spartan showcase

Mammoth Mountain in California experienced a whopping 192 inches of snowfall in March 2023. These details are very familiar to Case Western Reserve University student Carson Williams, who nervously tracked the storms hitting the area from thousands of miles away. Williams, alongside other members…

Chemical engineering is all around us. It’s physical: we can see it, touch it and smell it. Take, for example, using car air fresheners or smelling your mother’s cooking. Air fresheners take advantage of transport principles by using the mass transfer coefficient kin the air and agitating it,…

Like many incoming students at Case Western Reserve, Elie Stenson thought she knew for certain what field she would pursue. With her focus on STEM, she enrolled in other courses “on a whim,” including the course “Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology and Art and Culture in…

In his program at Case Western Reserve University, graduate student Ellis Wright ponders such questions as: "What is intelligence?" and "What does it mean to know something?" With a focus on artificial intelligence, Wright is a rising third-year student in the Master of Science in Computer…

Next time you pop a frozen meal into the microwave, pay close attention to the small ice crystals that have formed on the food. If it’s a filled pasta dish from Nestle, you may notice fewer of them thanks to the efforts of Case Western Reserve University student Alessandro d'Amico. Under the…

Soccer put Case Western Reserve University on Katherine Shiells’s radar. Initially recruited to play on the varsity women’s soccer team, Shiells was sold by the university’s rigorous academic and competitive athletic offerings. Katherine Shiells While Shiells’s soccer career came to an…

Do you know an outstanding undergraduate, graduate or doctoral student studying at Case Western Reserve University? Chances are, you do—and we want to write about them! The Daily’s editorial team is seeking nominations for students to feature in our Spartan Showcase series, where we highlight…

Reflecting on the recent growth of Alpha Kappa Psi, Case Western Reserve University’s business fraternity, you’d never know the organization’s president Ryan Seymour had no intention of studying a management-related subject. He took on leadership of the organization serendipitously a year and a…

Student-athletes experience their fair share of highs and lows. Early on in her collegiate career, Case Western Reserve University soccer player Sydney Schenk recognized the toll that took on her mental health. “Soccer had always been a big part of my life, and when entering college, I began to…

Growing up in Cleveland, Anjelyna Siamphone was well aware of Case Western Reserve University—and of the opportunities that could await her there. She enrolled at the university as a first-generation college student, and now, in her third year of studies, is experiencing those opportunities…