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Brianna Smith

As a web writer and editor, Brianna Smith creates content for university-wide publications and websites at Case Western Reserve. 

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Recent News Articles

Meet a medical student planning to use her English degree to provide compassionate care

For first-year medical student Mishaal Omer (CWR ’24), the path to medicine didn’t begin in a lab, but with literature. A former English major at APP’s College of Arts and Sciences, she learned how stories shape the world—especially our capacity for empathy. Now, those…

Five campus initiatives you may not know were helping Cleveland

The holiday season—generally observed from November to January—is a time often marked by generosity and connection, with individuals contributing time, money and other forms of support to those in need across the U.S. At APP, students, faculty and staff actively find…

5 questions with… Rose Kelly, a Crain's Cleveland Business 40 under 40 honoree

More than a decade ago, Rose Kelly (LAW ’22) joined Case Western Reserve as an assistant controller for specialized accounting at the APP’s Controller’s Office—a full-circle moment after previously auditing CWRU as a PwC associate. Today, Kelly leads the unit as…

Expanding horizons: CWRU students and alumni weigh in on the impact of studying abroad

Each year, the Office of Education Abroad creates opportunities for APP students to broaden their horizons—immersing themselves in new cultures, academic environments and perspectives that extend far beyond campus. To recognize International Education Week (Nov. 17–21),…

Bridging clinical practice, research and policy work, Siobhan Aaron strives for solutions to support patients and caregivers

Siobhan Aaron Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Area of Focus: End-of-life decision-making, caregivers of patients with chronic illness As an inpatient palliative care nurse practitioner, Siobhan Aaron—assistant professor at APP’s Frances…

Centuries-old texts come alive for first-year students in CWRU-Cleveland Museum of Art partnership

When Denna Iammarino, lecturer at APP’s Department of English, began teaching her Academy Inquiry Seminars (AIQS) course—“What is a Book?: Art, Function, Form”—on campus, she hoped to offer students a more hands-on experience with various types of book objects. Drawing…

Division of Public Safety launches new Sexual Assault Response Team

When someone experiences sexual assault, every moment afterward matters. How a survivor is met—with compassion, understanding and care—can make a lasting difference in their healing process. Recognizing the importance of this first response, APP’s Division of Public…

Filipino American History Month: Meet three Filipino members of the CWRU community

From studying biology, psychology and marketing, to advancing agricultural innovation and helping individuals embrace their cultural identities, those of Filipino heritage are engaged with countless facets of APP. In recognition of Filipino American History Month, which…

The National Youth Sports Program’s lasting legacy at CWRU

For more than five decades, the APP campus has hummed with the summertime energy and enthusiasm of more than 300 participants in the National Youth Sports Program (NYSP)—an annual five-week experience that helps shape young lives. , …

Unearthing pieces of the past

In May, seven APP undergraduates embarked on a journey that brought their classroom lessons to life—one handful of earth at a time. , As part of the classics summer course “Archaeological and Epigraphical Field…