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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December 02, 2021
Researchers at ӰƵ, Duke and Rutgers lead work to understand how the novel coronavirus’s tangled RNA could help treat infected people
Scientists at ӰƵ, Duke, and Rutgers universities have identified compounds within the coronavirus genome that have the...
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November 30, 2021
The Department of Physics at ӰƵ awards the Michelson Postdoctoral Prize annually to an outstanding early-career physicist in any subfield of physics; it has become one of the premier awards for physicists at this career stage. The 2020 prize was awarded to Thibault Sohie...
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November 23, 2021
Year: SeniorMajors: Biology, English
Jennifer Marer has always loved writing. From getting in trouble for reading books instead of doing her work while in fourth grade, to making newsletters for her friends about upcoming events in sixth grade, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in the field.H...
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November 16, 2021
Majors: History, sociology, psychologyMinor: Social justice
After her first year of high school, Judith Cusack took a criminology course at a community college that set her sights on the legal field. Now, she’s triple majoring in history, sociology and psychology at ӰƵ.
She’s ...
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November 12, 2021
The Keithley Symposium is a biannual event co-hosted by the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) and ӰƵ joint program in art history that brings together artists, scholars, thought leaders and community members to explore the role of visual arts in contemporary society. For the...
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November 11, 2021
The Department of Dance at ӰƵ will host this fall’s production of MaDaCol (Mather Dance Collective). Performances will be held Nov. 18, 19 and 20 at 8 p.m at Mather Dance Center. All tickets are $10 at the door, with no reservations accepted.
MaDaCol, one of the univers...
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November 10, 2021
For the first time, actors are taking the stage in the new Roe Green Theatre, part of the Phase II expansion of the university’s Maltz Performing Arts Center. The space, unveiled last month, offers unique opportunities for performing artists at ӰƵ to shape their crafts, ...
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November 08, 2021
As the fall semester winds down, it’s officially time to start thinking about spring. Registration for the spring semester begins today (Nov. 8) for undergraduate students; depending on the school, graduate program registration may already have started or may begin in the coming weeks.
Whether you’...
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November 04, 2021
The Department of Theater will present Arcadia, a Tony-, Olivier- and Drama Desk-winning comedy written by Tom Stoppard.
Directed by Jerrold Scott, performances will be held Nov. 5–14 and feature faculty member Christopher Bohan as Bernard, alumna Katie O. Solomon as Hannah, double-alum TJ Gainley ...
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November 02, 2021
Major: Art historyMinors: Materials science and engineering, Italian, pre-architectureClass: Fourth-year
When Winston Kam was in second grade, his art teacher showed his class one of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian’s red, blue and yellow composition paintings and asked them what stood out. Kam vividly ...