06, 2014
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...
January 24, 2014
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...
December 13, 2013
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...
November 15, 2013
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 ...
November 15, 2013
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...
October 11, 2013
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...
October 09, 2013
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...