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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…

For as long as he can remember, Roger Bielefeld has been passionate about math. The interest drove childhood ambitions to become a scientist, and—with many degrees in the field to his name—Bielefeld achieved just that. The longtime ����APP employee is retiring today (July…

Jake Grondz’s research career started with an email. In search of a lab to call home, Grondz began reaching out to principal investigators in materials research at ����APP. That’s what introduced him to Ica Manas-Zloczower, Distinguished University Professor and the Thomas…

When members of the Case Western Reserve community are asked what their favorite thing is about the university, there’s one nearly universal response: the people. For some, our campus serves as their professional home for significant portions of their lives—and their efforts are essential to…

In his program at ����APP, 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…

����APP student Karen Potts will appear on episode four of the 16th season of American Ninja Warrior, which is set to air today, Monday, July 8. The fourth episode of the season, titled "Qualifiers 7", will witness ninjas from all corners of the country face off against…

Postdoctoral scholar Popular Pandey is fascinated by processes in the nanoscale regime, where complex biological functions occur. This fascination inspired him to pursue research in biophysics at ����APP in fall 2022, and he hasn’t wasted time making his mark. Alongside…

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 ����APP student Alessandro d'Amico. Under the…

Faculty members are at the heart of ����APP’s mission to educate scholars and conduct research that advances society—and many of them choose to spend significant portions of their academic lives at our institution. The Daily reached out to faculty members who announced…

Soccer put ����APP on Katherine Shiells’s radar. Initially recruited to play on the varsity women’s soccer team, Shiells was sold by the university’s rigorous academic and competitive athletic offerings. Katherine Shiells While Shiells’s soccer career came to an…