College of Arts and Sciences

Professor Emeritus Alan Rocke was recently quoted in a New York Times article entitled "Is It Time to Upend the Periodic Table?" written by Siobhan Roberts. Professor Rocke, who specializes in the History of Science, offered his expertise on some of the alternative forms of the periodic table that...

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Professor John Grabowski was featured in an article recently published on crainscleveland.com. The article, titled "The Transfusion Cleveland Needs," written by Mary Vanac, looks at the role of immigrants in the economic and cultural health of Cleveland. Professor Grabowski offers his expertise on the history of migrants coming to...

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Professor John Broich recently wrote an article titled "The difference between "left" and "liberal," - and why the voters need to know" published on theconversation.com. In the wake of the second democratic debate between the candidates for the 2020 presidential election, Professor Broich offers his historical expertise to contextualize...

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Professor John Grabowski was recently featured in an article published on popularmechanics.com titled "Smoke on the Water: 50 Years After the Cuyahoga River Fire." Professor Grabowski, who serves as the Historian and Senior Vice President for Research and Publications at the Western Reserve Historical Society, as well as a...

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In an article recently published in Newsweek, Samuel Rosenthal Professor of Judaic Studies Jay Geller commented on the controversy surrounding Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calling the U.S. migrant detentions centers concentration camps. The article lays out the history of the term, and looks to several other academic experts for their professional...

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Professor Grabowski, Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University and Historian and Senior Vice President for Research and Publications at the Western Reserve Historical Society, was recently featured in Science History Institute's podcast "Distillations" in an episode titled "The Myth of the Cuyahoga River Fire." Professor...

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Professor Ted Steinberg was recently featured in an op ed article published on middletownpress.com, written by Robert Miller. Professor Steinberg, Davee Professor of History and professor of law at Case Western Reserve University and author of American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn, commented on the history...

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Professor Einav Rabinovitch-Fox was featured in an article published on medium.com about the recent controversy surrounding fashion designer Desi Allinger, who has designed dresses with overtly political messaging. Although Allinger says her political leanings should be compartmentalized from her commissioned work, Professor Rabinovitch-Fox offers her historical expertise to the...

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Professor Jonathan Sadowsky was recently featured in an article written by Alexia Underwood for Vox.com titled "My great-grandmother’s struggle with mental illness — and the therapy that saved her life." Professor Sadowsky offered his expertise on the history of medicine to contextualize the historical and contemporary use of Electroshock...

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Professor John Grabowski recently contributed to an article published on wsku.org about he potential redevelopment of the former site of the Harshaw Chemical plant. Professor Grabowski offered his expertise on the history of the Harshaw Chemical plant's affiliation with the Arsenal of Democracy. Read the full article here.  

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