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When Ishika Kanakath started her collegiate journey at Case Western Reserve University, she had her fair share of doubts, after initially struggling in subjects such as math, physics, and programming. But through those challenges, she was always certain of one thing: She wanted to be just like her…

Daniel Clare, a third-year student majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering, has worked late into the night many times at Case Western Reserve University. But it’s not just his studies that keep him up. As the suspension and steering lead on the CWRU Motorsports Baja SAE team, Clare has…

Brendan Silva’s research is personal. As a United States Army veteran who served from 2016 to 2020, Silva saw firsthand the toll combat can have on soldiers’ mental health. Now, after transfering to Case Western Reserve University in early 2023, Silva is a senior studying…

This past summer, an Instagram flier caught the attention of fourth-year Case Western Reserve University student Bella Caruso. The event? A dance workshop hosted by the Cavs Dance Team (CDT). Drawn by the team’s dance style, Caruso decided to attend, where she was later given a “fast pass” to…

An urban environment was non-negotiable during John Yang’s college search. It made sense for an aspiring civil engineer. Using Google Maps, Yang virtually explored cities across the United States, with Case Western Reserve University rising to the top of his list. “As I learned more about the…

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…