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College of Arts and Sciences

Interdisciplinary research, collaboratives and achievements define the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø ’ community—across countless disciplines. From literary awards and scientific discoveries to stories of social impact and student innovation, the College of Arts and Sciences is where bold ideas become newsworthy moments.

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Music’s Ageh Bedell receives 2025 Richard A. Bloom M.D. Award for Distinguished Teaching
In 2008, the Richard A. Bloom, M.D. Award was established at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø to honor distinguished teaching in the SAGES program (now Academic Inquiry Seminars), part of the university’s core undergraduate curriculum. Each year, students are invited to nominate instructors who go ...
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How Anna Samia’s innovative chemistry could help patients keep their mobility after joint replacement infections
Anna Cristina Samia’s scientific journey is driven by a simple, powerful question: How can chemistry directly improve lives? As chair of the Department of Chemistry at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, Samia leads a team working on a breakthrough that could help joint replacement patients avoid deb...
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Meet the Undergraduate Student Government president—and find out what she has in store this year
When Zelene Desiré first ran for student government in high school, she didn’t win. Undeterred, she kept running, and during her junior year, she secured a representative position and went on to become the class vice president her senior year. Her leadership promise was evident to Case Western Rese...
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Audition for ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s music ensembles
Are you a vocalist or instrumentalist looking to get involved on the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø campus? Join the Department of Music for its fall ensemble auditions—open to students, faculty, staff and other community members. Auditions for ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s orchestras, choirs, bands and other music ens...
Sabrina Soto (left) and Paisley Tuel (right) met with Rep. Allison Russo in February
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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students help draft state legislation on use of AI in healthcare
Artificial intelligence holds great promise in medicine. AI-driven tools have the potential for more accurate diagnosis, personalized treatment options, streamlined administrative tasks, and other undiscovered possibilities. But this ever-evolving technology also introduces new challenges and uncer...
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Bilingual poetry collection by political science’s Laura Tartakoff published by Cuba Nuestra Digital
Earlier this month, Laura Tartakoff—senior instructor at ºÚÁϳԹÏ꿉۪s Department of Political Sciences—received an editorial review of her bilingual book of poetry, Wandering Without Wings or a Halo (Caminando sin halo ni alas), by Cuba Nuestra Digital. “There are books you do...
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Meet a researcher developing new approaches to examining materials
Ambrose Swasey Associate Professor, Departments of Physics and Chemistry Area of Focus: Microscopy and materials science—finding new ways to examine things at a small scale to fundamentally understand them. Lydia Kisley is eager for an opportunity to talk about her research, even if it’s just for...
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Spartan Showcase: Kalli Wall
The Air Force ROTC program offered an opportunity Kalli Wall couldn’t pass up. She joined the program as a first-year student at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø because she knew it would lead her to a unique career path. Kalli Wall Now a risin...
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Retired faculty member David Schiraldi passes away; memorial scheduled Aug. 9
The university community mourns the loss of David Schiraldi, the Peter A. Asseff PhD Professor Emeritus of Organic Chemistry and professor emeritus of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, who passed away July 13. A former chair of the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, he serv...
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Stellar minds: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø women astronomers map universe’s mysteries
Celebrating Women Astronomers Day featuring women astrophysicists on the faculty