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Classics students and faculty members attend and present at 102nd Annual Meeting of the Ohio Classical Conference
APP faculty and students in the Department of Classics at the College of Arts and Sciences recently attended the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Ohio Classical Conference Columbus Academy in Gahanna, Ohio. During this two-day event, faculty and students in the fields of…
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CWRU debuts state-of-the-art biology laboratory classrooms and collaborative spaces
APP is cultivating a new generation of scientists with the opening of its 30,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art biology laboratory classrooms and collaborative spaces. As part of Parent and Family Weekend (Sept. 27-29), President Eric W. Kaler, Deputy Provost Lee…
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Spartan Showcase: Brendan Silva
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 APP in early 2023, Silva is a senior studying…
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“How AI Detects Cats in Photos Using Elementary School Math”
Modern artificial intelligence (AI) can produce text and images so realistic that it’s sometimes hard to distinguish them from human creations. How does it do that? Surprisingly, AI is powered by elementary school math, such as addition and multiplication. The Department of Mathematics, Applied…
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Postdoc of the Month: Tobias Mistele
Postdoctoral fellow Tobias Mistele’s research is expanding our understanding of galaxies, dark matter and modified gravity. But Mistele, who came to APP from Germany, wouldn’t be doing this work if he hadn’t gotten “sidetracked” after initially training as a theoretical…
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Political science’s Kathryn C. Lavelle explores global challenges through the lens of the Arctic
Kathryn C. Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs in the Department of Political Science at the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently among the collaborators on a volume of Constructing Global Challenges in World Politics (NY: Routledge, 2024). The book’s contributors,…
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Picture perfect: See faculty and staff members’ childhood school photos
School photo day: A tradition amongst school children throughout generations. Many APP faculty and staff remember the days of picking out just the right outfit to wear and hoping they didn’t have a poorly timed bad hair day. Afterall, those photos were featured in…
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Unveiling the math behind your calendar
Case Western Reserve research explores statistical mysteries of everyday tasks, from Doodle polls to efficient scheduling In a world where organizing a simple meeting can feel like herding cats, new research from APP reveals just how challenging finding a suitable…
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Making a difference: Get to know the Undergraduate Student Government president
Amman Spencer has two goals for this year—being accepted to medical school and increasing student feedback and involvement at APP. On the first front, he’s enrolled in courses on nutritional biochemistry and metabolism, further honing his academic background to support…
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From strangers to sisters: A journey from roommate assignments to friendship at CWRU
As an international student more than 6,000 miles from home, Nivedita Srinivasan arrived at Case Western Reserve three years ago knowing no one. While she expected to meet new friends and share experiences with her roommates, she never dreamt they'd show her the same depth of love and support her…