College of Arts and Sciences
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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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November 07, 2022
The Reproductive Health Task Force is undertaking a speaker series to engage the ӰƵ community in discussions on various aspects of reproductive health.
A panel of experts will explore the history of reproductive health during a discussion Tuesday, Nov. 8, from noon to ...
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November 07, 2022
The Department of Dance will host a fall faculty and guest artist concert with student performances to Brink by contemporary New York-based choreographer Janice Rosario.
In addition to the return of the popularly acclaimed Les Noces by Pascal Rioult, attendees also can experience In Another Place ...
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November 02, 2022
Dame Emma Kirkby, one of the world’s greatest and most influential sopranos and a driving force of the “early music revival” will give a masterclass for vocal students from the ӰƵ’s Historical Performance Practice program.
Members of the community are invited to the pe...
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November 02, 2022
Animated movies such as The Book of Life (2014) and Disney's Coco (2017) propelled Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) into the mainstream globally, prompting mass production of merchandise and paraphernalia. But did you know this annual two-day observance dates back more than 3,000 years?
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October 31, 2022
The spooky season is upon us, and with it comes mounds of chocolate, horror movie marathons and imaginative costumes. But, where did some of these Halloween traditions even come from?
The Daily wanted answers—and found them through Timothy Beal, a Distinguished University Professor and the Florenc...
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October 27, 2022
The Schubert Center for Child Studies at the College of Arts and Sciences and the Health Advocacy Leadership Organization at the School of Medicine invite members of the ӰƵ and local communities to a workshop on advocacy around lead poisoning prevention.
This event wil...
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October 26, 2022
The Center for Policy Studies will host a talk with U.S. scholar and security expert Dmitry Gorenburg Thursday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m., in Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom C.
In this talk, titled “Russia's Military,” Gorenburg will discuss the Russian military’s tactics and plans in Ukraine an...
October 25, 2022
Majors: Electrical engineering, computer engineeringMinor: FrenchYear: Fourth year
In high school, Grace Wilcox came across her childhood Nintendo DS while cleaning out her closet and felt inspired to repair it. Thinking a fuse had blown, Wilcox went through the trouble of finding a replacement on ...
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October 24, 2022
Join the CWRU Chamber Collective (Wind 9tet, CWRU Brass Ensemble and CWRU Clarinet Choir) for a performance at the Maltz Performing Arts Center Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m.
The various ensembles will play works by Gioachino Rossini, George Gershwin, Igor Stravinsky and more.
This free event wil...
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October 21, 2022
Fall break offers not only a chance to rest and recharge after midterms, but an opportunity to look ahead to the spring semester and start planning out the perfect course load.
Course registration for undergraduates begins Nov. 14, and some graduate students can register even earlier. To make sure ...