
College of Arts and Sciences
Interdisciplinary research, collaboratives and achievements define the ӰƵ ’ community—across countless disciplines. From literary awards and scientific discoveries to stories of social impact and student innovation, the College of Arts and Sciences is where bold ideas become newsworthy moments.

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Canonizing a millennial saint: CWRU experts weigh in on what Carlo Acutis means for today’s church
Yesterday (Sept. 7) at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV officially canonized Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer enthusiast from Italy who died in 2006 and has since become known as the “patron saint of the internet.” To learn more about the significance of Acutis’s canonization, we spoke with Brian J…
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August 15, 2025
Artificial intelligence holds great promise in medicine. AI-driven tools have the potential for more accurate diagnosis, personalized treatment options, streamlined administrative tasks, and other undiscovered possibilities.
But this ever-evolving technology also introduces new challenges and uncer...

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August 08, 2025
Bilingual poetry collection by political science’s Laura Tartakoff published by Cuba Nuestra Digital
Earlier this month, Laura Tartakoff—senior instructor at ӰƵ’s Department of Political Sciences—received an editorial review of her bilingual book of poetry, Wandering Without Wings or a Halo (Caminando sin halo ni alas), by Cuba Nuestra Digital.
“There are books you do...

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August 06, 2025
Ambrose Swasey Associate Professor, Departments of Physics and Chemistry
Area of Focus: Microscopy and materials science—finding new ways to examine things at a small scale to fundamentally understand them.
Lydia Kisley is eager for an opportunity to talk about her research, even if it’s just for...

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August 05, 2025
The Air Force ROTC program offered an opportunity Kalli Wall couldn’t pass up. She joined the program as a first-year student at ӰƵ because she knew it would lead her to a unique career path.
Kalli Wall
Now a risin...

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August 01, 2025
Celebrating Women Astronomers Day featuring women astrophysicists on the faculty

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August 01, 2025
The university community mourns the loss of David Schiraldi, the Peter A. Asseff PhD Professor Emeritus of Organic Chemistry and professor emeritus of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, who passed away July 13.
A former chair of the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, he serv...

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July 31, 2025
This summer, ӰƵ students are stepping far beyond the classroom—into hospitals and research labs, startups and advocacy organizations, engineering firms and art studios. What unites their experiences is not ambition, but intention.
From designing solutions for healthcar...

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July 29, 2025
Before beginning graduate school, Regan Gee took a gap year to get to know her local community on a different level. To do that, she decided to participate in the AmeriCorps VISTA program, where she had the opportunity to teach at a primarily Indigenous-serving K-8 school near where she grew up in t...

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July 29, 2025
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the summer 2025 edition of art/sci. Read more from this issue.
When David Gerdes interviewed to be chair of the University of Michigan’s physics department, no one asked how he’d handle campus repercussions from a global crisis. But 13 months into ...

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July 24, 2025
Jane Kessler (GRS ’51, psychology), a longtime ӰƵ faculty member who retired in the 1990s, passed away July 21 at the age of 104.
Kessler, a leader in child psychology, was on the faculty for more than 40 years before retiring as the Lucy Adams Leffingwell Distinguished...