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PhD Student Representing CWRU at AAAS CASE Workshop
Tazrin Islam Tonny will be representing Case Western Reserve University at the Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop, organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This visit will be fully funded and supported by the CWRU School of Graduate Studies from April 12th to 15th in Washington, DC. The CASE workshop is an exciting...
Celebrate Dr. Yihang Wang as the Malcolm E. and Betty C. Kenney Distinguished University Professor
Please join us on April 7, 2026 to celebrate the establishment of the Malcolm E. and Betty C. Kenney Distinguished University Professorship and the appointment of Yihang Wang, PhD as the inaugural professor. This event will be held at the Tinkham Veale University Center in the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith...
Dunbar/Armentrout Graduate Student Travel Fellowship Accepting Applications
The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that the new Dunbar/Armentrout Graduate Student Travel Fellowship is accepting applications. The Dunbar/Armentrout Graduate Student Travel Fellowship supports domestic travel by PhD students in the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University that directly advances doctoral dissertation research and professional development....
2026 ACS Cleveland Meeting in Miniature (MiM) Call for Abstracts
The CWRU Chemistry department is hosting the annual ACS Cleveland Section Meeting in Miniature (MiM) Thursday, March 12, from 1:30 pm – 7:30 pm. MiM features 10–15-minute talks across all areas of chemistry, followed by a plenary talk, buffet dinner and student cash awards. This is a great opportunity for...
CWRU Named Among World’s Top 25 Universities by TIME
TIME magazine has named Case Western Reserve University among the world’s best institutions, ranking it 25th globally in its World’s Top Universities of 2026 list. The recognition places CWRU among a select group of universities worldwide distinguished for their long-term impact on students and society, with a focus on...
Frontiers in Chemistry with Shaomeng Wang and Ju-Yun Li Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Ben Cravatt Hosted on November 13
On November 13, 2025, the Chemistry Department hosted Dr. Ben Cravatt as the Shaomeng Wang and Ju-Yun Li Distinguished Lecturer as part of the Frontiers in Chemistry lecture series. Dr. Cravatt's talk, "Activity-Based Protein Profiling - Target and Ligand Discovery on a Global Scale," described the application of ABPP...
Highlights
Crespo Group paper selected as one of the top in P&P
The recent paper, “The Triplet State of 6-thio-2′-deoxyguanosine: Intrinsic Properties and Reactivity Toward Molecular Oxygen” by Crespo Group members, Marvin Pollum and Luis Ortiz-Rodriguez was selected as one of the top papers published in Photochemistry and Photobiology for P&P’s virtual issue celebrating the publications 55th anniversary.