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3rd year Physics + Astronomy + Dance major Rafaella Ortiz Cardenas part of historic CWRU Dance performance with Martha Graham Dance Company
See the Daily's Milestones in Motion: CWRU Dance takes center stage with Martha Graham Dance Company Triple major Rafaella Ortiz Cardenas was one of three CWRU Dance students sharing thoughts about performing with the Martha Graham Company during a year of historic celebrations. Excerpt: When the Martha Graham Dance Company brings its...
Robert Brown named fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
See CWRU Newsroom: CWRU faculty members Robert Brown and Jesse Wainright named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors Case Western Reserve University faculty members Robert Brown and Jesse Wainright have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors, in honor of their...
Meet Jonathan Boyd, Instructor and Assistant Director for Introductory Instructional Physics Laboratories
See full story in the Daily: Meet new faculty at the College of Arts and Sciences The students in Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate Class of 2029 aren’t the only new faces on campus. We also welcomed new faculty members across the university, including in the College of Arts and Sciences. Read...
Johanna Nagy, Warren G. Rupp Assistant Professor of Physics – Researching the Birth of the Universe
See CWRU Newsroom: Meet a Researcher Trying to See the Birth of the Universe Area of focus: Cosmology: decoding the secrets of the origin of the universe and how it has changed over time Johanna Nagy hopes to “see” the birth of the universe by mapping the fossil light that stamped...
Physics department’s Giuseppe Strangi explains how butterfly-inspired nanotech achieves unprecedented control of light
See the Daily Butterfly wings inspire barrier-breaking nanotech Yahoo Tech: Giuseppe Strangi, professor of physics at the College of Arts and Sciences, praised the butterfly-inspired metasurface, saying the team “succeeded” in aligning frequencies—a difficult feat. He highlighted its “unprecedented control of light” and noted its potential for quantum communication, while cautioning that...
A Pioneering Mind: Alumnus Terrence Sejnowski is a groundbreaking neuroscientist and AI researcher who has spent his career connecting ideas—and people
THINK magazine profiles CIT '68, physics alumnus Terry Sejnowski, Dept. of Physics PSAG (Physics Strategic Advisory Group) member, honored this year with the highest award from the Case Western Reserve University Alumni Association. See THINK article here, including news about a new Sejnowski-Hinton Prize that will recognize collaborations by researchers younger...
