College of Arts and Sciences
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August 28, 2019
CWRU researchers among team discovering “remarkably complete” cranium of early human ancestor species Yohannes Haile-Selassie—a ӰƵ adjunct professor and curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History—and a team of researchers have discovered a “remarkably complete”…
August 27, 2019
President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III
announced today that Distinguished University Professor Sandra “Sandy” Russ has
agreed to serve as the next interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Her appointment begins Sept. 1. “Sandy brings tremendous experience and insight to…
August 14, 2019
After a successful inaugural season, the Silver Hall Concert Series returns with a diverse slate of free music performances—from guitar ensembles, to orchestras and choirs of many stripes—at Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple–Tifereth Israel’s Silver Hall at Case Western…
August 02, 2019
The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith
Library has announced the selection of the 2019-20 Freedman Faculty Fellows.
The program supports full-time faculty, staff and post-docs. To address the
emerging needs of scholarship, the fellowship aids researchers in integrating
digital…
August 01, 2019
Within four hours of a traumatic experience, certain physiological markers—namely, sweating—are higher in people who go on to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study by a researcher at ӰƵ and other institutions. Around 90% of people who…
July 22, 2019
Assistant professor and chair in environmental studies leading research into changing habits of butterflies in warming climate, with help of citizen scientists Sarah Diamond, an assistant professor in biology and the George B. Mayer Chair in Urban and Environmental Studies, has been awarded a…
July 16, 2019
The prescribed dosages of opiate-based medications have resulted in some chronic pain patients taking more than 70 opioid pills a day. That's according to testimony offered by pain patient groups at a special meeting convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider making…
June 13, 2019
For the second straight year, the ӰƵ/Cleveland Play House Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program made The Hollywood Reporter's list of top 25 graduate acting programs in the world, ranking 12th—up six slots from the previous year. The Hollywood Reporter, which bases its…
June 10, 2019
Paige Williams, a staff writer at The New Yorker, will speak at Fall Convocation about The Dinosaur Artist, a true tale woven with human and legal drama, ethical questions and compromises, paleontology and science In a time where
almost nothing escapes the assignment of monetary value, something…
June 06, 2019
ӰƵ biologist explores wider uses for Namibian “orphan legume;” Marama bean grows in drought conditions and shows resistance to pests Biology professor
and researcher Christopher Cullis said he pondered two big questions when he first
caught sight of the wild marama bean plant,…