
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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February 25, 2022
With a goal to catalyze entrepreneurial ideas through education and training, venture creation and connecting people, the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship has announced the inaugural cohort of Veale Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellows:
Brian Gran, professor, Department of Sociology, College of Ar...

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February 24, 2022
As Black History Month continues, The Daily is putting a spotlight on some of ӰƵ’s incredible Black faculty members. As leaders in their fields, they share salient—and often groundbreaking—work in books, journals, media outlets and, of course, enlightening courses.
Her...

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February 18, 2022
The College Art Association of America (CAA) recently named Elina Gertsman, the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor in Catholic Studies II, the winner of its Charles Rufus Morey Book Award for her book The Absent Image: Lacunae in Medieval Books (Penn State University Press, 2021).
The Charles Ru...

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February 14, 2022
The Cold War ended 30 years ago, but the risks posed by nuclear weapons have grown, not receded. In response, the American Physical Society has supported the formation of a Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction, of which Frank von Hippel, professor of science and global security at Princeton, is a ...

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February 11, 2022
Lydia Kisley
Lydia Kisley, the Warren E. Rupp Assistant Professor of Physics, and her small, interdisciplinary team of Scialog Fellows were awarded $55,000 each to pursue their project, “Stretching reality to discover the (un)knowns.” Together, Kisley, Ronit Freeman, associate professor of applied ...

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February 11, 2022
ӰƵ chemical engineering PhD students win three brewing categories at professional conference in Boston
Two teams of ӰƵ chemical engineering PhD students recently walked away with a trio of top awards in a competition with dozens of other as...

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February 11, 2022
Rachel Sternberg, associate professor in the Department of Classics at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently was named a finalist for the Association of American Publishers’ 46th annual PROSE Awards.
Sternberg’s The Ancient Greek Roots of Human Rights (University of Texas Press) was selected a...

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February 10, 2022
Since 1989, the Friday Public Affairs Discussion Group has brought together members of the ӰƵ and wider communities to hear about and discuss issues of importance to the university, local, national and international communities.
This week, Tom Alrich, a consultant on c...

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February 09, 2022
The Department of Anthropology will host a lecture with Tiantian Zheng, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York, Cortland. Zheng will present “Health and Social Activism of Self-Identified Gay Men in Postsocialist China” Friday, Feb. 11, from 2 to 3 p.m. via ...

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February 07, 2022
ӰƵ has robust programs in dance, art, theater and music. Students and faculty in these departments routinely showcase their talents through exhibitions, productions, concerts and more. In honor of Inspire Your Heart with Art Day (Jan. 31), The Daily is putting a spotligh...